Mateusz Kościukiewicz is a Polish film actor who started working in the acting industry after graduating in 2008 or 2009. He received limelight, people’s praise, and most importantly, enthusiastic assignments, all because of his incredible talent in acting and filmography.
Early life
Mateusz Kościukiewicz was born on May 1st, 1986, and was only 24 years old when he received a big spotlight due to his incredible career growth. He received wide recognition for his special role in Paweł Sala’s dark drama Mother Teresa of the Cats and the film, for which he also won several awards. By that time he had already made his debut in the Polish theater and starred in various roles or personalities.
Mateusz was brought up or cared for by his loving parents in the Wielkopolska region. He received his education at Nowy Tomyśl Gymnasium and later entered the Theater Academy in Kraków. Around 2008 he was admitted to one of the acting courses in Paris, where he studied the methods of Lee Strasberg and Carl Jung.
Rise to Fame
Before Mateusz Kościukiewicz entered the acting industry as an official male actor, he had breaks in acting. In addition to acting, he tried his hand at various TV series and feature films, starting with Andrzej Wajda’s Sweet Rush. For the film, he got bitter comments in one of the interviews on TV, where you could only see his back.
He then played a role in the film Klątwa (Curse) by Stanisław Wyspiański. Although it was an exploration of American methods, he began to find the right path for his leading roles. Another role was in Jacek Borcuch’s All That I Love (2009), which marked the turning point of Mateusz’s acting career.
Jacek Borcuch’s All That I Love (2009) won an award at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and the audience award Golden Claquer in the category of the longest acclaimed film. The film was screened at national and international festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival and was also selected for the Polish Oscar nominations. Mateusz Kościukiewicz played the main role in this film. He sang the song and received the “Festival Discovery” award at the prestigious international awards festival – Prowincjonalia Film Festival in Września.
Mateusz Kościukiewicz career
Mateusz became a promising actor in the Polish acting industry. He made his big debut with the international production film Nightwatching, directed by Peter Greenaway. He had the biggest/most important role as one of the rebellious musicians Janek in the film Everything I Love, where he worked alongside the actors – Jakub Gierszała, Anna Radwan and Andrzej Chyra. The film brought Mateusz an important award at the national film art festival “Prowincjonalna” in the category “Discovery of the Year”.
Also, he played the title role in one of the Italian series His Name Was Francis, where Rutger Hauer played the father role of the Polish actor. In addition to acting, he also devotes himself to screenwriting and production. He has written and acted the screenplay for a musical comedy Disco Polo, which was written under the coordination of Maciej Bochniak. 2017 was a busy and significant year for Polish actor Mateusz Kościukiewicz. He starred in three films at the same time, all three of which were big screen hits.
He starred in Szumowska’s Mug, where he had to play the challenging role of a man who underwent a huge face transplant after a serious accident at work. For the next film, Kościukiewicz portrayed soccer player Jan Banaś in a biopic by Kidawa-Błoński. After that, he starred in a thriller called Amok, directed by Kasia Adamik. For the film, he played the role of a writer who engaged in serious mind games and the police used to come looking for him.
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz biography | |
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| Real name | Mateusz Kosciukiewicz |
| birth date | May 1, 1986 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 36 years |
| Place of birth | Nowy Tomysl, Poland |
| Profession | Actor |
| University | AST National Academy of Theater Arts in Kraków |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 10” – in centimeters – 177 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 80kg – in pounds – 176 pounds |
| Hair color | dark brown |
| eye color | Brown |
Mateusz Kościukiewicz Family | |
| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Mateusz Kościukiewicz’s wife? | Malgorzata Szumowska |
| Children | Not known |
Personal life
Mateusz is a happily married man with a wife named Małgorzata Szumowska. His wife works in the directing and film niche. Not many details are available about Małgorzata. One thing is for sure, the couple married in 2011 and gave birth to a beautiful princess named Alina.
Mateusz Kościukiewicz social media
He is a famous international male actor who found his love in acting. However, he remains inactive on his social media profiles. We doubt that he’s available with a private account since it’s difficult to find him with a public or a verified account on profiles like Instagram and Facebook.
Mateusz Kosciukiewicz net worth
Mateusz Kościukiewicz has been in the acting industry since 2009 and has a solid footing in the industry with his legible and empowering career. We assume he could earn around $5 million as his net worth.