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Tomasz Borkowy
Born: 17th Sep 1952 Warsaw, Poland
Dept: Acting
Tomasz Borkowy is a Polish actor, often credited as Tomek Bork. He graduated from Theatre college in Kraków in 1977 and first came to the UK the following year, unable to speak English. He moved to the UK full time in 1980 and appeared in a number of film and television productions. 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). Borkowy has also starred in and produced a number of plays at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the past 18 years. Borkowy now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland and southern Spain. He runs Universal Arts – an international agency and production company for performing arts, while still working as an actor.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 22
Film: 13 (59%)
Television: 9 (41%)
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Filmography
2023
Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek. ... view
Character:
Major (voice)
Original title: Jak głęboki jest ocean?
2013
Marek wakes up in the belly of a whale, where he meets his deceased loved ones. ... view
Character:
Marek
1992
Erwin van Haarlem is a man of mystery. Living in London in 1986 and ostensibly a Dutch art dealer, he is in fact spying for Czechoslovakia with a miss ... view
Character:
Peter
Jan 1992 (first aired)
Love Hurts is a British comedy-drama series that was broadcast from 3 January 1992 to 18 March 1994 on BBC1. It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Mau ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1991
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful ... view
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Radio Operator
1989
The Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, where an ancient evil from the Doctor's past prepares to make his final deadl ... view
Character:
Sorin
1989
After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and So ... view
Character:
Sorokin
Oct 1988 (first aired)
The life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle o ... view
Character:
'Zaddy' Zardarnowski (6 ep.)
1988
Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost su ... view
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Border Guard
1988
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to ... view
Character:
Jiri
1988
A British Company in the WWI trenches await an inevitable German attack in this 1988 adaptation of R.C. Sherriff's play. ... view
Character:
German Soldier
Jan 1986 (first aired)
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “di ... view
Character:
Max (1 ep.)
Oct 1984 (first aired)
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and d ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Apr 1984 (first aired)
Mr. Palfrey is a mild-mannered, but highly skilled counter-espionage agent employed by a small, unnamed department within British intelligence. He and ... view
Character:
Russian Driver (1 ep.)
Nov 1980 (first aired)
The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980. ... view
Character:
Andrzej Talar (25 ep.)
1978
At the Cultural Center, a young scientist gives a lecture that evokes spontaneous reactions from the audience. ... view
Character:
Grzesiek
Original title: Nie zaznasz spokoju
1978
After leaving prison, Tolek plans to get revenge on his former girlfriend. ... view
Character:
Long
1976
Raised by the monks, Stanisław gets involved in a scheme to murder the king. ... view
Character:
Urban
Original title: Broda
1974
Unconventional pedagogical methods of a new teacher raise concerns of the provincial school's principal. ... view
Character:
Andrzej Wojtasik
Nov 1963 (first aired)
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling ... view
Character:
Captain Sorin (3 ep.)