Biography

Jan Zawisza Alvarez is a young actor with a Polish father and a Spanish mother, who was born in Barcelona but grew up in Poland, where he lived until the age of twelve. Thanks to this, he can speak fluently several languages such as Spanish, Catalan, Polish, and English.

Art and creativity have always been his passion, showing great interest in disciplines like drawing, painting, photography, music, writing, film, theatre, and of course, acting.

After getting his degree in Graphic Design and Visual Arts at the university of EINA (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), he starts his acting journey, majoring in Drama at the drama school Eòlia in Barcelona. A part from several specific training courses, he continues his training at Laura Jou Acting Studio.

He's worked in various film productions, among which stand out two international productions, the film The Man From Rome, directed by Sergio Dow and staring Richard Armitage, and the short film Point Jordan, based on WW2 in which he plays the main role. He has also played recently a leading role in the short film El Crit Sord dels Arbres, and worked on the film Los Pájaros no Vuelan de Noche, which can be seen on the spanish streaming service Filmin.

As a theater actor, he's been part of the G3 Teatre company, acting in their first three plays: Stronghold, Metalhammer, and Escrit en Sang, written and directed by Xavier Quero. He played the role of a young pimp and drug dealer on the play Club Venus, directed by David Borotau, and worked on the El Terrat production called El Éxito de la Temporada. Recently he has been rehearsing a new play, Ens Cuidarem Entre Nosaltres, written and directed by Marc Ribera.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jan Zawisza