# Jan Jurkowski

Jan Jurkowski (born 1989) is a Polish stage, film and television actor, director, screenwriter, and editor. He is a co-founder of Darwin Film Group [pl] which publishes its productions on YouTube.

## Biography

He has graduated acting in 2013 from the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. While studying, he debuted on stage of the Bagatela Theatre in Warsaw in 2009. In 2011, performed in audioplay of Polish Radio based on The Wedding. In 2013, he began performing in the Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre [pl] in Kalisz, and in 2015, in the Łaźnia Nowa Theatre in Kraków.
In 2012, together with his classmate, Marek Hucz, he has founded the Darwin Film Group, which begun producing short films, such as series Wielkie Konflikty published on YouTube. Another popular series produced by them included Szorty Darwina, Dziennik Internetowy, and Groovy Movie, among others. In 2016, they have filmed television series Wielkie Teorie Darwina for TVN, and also released some of their miniseries on its streaming service, Player.pl. In 2017, they made episode "1%" for web-miniseries Little Black Mirror, a part of promotional campaign of Netflix television series Black Mirror. In 2021, they produced another series for TVN, titled Misja.
In 2019, Jurkowski and Hucz published book To (nie) koniec świata, in which they wrote about their works and unproduced stories of the Darwin Film Group.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012–2013 | Patologiczna Krawcowa | Pathological Seamstress | Webseries; voice; 10 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2012–2013 | Wielkie Budowle | Various roles | Webseries; 5 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2013 | Mistrz Motyl | Techniczny | Webseries; 2 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2013 | Wielkie Pytania Polskie | Ludwik Montgomery | Webseries; 25 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2013–2014 | Videoblogi Ludwika | Ludwik Montgomery | Webseries; 11 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2014–2019 | Wielkie Konflikty | Various roles | Webseries; 31 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2015–2021 | Shorty Darwina | Various roles | Webseries; 28 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2015–2024 | Dziennik Internetowy | Various roles | Webseries; 13 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2016 | Wielkie Teorie Darwina | Various roles | Television series; 5 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2016–2021 | Zakazane Spoty Darwina | Various roles | Webseries; 14 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2017 | Dzielni chłopcy | Football fan | Television play |
| 2017 | Little Black Mirror | Mr. Aboth | Webseries; episode: "1%" (no. 1); also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2017 | Volta | Paweł | Feature film |
| 2017–2022 | Groovy Movie | Various roles | Webseries; 5 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2018 | My Strange Older Brother | Brother | Short film; voice |
| 2019 | Bajki Darwina | Various roles | Webseries; 2 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2019 | Malibu Rescue | | Television series; voice; Polish-language dubbing |
| 2019 | Mały Grand Hotel | Gold Paulini | Television series; episode no. 6 |
| 2020 | Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon | Pancho | Television series; voice; Polish-language dubbing |
| 2020 | I'm Here | Son-in-law | Short film; voice |
| 2020–2022 | Byli sobie Ludzie | Speaker #1 | Webseries; 15 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2021 | Misja | Arkadiusz Słowacki | Television series; 10 episodes; also screenwriter and producer |
| 2022–2023 | Z Archiwum N | Various roles | Webseries; 2 episodes; also director, screenwriter, and editor |
| 2023 | Camera Cafe. Nowe parzenie | Police officer | Television series; episode no. 22 |
| 2024 | Jak nie zabiłem swojego ojca i jak bardzo tego żałuję | | Television play |
| 2024 | Seasons | Screenwriter | Feature film |

## Stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre |
| 2009 | Woyzeck | Andrzej Domalik | | Bagatela Theatre (Warsaw) |
| 2010 | Nadobnisie i koczkodany | Mandelbaum | Adam Nawojczyk | National Academy of Theatre Arts (Kraków) |
| 2011 | Ja-jestem-nim | | Szymon Kaczmarek | National Academy of Theatre Arts (Kraków) |
| 2011 | Witkacy – Jedyne wyjście | Nadrazil Żywiołowicz | Marcin Kuźmiński | Juliusz Słowacki Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2011 | Witkacy – Jedyne wyjście | Izydor | Marcin Kuźmiński | Juliusz Słowacki Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2012 | Healter Skelter | | Paweł Świątek | National Academy of Theatre Arts (Kraków) |
| 2013 | Versus | Leszek Pękalski | Szymon Kaczmarek | Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre (Kalisz) |
| 2014 | Diabełek Pawełek | Diabełek Pawełek | Mikołaj Mikołajczyk | Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre (Kalisz) |
| 2014 | Fantazy | Jan | Maciej Podstawny | Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre (Kalisz) |
| 2014 | The Government Inspector | Piotr Bobczyński | Jacek Jabrzyk | Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre (Białystok) |
| 2014 | The Master and Margarita | Azazello | Magdalena Miklasz | Malabar Hotel Theatre (Warsaw) |
| 2014 | The Master and Margarita | Pontius Pilate | Magdalena Miklasz | Malabar Hotel Theatre (Warsaw) |
| 2014 | The Master and Margarita | Grigory Danilovich Rimsky | Magdalena Miklasz | Malabar Hotel Theatre (Warsaw) |
| 2015 | Pelcia, czyli jak żyć, żeby nie odnieść sukcesu | | Joanna Szczepkowska | Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2015 | Skowyt | | Maciej Podstawn | Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2019 | Sokrates | Socrates | Joanna Szczepkowska | Na Dole Theatre (Warsaw) |
| 2020 | Lem vs. P.K. Dick | Stanisław Lem | Mateusz Pakuła | Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2023 | Jak nie zabiłem swojego ojca i jak bardzo tego żałuję | | Mateusz Pakuła | Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Kraków) |
| 2024 | The Play That Goes Wrong | Chris | Janusz Szydłowsk | Kraków Variété Theatre (Kraków) |

## Audioplay credits

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Radio |
| 2011 | The Wedding | | Andrzej Seweryn | Polish Radio |
| 2016 | The Merchant of Venice | Gratiano | Mariusz Malec | Polish Radio |