My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile Q&A in New York

Robert Więckiewicz made his screen debut in 1993 in Jerzy Skolimowski's FERDYDURKE. Throughout his career, he has portrayed a wide range of characters in films by directors from Juliusz Machulski, Feliks Falk, Filip Bajon, Janusz Kondratiuk and Marek Koterski to Krzysztof Skonieczny, Jan P. Matuszyński and Paweł Maślona. His most celebrated roles include Socha in Agnieszka Holland's Academy Award-nominated IN DARKNESS (2011), Lech Wałęsa in Andrzej Wajda's WAŁĘSA: MAN OF HOPE (2013), and Jerzy, the protagonist of Wojciech Smarzowski's THE MIGHTY ANGEL (2014). He recently returned as the art thief Cuma, the role from Machulski's VINCI (2004), in VINCI 2 (2025), which he co-wrote, and stars in Jan Holoubek's WILD WILD EAST (2026), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He has received numerous awards in Poland and abroad, including the Silver Hugo for Best Actor at the Chicago International Film Festival for Wałęsa, five Polish Film Awards (Eagles), and three individual acting awards (Lions) at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.