Marcin Czarnik (born 23 March 1976) is a Polish actor best known for appearing in the 2015 Academy Award-winning film Son of Saul. Graduating from the Theatre Academy in Warsaw in 2000, he performed at the Polish Theatre in Wrocà Âaw from 2002 to 2004 and then again in 2006, and at the Wybrzeà ¼e Theatre in Gdaà Âsk for a brief period from 2004 to 2005. In 2011, he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture â Gloria Artis.