Jakub Gierszał

Polish actor (born 1988)
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Jakub Gierszał is a Polish actor. His screen debut was in 2009, playing the role of Kazik in the film All That I Love. He later starred in the thriller film Suicide Room (2011), in which he played the character of Dominik, a high school student from a wealthy family who developed a mental health problem. He is three-time Polish Film Awards nominee.

Gierszał was born in Kraków. His father, Marek, is a theatre director working mainly in Germany. When Jakub was a few months old, his parents moved to Hamburg. After 11 years he returned to Poland and settled in Toruń. He is a student at the Kraków Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 2012, he was a Polish Film Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in Suicide Room. Gierszał also received a Shooting Stars Award that year. He earned his second Polish Film Award nomination for Best Actor for Breaking the Limits (2017) and his third for Doppelgänger (2023).

Date of Birth11th March 1988
Age36 Years
Zodiac SignPisces
CountryPoland
Current CityWarsaw
Birth PlaceWarsaw
NationalityPoland
CitizenshipPoland
Education
Stanisław Wyspiański Academy for the Dramatic Arts
Occupationactor, film actor
Career Start2009 (15 years ago)
Awards
  • Zbigniew Cybulski Award