Lech Mackiewicz is an polish actor, director, playwright; graduate of the National Academy of Theatrical Arts (PWST) in Cracow (Poland 1983), and UTS (University of Technology Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...

 1987). He formed Auto Da Fe Theatre Co. in Sydney in 1987. He received the New South Wales Performing Arts Scholarship in 1991; assisted Neil Armfield on the production of Diary of A Madman with Geoffrey Rush at Belvoir St Theatre

Belvoir St Theatre

Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...

; directed and acted internationally: Australia, Poland, Japan, Korea, Italy.
Collaborated with Tadashi Suzuki's SCOT (Japan). He studied in Poland (PWST Krakow, grad. 1983) , Australia (UTS, grad. 1987) and with the Moscow Arts Theatre (directing secondment - 1991).
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...

's first theatre production out of NIDA was Kafka Dances at the Stables Theatre (Sydney 1993) where Lech starred as Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...

 and Cate played his fiancée, Felice Bauer.

Filmography

• The Remembrance (2011) Tomasz Limanowski 1976
• Wygrany (2010) Henryk
• Rake (2010) jako George Dana
• Jestem Twoj (2009) jako Konstanty
• 2008: II wojna światowa za zamkniętymi drzwiami jako tłumacz Władysława Andersa
• 1997-2009: Klan jako diler narkotyków
• 2008-2009: Na dobre i na złe jako professor Richard Edwards
• 2008-2009: Na Wspólnej
  Na Wspólnej
  Na Wspólnej is a Polish soap opera. It has been running since 2003 on the TVN channel as its flagship primetime weekday soap opera. It is loosely based on the German production Unter Uns and it follows the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment block in Wspólna Street, Warsaw. Episodes tend to...
  
  jako Rafał Sobczak
• 2008-2009: Samo Życie jako Kurt Torstensson
• 2008: Jestem Twój
• 2008: Trzeci oficer jako Wiktor Chenoir
• 2008: Jeszcze raz jako Tadeusz
• 2008: Glina jako właściciel klubu
• 2008: Pseudonim Anoda (spektakl TV) jako Wiktor - major Ministerstwa Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego
• 2007: Plebania jako Jerzy
• 2007: Lekcje pana Kuki jako siwy mężczyzna
• 2007: Kryminalni
  Kryminalni
  Kryminalni was a Polish crime drama television series that aired on TVN network from September 18, 2004 until May 24, 2008. It ran for 8 seasons and 101 episodes were broadcast in total...
  
  jako Mateusz Bartnik
• 2007: Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami jako lekarz
• 2006-2007: Pogoda na piątek jako Jerzy Lewicki, ojciec Bartka i Michała
• 2006: Będziesz moja jako dziennikarz Jacek, ojciec Kai
• 2006: Oficerowie jako Dyrygent
• 2006: Karol. Papież, który pozostał człowiekiem (Karol, un Papa rimasto uomo) jako prymas Stefan Wyszyński
• 2005: Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (Karol, un uomo diventato papa) jako prymas Stefan Wyszyński
• 2004: Left ear jako Bore
• 2003: Zaginiona jako zakonnik specjalizujący się w temacie sekt
• 2003: Show
  Show
  Show may refer to:* Show , 1993* Show , 2003* Show , 1994* Show , an Australian fair* Show , a judged event in the hobby of animal fancy** Conformation dog show...
  
  jako Ojciec wielodzietny
• 2003: Warszawa jako Andrzej
• 2003: Rozwód, czyli odrobina szczęścia w miłości jako Malik
• 2003: One down
  One Down
  One Down is a 1982 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material, recorded by indie producer/engineer Martin Bisi. The album sees the band reduced to a duo of Michael Beinhorn and Bill Laswell, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track."Let Me Have It All" is a...
  
