Biography

Michal Axel Piotrowski is a Swedish actor. His latest role is in the Swedish movie "Syndabocken" / "Shame on Dry Land" by Axel Petersén ("Avalon", "The Real Estate") - the world premiere: in the competitive Platform section of Toronto International Film Festival, the 11th September 2023, the European premiere: in the Thrill section at BFI London Film Festival, the 7th of October, the Swedish premiere: the 24th November 2023. The movie won 7 Swedish Film Awards (Guldbagge). Michal Axel can also be seen on Netflix in the mini-series "Clark" directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

Since 2006 Michal Axel has performed in several theatre and music-theatre productions, mostly in Stockholm, where he is based. He is best known for the role of Billy Bloom in the critically acclaimed and Scenkonstgala-nominated monologue "Billy Bloom - ensam som Gud" (Turteatern & 4:e teatern), James St. James in "Dö klubbdöden" (Dramalabbet) and Prince Ragnvald in "Baba Yaga" (Ung scen/öst).

Michal Axel was one of the scriptwriters of the Swedish comedy TV series "Bauta" (on SVT) in which he played various roles. In 2018 "Bauta" was nominated for the Swedish Comedy Award in the category of Comedy TV show of the Year.

Michal Axel Piotrowski is a member of The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film.

Languages: Swedish, Polish (native), fluent in English, a bit of German, and a little bit of Russian.
- IMDb mini biography by: Diamanda, August 2023