Tomasz Borkowy | |
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| Born | Tomasz Borkowy (1952-09-17)17 September 1952 (age 73) |
| Other names | Tomek Bork, Tom Bork, Tomeg Bork |
| Occupation | Actor |
Tomasz Karol Borkowy (born 17 September 1952,Warsaw,Poland) is a Polish actor, but has been working in the United Kingdom since the early 1980s. He often works under the nameTomek Bork and has had many film and television appearances.
He graduated from Theatre college inKraków in 1977 and first came to the UK the following year, unable to speakEnglish.[1] Before this he had appeared in a number of Polish TV series and films. In 1980 he moved to the UK permanently to continue his career. Since then he has appeared in the filmsThe Unbearable Lightness of Being,Murder on the Moon andTailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy. Notable television appearances have includedDoctor Who (The Curse of Fenric),The Bill,Love Hurts,Sleepers,Lovejoy and most recently,Doctors. He has also continued to work in Poland, where he is most well known for playing the lead role in the TV drama series,Dom (House) which ran for 7 series over 20 years (1980–2000).[2] Borkowy has also starred in and produced a number of plays at theEdinburgh Festival Fringe for the past 18 years.[3]
Borkowy now lives inEdinburgh,Scotland and southernSpain. He runs Universal Arts – an international agency and production company for performing arts, while still working as an actor.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Nie zaznasz spokoju | Long | |
| Do krwi ostatniej | Stefan Kozicki | ||
| 1986 | The Bill | Witos | Episode:Public and Confidential |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Jiri | |
| Piece of Cake | 'Zaddy' Zardarnowski | Miniseries | |
| 1989 | Doctor Who | Captain Sorin | Episode:The Curse of Fenric |
| 1991 | Sleepers | Kremlin Radio Operator | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Lovejoy | Max | Episode:Taking the Pledge |
| 1995 | Taggart | Paul Smorawinksi | Episode:Prayer for the Dead Part One |
| 2007 | Doctors | Antek Denya | Episode:Evil Spirits |