Piotr Trojan
Piotr Trojan | |
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.jpg) Trojan in 2022 | |
| Born | June 6, 1986[1] Tarnowskie Góry, Silesia, Poland |
| Alma mater | Łódź Film School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Piotr Trojan (born June 6, 1986) is a Polish actor and playwright. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor and Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor for playing the leading role in the 2020 drama film, 25 Years of Innocence. He later starred in the biographical drama film Johnny (2022), receiving his second Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.
Life and career
[edit]Trojan was born and raised in Tarnowskie Góry and graduated from Łódź Film School in 2009.[2] He began his career appearing in local stage productions before debuting in Stefan Jaracz Theatre in 2007 and TR Warszawa in 2014. He also began appearing on television, playing guest-starring roles in Days of Honor, L for Love, Father Matthew, Na dobre i na złe, The Border, Na Wspólnej and Wartime Girls. From 2018 to 2020, he starred in the crime thriller series, Signs. From 2019 to 2020, Trojan also had a recurring role in the soap opera, First Love.
In 2020, Trojan starred alongside Agata Kulesza in the drama film 25 Years of Innocence, based on a true story about a young man who was falsely accused for rape and was imprisoned for 25 years.[3] For his performance, Trojan received positive reviews.[4][5] At the 2021 Polish Film Awards, Trojan won Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.[6] He also received Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor.[2] The following year he appeared in the crime drama film Operation Hyacinth on Netflix. In 2022, Trojan starred in the biographical drama film, Johnny, receiving his second Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.[7]
Trojan is openly gay. He came out in 2016.[8][9][10]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Life Feels Good (2013)
- 25 Years of Innocence (2020)
- All Our Fears (2021)
- Operation Hyacinth (2021)
- Johnny (2022)
- The Partisan (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "Piotr Trojan - RolePlay | Agencja aktorska".
- ^ a b "Piotr Trojan - Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych".
- ^ Polska, Vogue (September 19, 2020). "Poznaj nowego idola polskiego kina – Piotr Trojan gra w głośnym filmie "25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy"". Vogue Polska.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl.
- ^ "25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda - film review". November 15, 2020.
- ^ Polska, Vogue (June 21, 2021). "Orły 2021: Znamy laureatów". Vogue Polska.
- ^ "Tarnowskie Góry, Gdynia. Piotr Trojan z nagrodą za główną rolę męską". gwarek.com.pl.
- ^ ""Grindr" teraz. Wpadasz?". May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Aby wcielić się w Tomka Komedę, musiał schudnąć. "Głód był straszny". Kim jest Piotr Trojan?". Plejada. September 16, 2020.
- ^ S.A, Wirtualna Polska Media (June 30, 2023). "Piotr Trojan dostawał POGRÓŻKI po coming oucie: "Bałem się, że będę obrywał na ulicy"". pudelek.pl.
External links
[edit]- Piotr Trojan at IMDb