Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka graduated from the Faculty of Acting of the Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Wrocław. Since 1988 he is associated with Teatr Wybrzeże where he has played dozens of roles. He also performed on the stages of Warsaw theatres: Polonia, Syrena, Komedia and 6.piętro. He’s played numerous roles in teleplays of Television Theatre. When he was still studying Krzysztof Kieślowski offered him the main role in A Short Film About Killing. Apart from many other awards this film won the Felix Award – the European Film Award, at that time granted for the very first time. Since then, Baka has acted in almost a hundred Polish and foreign film and series productions. He played in films directed by Andrzej Wajda (incl. Condemnation of Franciszek Klos, Walesa. Man of Hope), Władysław Pasikowski (Demons of War, Reich, Jack Strong, The Resistance Fighter, Psy 3), Wojciech Wójcik (The Last Mission, There and Back) and many others. He is also known to the tv audiences thanks to his appearances in series such as: Fala zbrodni, Time of Honor, Tancerze, Na krawędzi, True Law, The Teacher III, Profilerka. He received numerous prestigious awards. In 1996 he was decorated with the Silver Cross of Merit. His role in an action drama Amok(dir. Natalia Koryncka-Gruz) earned him an Eagle nomination. In 2014 he was decorated with the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. In a Radio RMF Classic MocArty listeners poll he was chosen Man of the Year 2023.