Polish actor Paweł Tucholski dies aged 57

Paweł Tucholski, a stage, musical, film and dubbing actor, died on 30 October 2026. He was 57. Media and industry websites reported his death. According to Onet, it was confirmed by Jakub Wocial of the company Broadway w Polsce, who heard the news from people close to the actor.

Career

Tucholski was born on 6 February 1969 in Żnin, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. He graduated from the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Warsaw and the Vocal Studio in Poznań. According to Polsat News, he performed at Teatr Kwadrat in Warsaw in 1993–1994 and spent the next seven years at the Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw. His stage roles included productions of "Man of La Mancha" and "Gra pozorów".

He had more than 20 roles in feature films and TV series, and appeared in several Teatr Telewizji productions. He won the Wrocław Festival of Actors' Songs twice and took the main prize at the Regional Theatre Review in Bydgoszcz.

Audiences also knew him from dubbing. In 1994 they heard him as the adult Simba in the Polish version of Disney's "The Lion King". Filmweb also recalls his voice as Aladdin.

New plans cut short

A few days before his death, the Tadeusz Różewicz Theatre in Gliwice announced that Tucholski was joining its permanent acting company. He had other commitments too. According to Onet, he was due to perform again in spring 2027 in a production by Broadway w Polsce. According to Polsat News, in March 2027 he was due to play Caiaphas again in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Krakowski Teatr Variete.

Tributes

Actress Katarzyna Skrzynecka paid tribute on social media, calling him a "dear friend". She also wrote that she could not believe he was gone so young and so suddenly. Many condolences appeared online. The website Teatr dla Wszystkich also paid tribute to him.

For now, the sources give no cause of death and no information about a funeral.