Marcin Dorociński
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 22, 1973 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Milanówek, Poland
- Credits
- 90
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.
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Known for
The Queen's Gambit
2020TV
Vasily Borgov
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023Movie
Captain
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025Movie
Sevastopol - Captain
Anthropoid
2016Movie
Ladislav Vanék
Vikings: Valhalla
2022TV
Yaroslav the Wise
Mayday
2026Movie
Alexander Volkov
Filmography
The Doll
2026Movie
Stanisław Wokulski
Mayday
2026Movie
Alexander Volkov
The In-Laws 3
2025Movie
Andrzej Wilk
Vinci 2
2025Movie
Łukasz Wilk
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025Movie
Sevastopol - Captain
Minghun
2024Movie
Jurek
Ransomed
2023Movie
Hayes
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023Movie
Captain
Dangerous Men
2023Movie
Stanisław 'Witkacy' Witkiewicz
Erinyes
2022TV
Edward Popielski
Vikings: Valhalla
2022TV
Yaroslav the Wise
Klingert's Diving Suit
2021Movie
Karl Klingert (voice)
The In-Laws
2021Movie
Andrzej Wilk
Biały potok
2020Movie
Michał
The Queen's Gambit
2020TV
Vasily Borgov
Black Mill
2020Movie
Andrzej
Magic Mountains
2020Movie
Voytek
Pigs 3
2020Movie
Wit
Dark, Almost Night
2019Movie
Marcin Schwartz
Jaś i Małgosia - rodzeństwo, które przeżyło
2019Movie
Andrzej Piórko
Playing Hard
2019Movie
Jerzy
7 Emotions
2018Movie
Aldek Sałacki
Hurricane
2018Movie
Cobra
Punkt krytyczny. Energia odNowa
2018Movie
Narrator
Pitbull. Last Dog
2018Movie
Sławomir 'Despero' Desperski
Plan B
2018Movie
Mirek Dzięcioł
Small Town Killers
2017Movie
Igor Ladpolny
Anthropoid
2016Movie
Ladislav Vanék
Cape Town
2016TV
Christian Coolidge
The High Frontier
2016Movie
Konrad
These Daughters of Mine
2015Movie
Grzegorz
The Pact
2015TV
Piotr Grodecki
The Heart and Sweetheart
2014Movie
Mirek
Jack Strong
2014Movie
Jack Strong
The Mighty Angel
2014Movie
Borys
Run
2013TV
Piotr
Traffic Department
2013Movie
Lisowski
Spies of Warsaw
2013TV
Antoni Pakulski
Manhunt
2012Movie
Corporal 'Wydra'
Miłość
2012Movie
Tomek Niedzielski
You Are God
2012Movie
Concert Manager
Rose
2012Movie
Tadeusz
Ja jestem
2012Movie
Voiceover (voice)
In Treatment
2011TV
Szymon Kowalczyk
Into Deep Water
2011TV
Wiktor Okulicki
Fear of Falling
2011Movie
Tomasz Janicki
The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
2010Movie
Maciej Kockhański
Piotrek trzynastego
2010Movie
'Terrarium'
Reverse
2009Movie
Bronisław
Spadkobiercy
2009TV
George
Love on the Podium
2009Movie
Kacper
The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend
2009Movie
Kostek
The Offsiders
2008Movie
Jacek Mróz
Kup teraz
2008Movie
Policjant Władysław
Beautiful
2008Movie
Dominik
Louise's Garden
2008Movie
Fabian 'Fabio' Sawicki
Night Conversations
2008Movie
Bartek
Wstyd
2007Movie
teacher Jan
Ekipa
2007TV
Krzysztof Tobiasz
Na boso
2007Movie
Robert
Nie panikuj!
2007Movie
Sierżant Rafalski
Fałszerze - Powrót Sfory
2007TV
oficer UOP
We're All Christs
2006Movie
Angel of Evil
Francuski numer
2006Movie
Mateusz
Pitbull
2005TV
Sławomir Desperski "Despero"
St. Barbara's Day
2005Movie
Jakub Skowerski
Solidarność, Solidarność...
2005Movie
Filip
Pitbull
2005Movie
Sławomir 'Despero' Desperski
1409. Afera na zamku Bartenstein
2005Movie
biały rycerz
Kryminalni
2004TV
Aleksander Buchacz
Vinci
2004Movie
Łukasz Wilk
Camera Cafe
2004TV
Julian
Insatiability
2003Movie
General Niehyd-Ochluj
Fala zbrodni
2003TV
Michał Wagner
Show
2003Movie
Roman
Pal System
2002Movie
Arek Bilski
No Mercy
2002Movie
oficer UOP
Sfora
2002TV
oficer UOP
Przedwiośnie
2002TV
Antoni Lulek
Where Eskimos Live
2002Movie
Przedwiośnie
2001Movie
Antoni Lulek
The Yellow Scarf
2000Movie
Kierowca bohatera
Miasteczko
2000TV
Marek
Wszystkie pieniądze świata
1999TV
"Kukuś"
Killer 2
1999Movie
Miro
Szamanka
1996Movie
Student (uncredited)
Dom
1980TV
student, pan młody wychodzący z USC na Starym Mieście
Marzenia do spełnienia
TV
Marek Lisowski
Marlis
Movie
Viktor
Jak być kochanym
Movie
Zbigniew Cybulski