  
• 2003: Marking Time
  Marking Time
  Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...
  
  jako Hassan
• 2002: Pianista jako Robotnik
• 2002: To tu, to tam jako Jasio
• 2002: Miss mokrego podkoszulka w Święta polskie jako Adam, mąż Magdy
• 2002-2003: Psie serce jako Wojciech Maliszewski, mąż Małgorzaty
• 2002: Plebania jako pomocnik Cieplaka
• 2002: Julia wraca do domu jako polski lekarz
• 2002: As jako Wiktor, nauczyciel wf-u i diler narkotyków
• 2002: AlaRm
  Alarm
  An alarm device or system of alarm devices gives an audible or visual alarm signal about a problem or condition.Alarm devices include:* burglar alarms, designed to warn of burglaries; this is often a silent alarm: the police or guards are warned without indication to the burglar, which increases...
  
  jako Negocjator
• 2001: Tam, gdzie żyją Eskimosi jako lekarz na chrzcinach
• 2000: Człowiek wózków jako Monte Christo
• 2000: 13 posterunek 2 odc. 8 - jako szaleniec, odc. 14 - jako ojciec
• 1999: Złotopolscy odc. 146 (Na ratunek) - jako pokerzysta w "Planecie K"
• 1999: Jakub kłamca (Jakob the Liar) nie występuje w czołówce
• 1999: 4 w 1 jako Wacek Napierowski
• 1998: Złotopolscy odc. 53 (Czubatkowa polana), odc. 54 (Narkoman) jako diler narkotyków na Dworcu Centralnym
• 1998: Zjazd koleżeński (odc. 7) w Z pianką czy bez jako klient pubu
• 1998: Spona jako fotograf Żbik
• 1997: Wildside
• 1997: Sposób na Alcybiadesa odc. 2, 3 jako fotograf
• 1997: W krainie Władcy Smoków (Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord) odc. 12, 14, 15 jako doktor Elvo
• 1997: Sława i chwała odc. 7 (Równina)
• 1997: Krok jako podpułkownik
• 1995: Singapore sling: old flames
• 1994: Book of dreams: "Welcome to Crateland"
• 1993: Seven deadly sins
  Seven deadly sins
  The 7 Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of objectionable vices that have been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning fallen humanity's tendency to sin...
  
  jako Andre
• 1990: Till there was you
  Till There Was You
  "Till There Was You" is a song written by Meredith Willson for his 1957 musical play The Music Man, and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version...
  
  jako Muzza
• 1987: Relative merits jako Rick
• 1985: Sam pośród swoich jako AK-owiec
• 1985: Kochankowie mojej mamy
• 1983: Ziarno fotografii
• 1982: Odlot jako Marcin
• 1981: Wierne blizny jako Polek Żmijewski
• 1981: Przypadki Piotra S.

Directed films

• Rozwód - Poland 1997
• ToTuToTam - Poland 2001
• Left Ear - co-director (with Andrew Wholley) 2007

Directed theatre productions

• Drzewo - Teatr Wegierki (Poland) 2010
• NaGL - Tap Gallery ( Sydney) 2010
• Shit Happens - Newtown Theatre ( Sydney)

"Hello Out There (Sydney)

• The Island (Sydney)
• King Lear - Playbox (Melbourne) 1993
• Moj brat moja milosc - Jaracza Theatre (Poland) 1991
• Felliniada - Auto Dafe Theatre Co. (Sydney) 1994
• BECKETT: IN CIRCLES - SCOT (Japan) 1991
• So called K. - Mito Arts Co. (Japan) 1992
• Conversations 2 - Auto Da Fe Theatre Co. (Poland) 1996
• Madness - PACT Theatre Sydney 1990
• Grand Theatre Of Oklahoma (Wharf 2; STC; Sydney)
• Krapp's Last Tape ( Poland, Japan, Australia)

As an actor

• The Remembrance (2011) Tomasz Limanowski
• Wygrany (2010) Henryk
• Rake (ep.3 2010) George Dana
• Jestem Twoj (Konstanty) 2009
• Na dobre i na złe" .... Prof. Richard Edwards (1 episode, 2008)

• • Kontrowersyjny pojedynek (2008) TV episode .... Prof. Richard Edwards
• Jeszcze raz (2008) .... Tadeusz
• Left Ear (2007) .... Bore
• Stolen Life (2007) (voice) .... Faraday
• "Kryminalni
  Kryminalni
  Kryminalni was a Polish crime drama television series that aired on TVN network from September 18, 2004 until May 24, 2008. It ran for 8 seasons and 101 episodes were broadcast in total...
  
  " .... Mateusz Bartnik (1 episode, 2007)
  • Znajomy glos (2007) TV episode .... Mateusz Bartnik
• Inka 1946 (2007) (TV) .... Jerzy
• "Plebania
  Plebania
  Plebania is a Polish soap opera which premiered on October 5, 2000 on TVP1. The series is about the lives of ordinary people in the fictional Polish village of Tulczyn. The plot revolves around the family, religious, and social issues of the village inhabitants with central roles played by a...
  
  " .... Jerzy / ... (2 episodes, 2002–2007)
  • Odcinek 848 (2007) TV episode .... Jerzy
  • Odcinek 223 (2002) TV episode .... Man helping Cieplak
• "Oficerowie" (2006) TV mini-series .... Conductor
• "Pogoda na piatek" (2006) TV mini-series .... Jerzy
• "Bedziesz moja" (2006) TV series .... Jacek
• Karol - Un Papa rimasto uomo (2006) (TV) .... Stefan Wyszynski (... aka Karol: The Pope, The Man
  Karol: The Pope, The Man
  Karol: The Pope, The Man is a 2006 TV miniseries chronicling Pope John Paul II's life as pope, directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is the sequel to the TV miniseries Karol: A Man Who Became Pope, which portrayed John Paul's life before the papacy....
  
   (USA) ... aka Karol. Papiez, który pozostal czlowiekiem (Poland) )
• "The Alice" .... Kirk (3 episodes, 2005)
  • Episode #1.3 (2005) TV episode .... Kirk
  • Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Kirk
  • Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Kirk
• Karol - Un uomo diventato Papa (2005) (TV) .... Stefan Wyszynski (... aka Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
  Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
  Karol: A Man Who Became Pope is a 2005 TV miniseries directed by Giacomo Battiato, and created as a Polish-Italian-French-German and Canadian joint cooperation project...
  
   (International: English title) (USA: DVD title) ... aka Karol. Czlowiek, który zostal papiezem (Poland) )
• One Down (2004) .... Andrzej
• Marking Time (2003) (TV) .... Hassan
• Warszawa (2003) .... Andrzej (... aka Warsaw (USA) )
• Show (2003)
• Alarm (2002) .... Negotiator
• Julie Walking Home (2002) .... Polish Doctor (... aka The Healer (Australia: Pay-TV title) (USA: DVD title) ... aka Julia wraca do domu (Poland) ... aka *Julies Reise (Germany) ... aka Retour de Julie, Le (Canada: French title) )
• The Pianist
  The Pianist (2002 film)
  The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman...
  
   (2002) .... Fellow Worker (... aka Pianist, Der (Germany) ... aka Pianista (Poland) ... aka Pianiste, Le (France) )
• Where Eskimos Live (2002) (... aka Tam, gdzie zyja Eskimosi (Poland) )
• Miss mokrego podkoszulka (2002) (TV) .... Adam, Magda's Husband
• Czlowiek wózków (2000)
• "Wildside" .... Christian Jasek (1 episode, 1999)
  • Episode #2.12 (1999) TV episode .... Christian Jasek
• Krok (1998) (TV) .... Podpulkownik
• Spona (1998) .... Photographer Zbik (... aka Sposób na alcybiadesa (Poland: TV title) )
• "Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord"
  Spellbinder 2: Land of the Dragon Lord
  Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord is a teen, preteen and children's television series, and a sequel to Spellbinder. Both series deal with children travelling between parallel universes, although the only common characters between the two series are Ashka , and her sidekick Gryvon...
  
  .... Dr. Elvo (4 episodes, 1997) (... aka Spellbinder 2 )
  • The Best-Laid Plans... (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Elvo
  • Barbarians at the Gate (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Elvo
  • To Live Forever (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Elvo
  • Girl for Sale (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Elvo
• Singapore Sling: Old Flames (1995) (TV) (... aka Asian Connection: Old Flames (USA) )
• Till There Was You (1990) .... Muzza
• Kochankowie mojej mamy (1986) (... aka My Mother's Lovers )

External links

• http://www.australianscreen.com.au/people/Lech_Mackiewicz/
• http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsM/mackiewicz-lech.html