
Borys Szyc
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1978-09-04 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Łódź, Poland
- Also known as
- Borys Szyc-Michalak · Borys Michalak · Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak
Biography
Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. In 2010, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor. He achieved nationwide popularity by starring in such films as Vinci (2004), Testosteron (2007), Mole (2011), The Secret of Westerplatte (2013), Persona Non Grata (2015), Spoor (2017) and Cold War (2018). Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse, Honey Years, Foster Family and Heweliusz.
Known For
TV Shows (21)

Furia
2021
as Ziminov

Into the Night
2020
as Łom

Rodzina zastępcza
1999

Ekipa
2007
as neonazista Ludwik Bodry-Barański

The King of Warsaw
2020
as Janusz Radziwiłek

The Pact
2015
as Łukasz Seidler

The Border
2014
as Pułkownik Kuczer

Still Here
2023
as Franciszek 'Czuły' Czułkowski

Heweliusz
2025
as Andrzej Ułasiewicz

Detective Forst
2024
as Wiktor Forst

Officer
2005
as podkomisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"

Oficerowie
2006
as podkomisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"

Women's Hell
2026
as Wiktor Denar

Trzeci oficer
2008
as komisarz Tomasz Kruszyński "Kruszon"

Recipe for Life
2011
as cook Jerzy Knape

Sfora
2002
as "Glut", złodziej samochodów
The Butler
2022
as Fryderyk von Krauss

Tajemnica Twierdzy Szyfrów
2007
as Untersturmführer Matheas Beer

Days of Honor - Powstanie
2014
as major Heinrich Pabst

Defekt
2003

Kryptonim: Polska
2022
as Roman
Movies (74)

The Pianist
2002
as Young Gestapo (uncredited)

The Green Dinosaur
2024
as Hokus Pokus / Hokus Pokus' Father (voice)

Cold War
2018
as Lech Kaczmarek

The American
2023
as Andrei Vadys

Spoor
2017
as Wnetrzak

Wild
2026

Ixjana
2012
as Artur

The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka
2017
as szef wydawnictwa

1409. Afera na zamku Bartenstein
2005
as Herman

Too Old for Fairy Tales 3
2026

The Station
2001
as Tomek

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683
2012
as Mikołaj Adam Sieniawski

Chaos
2006
as Łysy
Tears of Neon
2026

Legions
2019
as Zbigniew Dunin Wąsowicz

The Welts
2004
as Bartosz

JJ
2014
as Jerzy Jurecki

Persona Non Grata
2015
as Pesz

Autumn Girl
2021
as Kazimierz Kutz

Lesser Evil
2009
as Mareczek Kolenda

The Butler
2018
as Fryderyk von Krauss

1939 Battle of Westerplatte
2013
as Stefan Ludwik Grodecki

The Mole
2011
as Paweł Kowal

The Doll
2026
as Baron Krzeszowski

Vinci
2004
as Julian 'Szerszeń' Paulewicz

Magnesium
2021
as Zbroja Lewenfisz

Battle of Warsaw 1920
2011
as Jan Krynicki

King Size
1988
as Dwarf (uncredited)

Vinci 2
2025
as Julian 'Szerszeń' Paulewicz

Ladies
2008
as Błażej Dywanik, brat Marka

Testosteron
2007
as Tytus

Bodo
2017
as Captain Daniel Adamski

And a Warm Heart
2008

Simona Kossak
2024
as Batura

Hiena
2007
as Ojciec "Małego" / Syn "Bryndzy" / Lodziarz

E=mc²
2002
as student I

Polish Roulette
2012
as Janek

(Nie)znajomi
2019
as Janusz (voice)

Symmetry
2003
as Albert

Kac Wawa
2012
as Andrzej

Big Love
2012
as prisoner

Przedwiośnie
2001
as Buławnik

Letters to Santa 4
2021
as Gibon

Operation Nation
2022
as Roman

The Heart and Sweetheart
2014
as Priest Pietryga

Letters to Santa 3
2017
as 'Gibon'

South by North
2007
as Jakub
Esterhazy
2010
as Ojciec Ewy (głos)

George the Hedgehog
2011
as Jerzy (voice)

PolandJa
2017
as Soldier Muszyński

Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku
2011
as turkey (voice)

The Marshal
2019
as Józef Piłsudski

Snow White and Russian Red
2009
as Silny

Case Unknown
2009
as Dr. Konstanty Grot

Bird Talk
2019
as Jakubiec
Sami w domu
as Karol

No Mercy
2002
as "Glut", złodziej samochodów

War of Love
2010
as Albin

Planet Single 3
2019

Blind Date
2010
as Karol

Job: The Last Grey Cell
2006
as Chemik

The Annuity
2001
as Michał

Beyond the Steppes
2010
as Roman

Heart Is Not a Service
2018
as Maciek

Psoty
2026

Miracle Seller
2010
as Stefan

Enduro Bojz
2000
as motorcyclist

Demakijaż
2009
as Piotr Wierchowieński (segment "Droga wewnętrzna")

You Should Not Exist
2023
as Michał

Pixie. The New Beginning
2025
as (voice)
Droga wewnętrzna
2006
as Piotr Wierchowieński, współpracownik Rafała
Światło w nocy
as Józef Szwejk
Three Sisters
2012
as Aleksandr

Kreskostoria Polski
2012
as (voice)
About Borys Szyc
Borys Michał Szyc-Michalak is a Polish film and theatre actor and musician. In 2010, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor. He achieved nationwide popularity by starring in such films as Vinci (2004), Testosteron (2007), Mole (2011), The Secret of Westerplatte (2013), Persona Non Grata (2015), Spoor (2017) and Cold War (2018). Apart from his film career he appeared in numerous popular TV series including For Better or Worse, Honey Years, Foster Family and Heweliusz. With 95 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Borys Szyc has appeared in 74 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Borys Szyc Movies
- The Pianist (2002) — as Young Gestapo (uncredited)
- The Green Dinosaur (2024) — as Hokus Pokus / Hokus Pokus' Father (voice)
- Cold War (2018) — as Lech Kaczmarek
- The American (2023) — as Andrei Vadys
- Spoor (2017) — as Wnetrzak
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