Tomasz Karol Borkowy (born 17 September 1952, Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish actor, but has been working in the United Kingdom since the early 1980s. He often works under the name Tomek Bork and has had many film and television appearances.
He graduated from Theatre college in Kraków in 1977 and first came to the UK the following year, unable to speak English.BBC. The Curse of Fenric DVD interview Before this he had appeared in a number of Polish TV series and films. In 1982, during the martial law he moved to the UK permanently to continue his career. Since then he has appeared in the films The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Murder on the Moon and Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy. Notable television appearances have included Doctor Who (The Curse of Fenric), The Bill, Love Hurts, Sleepers, Lovejoy and most recently, Doctors. 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.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1978 Nie zaznasz spokoju Long Do krwi ostatniej Stefan Kozicki 1986 The Bill Witos Episode: Public and Confidential1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being Jiri Piece of Cake 'Zaddy' Zardarnowski Miniseries 1989 Doctor Who Captain Sorin Episode: The Curse of Fenric 1991 Sleepers Kremlin Radio Operator Miniseries 1993 Lovejoy Max Episode: Taking the Pledge 1995 Taggart Paul Smorawinksi Episode: Prayer for the Dead Part One 2007 Doctors Antek Denya Episode: Evil Spirits
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External links
Tomek Bork's Universal Arts' website Translated Biography at Film Polski.pl