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Tomasz Kot

Tomasz Kot

Actor · Born April 21, 1977 (49) · Legnica, Poland

Tomasz Kot (born 21 April 1977) is a Polish actor. He gained great popularity by portraying singer Ryszard Riedel in Jan Kidawa Błoński's 2005 film "Destined for Blues" as well as for his role as Zbigniew Religa in Łukasz Palkowski's 2014 film "Gods". In 2015, he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Most recently, Kot has received award-season buzz for his starring role as Wiktor in Paweł Pawlikowski’s feature "Cold War". The project has earned him a nomination for best actor by the European Film Awards and the movie has been recognized by the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, and the National Board of Review in the best foreign language film category. In 2018 Kot appeared in Agnieszka Holland’s "Spoor" and had a starring role in Jaroslaw Marszewski’s “Bikini Blue,” the latter earning him the award for best lead actor at the Milan Film Festival. In 2019 Kot starred in BBC One series "World on Fire" opposite Brian J. Smith, Julia Brown, and Helen Hunt.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1977 (49)
From
Legnica, Poland
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Tomasz Kot's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Morality
22%
Ideas
16%
Power
13%
Bonds
9%
Society
9%
Survival
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 6
Mentor
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
4
Dread
4
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tomasz Kot's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomasz Kot's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 100 dni: Misja Zeus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Kamathipura Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Gorky Resort(2026)

    as Lavrentiy Beria

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Warsaw Race(2025)

    as Lewandowski

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Heaven: A Year in Hell(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Piotr

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Judas' Gospel(2025)

    as Simone

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kleks i wynalazek Filipa Golarza(2025)

    as Ambroży Kleks

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Gąska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Włodek

  • Akademia Pana Kleksa: wersja rozszerzona(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ambroży Kleks

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Colonel Sikorski

  • Kleks Academy(2023)

    as Ambroży Kleks

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The American(2023)

    as Vitaliy Ivanov

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Breached (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Maciej Tomski

  • Dangerous Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński

  • It Came from the Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Zbigniew Wilk

  • Warning(2021)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Leave No Traces(2021)

    as Kowalczyk

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • One More End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer · Writer · as Herman

  • A Perfect Enemy(2020)

    as Jeremiasz 'Jeremy' Angust

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • World on Fire(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Stefan Tomaszeski

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • (Nie)znajomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tomek

  • The Day of Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Policjant

  • Cold War(2018)

    as Wiktor Warski

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Limits(2017)

    as Okoń

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Volta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jan Krone

  • The Atlas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as 'Atlas'

  • Bikini Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eryk Szumski

  • Spoor(2017)

    as Prokurator Świerszczyński

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Chairman's Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Roman

  • How To Save Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Majordomus (voice)

  • Life Must Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bartosz Kolano

  • Disco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Daniel Polak

  • Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Zbigniew Religa

  • The Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bauman

  • In Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dawid

  • Yuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as 'Opat'

  • Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake(2012)

    as Hans Kloss

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Wyjazd integracyjny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Marek Stasiak

  • Battle of the Sexes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bartek

  • How to Get Rid of Cellulite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maciej Zgirski

  • Erratum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Michał Bogusz

  • Blind Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as TV Star

  • Superheroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jan

  • Operation Dunaj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as por. Jakubczak

  • Splinters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Elegant Man

  • The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Porno Actor

  • Grand Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Boguś

  • Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Istvan, eurodeputowany z Węgier

  • Testosteron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Robal

  • Why Not! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dawid

  • The Nanny (PL) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 135 episodes · as Maksymilian Skalski

  • Destined for Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ryszard Riedel

  • Kryminalni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as komisarz Andrzej Grudziński

  • Camera Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 78 episodes · as Jacek

  • Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Edi Federer

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Cold War (2018)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Cold War (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The American (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20042026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· Destined for Blues
  • 2005First top-billed film· Destined for Blues
  • 2014Breakout· Gods
  • 2014Career best· Gods
  • 2019Career best· World on Fire

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 55: 54 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting1 of 55: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 55: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s11 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 23 roles
05101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tomasz Kot's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Judas' Gospel (2025)

88th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cold War (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tomasz Kot's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tomasz Kot work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomasz Kot's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maciej Kawulski shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers