A theatre and film actor, he was born in 1967 in Nowa Ruda, where he is an honorary citizen. He graduated from the State Higher School of Theatre in Wrocław. He has performed in theatres in Poznań and Warsaw, as well as in Teatr Telewizji (Television Theatre) productions and TV series. He made his screen debut in Jerzy Skolimowski’s Ferdydurke in 1993. He has portrayed a wide variety of characters in films directed by such filmmakers as Juliusz Machulski, Feliks Falk, Filip Bajon, Janusz Kondratiuk, Marek Koterski, Krzysztof Skonieczny, Jan P. Matuszyński, and Paweł Maślona. Więckiewicz’s most notable roles include Socha in Agnieszka Holland’s Oscar-nominated film W ciemności(In Darkness), Lech Wałęsa in Andrzej Wajda’s Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei (Wałęsa: Man of Hope), and Jerzy, the main character in Wojciech Smarzowski’s Pod MocnymAniołem (The Mighty Angel). He has won numerous awards in Poland and abroad, including five Eagles (Polish Film Awards) and three Golden Lions, the individual award of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
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