Alin Szewczyk
Alin Szewczyk | |
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| Born | 1999 (age 24–25) Warsaw, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Alin Szewczyk (born 1999[1][2]) is a Polish film actor and fashion model.
Szewczyk debuted on screen in the 2017 film Once Upon a Time in November, but is best known for starring in the 2023 film Fanfic, based on the novel by Natalia Osińska, as the first transgender actor portraying a transgender character in a Polish film.[3][4]
As a model, Szewczyk is known for being one of the first non-binary models walking in a Prada fashion show.[5][6] Szewczyk has also worked for such companies as Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Valentino.[7] In June 2023, Szewczyk was featured on the cover of the Polish edition of the Elle magazine.[4][7]
Personal life
[edit]Szewczyk is non-binary and uses "they/he" pronouns in English and masculine grammatical forms in their native Polish.[7] Szewczyk is a graduate of the University of Warsaw[6] and is also trained as a welder.[7][8] As of 2023, Szewczyk resides in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]- 2017: Once Upon a Time in November as Ola[7]
- 2023: Fanfic as Tosiek[7]
- 2023: We Are Perfect (documentary) as themselves[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zines". G*TTF (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Alin ma 23 lata i pochodzi z warszawskiego Ursynowa". Polskie Radio (in Polish). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Korycka, Marta (17 May 2023). "Netflix zrealizował pierwszy taki film w Polsce. Ludzie piszą: "Pozwoliło mi to bardziej się otworzyć"". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ a b Czerniszewska, Dominika (8 June 2023). ""To nazwisko będzie się pojawiało w polskim show-biznesie". Kim jest Alin Szewczyk?". Dzień Dobry TVN (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Chudy, Emily (26 September 2022). "Trans and non-binary models walk for Prada 'for the first time' during Milan Fashion Week". PinkNews. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ a b "A record number of trans and non-binary models debut at Prada". Yahoo! Sports. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Warlikowska, Angelika; Chitro, Maja (8 August 2023). "Niebinarny model z Polski podbija światowe wybiegi. Poznaj Alin Szewczyk". Elle (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b Gardulska, Alicja (16 June 2023). ""Alin Szewczyk z "Fanfika": Ludzie chcą wiedzieć, co mamy między nogami. Chcą nam powiedzieć, na co jesteśmy chorzy"". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Właszczuk, Julia (21 May 2023). "Alin Szewczyk o "Fanfiku", niebinarności i komiksach". Vogue Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Models from Warsaw
- Polish film actors
- Polish LGBTQ actors
- Polish LGBTQ models
- Transgender actors
- Transgender models
- Non-binary actors
- Non-binary models
- Transgender non-binary people
- 21st-century Polish actors
- 21st-century Polish LGBTQ people
- Polish transgender people
- Polish non-binary people
- Polish emigrants to the Netherlands
- University of Warsaw alumni
- Actors from Warsaw
- People from Eindhoven