Jacek Koman

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Jacek Koman (2012)

Jacek Koman (born August 15, 1956 in Bielsko-Biała , Poland ) is a Polish actor and singer . Since 1991 he has starred in around two dozen films and TV series, including Moulin Rouge . He is also the front man and singer of the Australian-Russian band VulgarGrad .

biography

Born in the southern Polish twin town of Bielsko-Biała as the son of a couple of actors, he played - after studying at the drama school in Łódź - his first role in the Polish TV production Bezpośrednie połączenie from 1979. Together with his brother Tomek, he left Poland in 1982 and moved - after a short stopover in Austria - to Melbourne , Australia . The reasons for leaving the country were, on the one hand, dissatisfaction with the communist regime and , on the other, a thirst for adventure. A not insignificant reason to leave the country was the fact that the Polish secret police tried to put him and his brother under pressure for some minor offenses. In Australia in the late 1980s, he also met his future wife - the actress Catherine McClements .

After language-related initial difficulties, Koman managed to consolidate himself as an actor in his new home. Since 1991, Koman has starred in around a dozen film productions - including the remake musicals Moulin Rouge (2001), Children of Men (2006) and Defiance (2008). In addition, there were roles in a further dozen TV series and TV films - as well as in the films with a focus on the genres of thriller / police film , war film and action . He also plays roles in classic theater plays - such as Macbeth and Moliere .

Since 2004, Koman has been the frontman and singer of the Melbourne band VulgarGrad - a group that is versed on Russian criminal songs, the so-called Blatnye pesni .

Filmography

  • 1979: Bezpośrednie połączenie (TV movie)
  • 1991: Holidays on the River Yarra
  • 1992: Redheads
  • 1993: Phoenix (TV series, episode)
  • 1994: Lucky Break - Passion in plaster (Lucky Break)
  • 1995: Twisted Tales (TV series, an episode)
  • 1997: Thank God He Met Lizzie
  • 1998: Wildside (TV series, an episode)
  • 1998-2000: Search for Treasure Island (Search for Treasure Iceland)
  • 2001: Moulin Rouge!
  • 2001: The Secret Life of Us (TV series, 14 episodes)
  • 2003: Floodhouse
  • 2003: Stingers (TV series, an episode)
  • 2006: Children of Men
  • 2006: Tripping Over (TV series, six episodes)
  • 2007: Under the Australian Sun (Romulus, My Father)
  • 2008: Defiance - For my brothers who never gave up (Defiance)
  • 2008: Australia
  • 2008: Kochaj i tańcz
  • 2009: Rush (TV series, episode)
  • 2010: Lonesdale
  • 2010: Kołysanka
  • 2010: City Homicide (TV series, one episode)
  • 2010: Ratownicy (TV series, twelve episodes)
  • 2010: Usta usta (TV series, an episode)
  • 2011: East West 101 (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2011: The Hunter
  • 2011: Small Time Gangster (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2011: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  • 2011: Spirited (TV series, four episodes)
  • 2013: Top of the Lake (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2014: Son of a Gun
  • 2017: Breath
  • 2020: The Hater
  • 2020: The grave in the forest ( W głębi lasu , mini-series, four episodes)

theatre

  • Moliere aka The Cabal of Hypocrites (1988, Key Studios, Melbourne)
  • The Imaginary Invalid (1989, Anthill Theater, Melbourne) - Cleante
  • The Maids (1989, Anthill Theater, Melbourne)
  • Angels in America (1994, The Playhouse, Melbourne) - Roy Cohn
  • The Blind Giant is Dancing (1995, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney)
  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1998, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney)
  • The Marriage of Figaro (2000, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney) - Figaro
  • Emma's Nose (2001, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney) - Wilhelm Fliess
  • Endgame (2003, Sydney Theater Company) - Hamm
  • Macbeth (2003, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney) - Macbeth
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney) - Nick Bottom
  • Cruel and Tender (2005, Belvoir St Theater, Sydney) - the general

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The Quiet Man , biography article on news and lifestyle website smh.com.su, December 28, 2002

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Koman, Jacek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bielsko-Biała , Poland