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Aliases: 馬辛·多洛辛斯基

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Milanówek, Poland

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Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 19


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Biography

Marcin Grzegorz Dorociński (Polish: [ˈmart͡ɕin dɔrɔˈt͡ɕiɲskʲi]; born 22 June 1973) is a Polish film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing roles in such films as Pitbull(2005), Reverse (2009), Rose (2011), Jack Strong (2014), Hurricane (2018) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), as well as internationally produced TV series Spies of Warsaw (2013) and The Queen's Gambit (2020). Dorociński was born in Milanówek and grew up in a small village, Kłudzienko. His father is a blacksmith, and his mother is a housewife. He has three brothers, all of whom are police officers. He dreamt of becoming a professional football player. However, he was forced to give up the plan after sustaining a significant leg injury. He attended the vocational school in Grodzisk Mazowiecki and obtained a machinist certificate. The first person to notice his talent for acting was his history teacher, who encouraged him to become an actor. In 1993, he enrolled at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy. In his second year at the State Theatre Academy, he was cast as Don Rodrigue in a television adaptation of Le Cid directed by Krystyna Janda. After graduating from the Academy in 1997, he struggled to find acting jobs. He worked as a waiter and a bouncer. He took other casual jobs until he was offered a post at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw. He has also appeared in several plays at the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw, where he is currently employed. He played minor roles in multiple television series before his breakthrough came with the role in Patryk Vega's 2005 film Pitbull, which brought him the Zbyszek Cybulski Award. He is a two-time Polish Film Festival award winner for his  Reverse (2009) and Rose (2011) roles.  The latter also earned him the IFFI Best Actor Award at India's 43rd International Film Festival. In 2012, he appeared in Magdalena Łazarkiewicz's critically acclaimed TV series The Deep End ("Głęboka woda"), which earned him a nomination for Best Actor Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Between 2012 and 2013, Dorociński appeared in a miniseries called Spies of Warsaw, co-produced by the and Telewizja Polska. In 2020, he joined the cast of the Netflix drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis of the same name, the show explores the life of an orphan chess prodigy named Beth Harmon from the age of eight to twenty-two as she struggles with addiction in a quest to become a grandmaster in chess. Dorociński plays Soviet world chess champion Vasily Borgov. He is married to scenic designer Monika Sudół. The couple has a son, Stanisław (born 2006), and a daughter, Janina (born 2008). They also brought up Sudół's son from a previous relationship, Jakub. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Marcin Dorociński, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
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8
Vikings: Valhalla
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8

Vikings: Valhalla

(2022) Yaroslav the Wise
Kryminalni
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5

Kryminalni

(2004) Aleksander Buchacz
The Queen's Gambit
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9

The Queen's Gambit

(2020) Vasily Borgov
Pitbull
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8

Pitbull

(2005) Sławomir Desperski "Despero"
Dom
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7

Dom

(1980) pan młody wychodzący z USC na Starym Mieście
Ekipa
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8

Ekipa

(2007) Krzysztof Tobiasz, partner Aleksandry Pyszny
Ransomed
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7

Ransomed

(2023) Hayes

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 N/A
2024 Jurek
2023 Hayes
Captain
Stanisław Witkiewicz "Witkacy"
2022 commissioner Edward Popielski
Yaroslav the Wise
2021 Karl Klingert (voice)
Andrzej Wilk
2020 Michał
Vasily Borgov
Andrzej
Voytek
Wit
2019 Marcin Schwartz
Andrzej Piórko
Jerzy
2018 Aldek Sałacki
Cobra
Narrator
Sławomir Desperski "Despero"
Mirek Dzieciol
2017 Igor Ladpolny
2016 Ladislav Vanék
Christian Coolidge
Konrad
2015 Grzegorz
Piotr Grodecki
2014 Mirek
Jack Strong
Borys
2013 Lisowski
Antoni Pakulski
2012 corporal "Wydra"
Tomek
Manager
Tadeusz
lektor
2011 Szymon Kowalczyk
Wiktor Okulicki
Tomasz Janicki
2010 Maciej Kockhański
"Terrarium"
2009 Bronisław
Kasper
Kostek
2008 Jacek Mróz
Policjant Władysław
Fabian Sawicki "Fabio"
Bartek
2007 teacher Jan
Krzysztof Tobiasz, partner Aleksandry Pyszny
Robert
Sierżant Rafalski
oficer UOP
2006 Angel of Evil
Mateusz
2005 Sławomir Desperski "Despero"
Jakub Skowerski
Filip
podkomisarz Sławomir Desperski "Despero"
biały rycerz
2004 Aleksander Buchacz
Wilk
Julian
2003 General Niehyd-Ochluj
Michał Wagner
Roman
2002 Arek Bilski
oficer UOP
oficer UOP
Antoni Lulek
2001 Antoni Lulek
2000 Kierowca bohatera
Marek
1999 "Kukuś"
Miro
1996 Student (uncredited)
Student on the street (uncredited)
1980 student
pan młody wychodzący z USC na Starym Mieście
Viktor
Marek Lisowski
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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