Jerzy Trela

Jerzy Józef Trela (born 14 March 1942) is a Polish actor. In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman. He is also known for White (1994), Quo Vadis (2001) and Ida (2013).

Trela played also many roleson stage at The Old Theatre in Kraków (Polish: Narodowy Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie) and he was Professor and Rector at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts.

• Meritorious for Polish Culture (1989)
• Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), previously awarded the Commander's Cross (2000) and Knight's Cross (1981)
• Polish Film Awards: Eagles for Best Supporting Actor in Quo Vadis (2002)
• Gold Medal "Gloria Artis" (2005)

• The Moth (1980)
• Man of Iron (1981)
• Danton (1983)
• Noc smaragdového měsíce (1985)
• Magnat (1987)
• The Mother of Kings (1987)
• Decalogue IX (1988)
• On the Silver Globe (1988)
• Three Colors: White (1994)
• Pan Tadeusz (1999)
• Quo Vadis (2001)
• An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God (2003)
• Hope (2007)
• Ida (2013) as Szymon Skiba
• A Grain of Truth (2015)