# Maciej Zakościelny

Maciej Gracjan Zakościelny (born 7 May 1980, in Stalowa Wola) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor.

## Life and career

He was born on 7 May 1980 in Stalowa Wola. In 2004, he began his studies at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw but didn't complete them. He began his acting career by appearing on TV series such as Plebania, Sfora, Na Jelenia, Samo życie and Na dobre i na złe. He played his first major film role in Jerzy Hoffman's 2003 film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God. In 2004, he started performing at the Współczesny Theatre in Warsaw and joined the cast of the popular TV crime drama Kryminalni playing the character of Marek Brodecki. He appeared in Ryszard Zatorski's 2005 romantic comedy Tylko mnie kochaj (Just Love Me). Between 2008 and 2014, he starred in the historical television series Czas honoru playing the role of Bronek Woyciechowski, one of the Silent Unseens. Between 2017 and 2019, he played a role in the Diagnoza (Diagnosis) TV show, which earned him a nomination for the Telekamera Award for Best Actor.

## Personal life

He received an education in music and plays the violin. In 2009, he performed at the Jazz Jamboree Festival alongside singer Marianna Wróblewska and jazz pianist Beata Przybytek.
Since 2014, he has been in a relationship with model Paulina Wyka with whom he has two sons.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | Na jelenie | Emil |
| 2003 | Stara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem | Wramot |
| 2005 | Solidarność, Solidarność... | Janek |
| 2006 | Just Love Me | Michał |
| 2007 | Dlaczego nie! | Jan |
| 2007 | Nightwatching | Egremont |
| 2008 | And a wamr heart (Serce na dłoni) | Assistant Konstanty |
| 2015 | Letters to Santa 2 | Robert "Redo" Bartosiewicz |
| 2016 | 7 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach | Kordian Bachleda-Mostowicz |
| 2016 | Po prostu przyjaźń | Grzesiek |
| 2018 | 303 Squadron (film) | Jan "Donald" Zumbach |
| 2019 | I'll Find You | Łukasz |
| 2019 | 1800 gramów | patron Paweł Raszyński |
| 2019 | Miszmasz, czyli kogel-mogel 3 | Piotr Wolański |
| 2020 | Jak zostać gwiazdą? | singer Olo Zawistowski, father "Ostrej" |
| 2021 | Koniec świata, czyli kogel-mogel 4 | Piotr Wolański |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001–2002 | Plebania | Marek Bednarek | |
| 2002–2004 | Na dobre i na złe | Igor Kurowski | |
| 2002 | Samo życie | Antoni Knapik | |
| 2002 | Sfora | Paweł Lipski | |
| 2002 | Sfora: Bez litości | Paweł Lipski | |
| 2004 | An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God | Wramot | |
| 2004–2008 | Crime Detectives | assistant commissioner Marek Brodecki | |
| 2008–2014 | Days of Honor | Bronek Wojciechowski | |
| 2012 | Reguły gry | Adam Morawski, Natasza's fiancé | |
| 2012 | True Law | Konrad Nałęcz | ep. 24 |
| 2015–2016 | Strażacy | aspirant Adam Wojnar | |
| 2017–2019 | Diagnosis | dr Michał Wolski | |
| 2020 | Rysa | Piotr Wasilewski, Monika's partner | |

### TV Theater

* 2002: Sesja Kastingowa
* 2004: Książę nocy – Marek
* 2007: Pierwszy września – Eugeniusz
* 2007: Rodzinne show – Dusty
* 2010: Operacja Reszka – Kazimierz
* 2010: Komedia romantyczna – Marcin Ciamciara
* 2011: Getsemani – Geoff Benzine
* 2017: Marszałek – adjutant Piłsudski

### Theater
#### Teatr Scena Prezentacje (Warsaw)

* 2004: Czas odnaleziony – Morel

#### Teatr Współczesny (Warsaw)

* 2005: Porucznik z Inishmore – Joey
* 2006: Udając ofiarę – Wierchuszkin
* 2008: To idzie młodość – Kandydat na...

#### Scena na Woli im. Tadeusza Łomnickiego (Warsaw)

* 2011: Amazonia – Krzysztof

### Dubbing in Polish

* 2000: Bob Budowniczy i niezapomniane święta - Bożego Narodzenia
* 2003: Cheaper by the Dozen (Fałszywa dwunastka) – Charlie Baker
* 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter i więzień Azkabanu) – Stan Shunpike
* 2006: 6teen (6 w pracy) – Jonesy
* 2006: Eragon – Eragon
* 2006: Shark Bait (Sposób na rekina) – Pi (Pyś)
* 2008: Prince of Persia (videogame) – Prince
* 2016: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Fantastyczne zwierzęta i jak je znaleźć) – Newt Scamander