“Charlatan”. The film’s Count Czyñski became an actor thanks to a priest. “He told me to stay after class”

“” premiered on Netflix on September 27 and to this day maintains a leading position on the list of the most watched films not only in Poland, but also in many other countries. The production became an opportunity for many young actors who appeared on the screen, including Ignacy Liss.

Ignacy Liss won the hearts of viewers. He played the iconic role of Count Czyński in “The Medicine Man”

Ignacy Liss was born in 1998, and in 2022 he graduated from the Theater Academy in Warsaw. He performed on the stage of the Polonia Theater and also appeared on screen, including in the film “Open Your Eyes” and in the series “Teciowie”. The actor played a count in the latest Netflix hit and won the hearts of viewers. As it turns out, Ignacy Liss’s plan for life was different. Initially, he associated his future with music. – We played for 6 years in Tczew, because I come from here, I played drums. I still feel that the feeling of being on stage is something special and I think that’s where it started, from playing concerts – in one of the interviews.

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Ignacy Liss fell in love with theater thanks to a seminarian. “Then I knew I wanted to go to drama school and become an actor.”

Everything changed when Ignacy Liss talked to a certain cleric. The future actor attended a theater club, and when, while preparing for confirmation, the priest asked him about his interests, he replied without hesitation that he was passionate about theater. – The cleric looked at me and told me to stay after class. He gave me Stanislavski’s book “An Actor’s Work on a Role” and told me to read it. He said that if I did it, I should come back to him – an actor. The priest directed Ignacy Liss to a junior theater group at the musical theater in Gdynia. The star admitted that it was a great time for him when he learned a lot and fell in love with theater even more. – Then it stole my heart, I already knew that I wanted to go to theater school and become an actor – he admitted.