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Kristof Konrad (born Krzysztof Wojslaw, February 6, 1962) is a Polish-American film, television, theatre, and voice actor, acting coach, voice coach, movement specialist and the Alexander Technique teacher. For over twenty years, he has successfully worked in film and television in both the United States and Europe, working with directors such as Kenneth Branagh, Francis Lawrence, Ron Howard, and Roland Emmerich and working opposite actors such as Jennifer Lawrence, Robin Wright, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Garner, and many more.[1] He currently resides in Los Angeles and works internationally.

Kristof Konrad
Konrad at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, 2016
Born
Krzysztof Wojslaw

(1962-02-06) February 6, 1962 (age 60)
Gizycko, Poland
OccupationActor, acting and voice coach
Websitealexandertechworks.com/about-alexander-techworks

Early life


Kristof Konrad (birth name Krzysztof Wojsław) was born on April 26, 1962, in Gizycko, Poland. His father, Mieczyslaw, was a working-class man, and his mother, Jadwiga, a school teacher. He studied to become an electrical engineer, but at the age of 23, he decided to pursue a career in acting. For the next two years (1985-1987), Konrad attended the Alexander Zelwerowicz National Dramatic Academy in Warsaw, Poland. While there, he studied and worked with theatre and film masters Jerzy Grotowski and Andrzej Wajda. Upon graduating, he moved to Rome, Italy, where he studied with Alessandro Fersen at The Fersen Studio until 1992.[2]


Career



Acting


After studying and working in Europe for seven years, Konrad moved to Hollywood in 1992. For over twenty years, he has successfully worked in film and television in the United States and Europe. He began his film career with a role in Independence Day directed by Roland Emmerich, followed by roles in Hotel California, Angels & Demons, Chernobyl Diaries, and many more. Some of his television credits include: Scorpion, Zoo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., House of Cards, Scandal, Nikita, Alias, and many more.[2]

Konrad appeared as Dimitri Ustinov, opposite Jennifer Lawrence, in the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018), directed by Francis Lawrence and based on Jason Matthews' book of the same name. It follows Dominika Egorova (Lawrence), a Russian intelligence rookie who is assigned to seduce a CIA officer; she later falls in love with the officer and considers being a double agent.[3]

Konrad will play Igor Zavarov in the upcoming Il ragazzo invisibile - Seconda generazione.


Movement specialist and acting coach


Early in his career, Konrad discovered the Alexander Technique while working in the U.S. He was fascinated by its "effectiveness in improving the level of acting and helping one cope with the stresses of performing and everyday life." He spent three years training as an Alexander Technique teacher with Jean-Louis Rodrigue and many others at Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles, where he also received his certification.[2]

Konrad has taught for the Berlin International Film Festival, Verbier Festival & Academy in Switzerland, and the UBS Verbier Junior Orchestra. He teaches Acting in Film and Alexander Technique Intensive Workshops in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, Berlin, Toronto, and Vancouver. He collaborates with Jean-Louis Rodrigue at the Larry Moss Studio, Howard Fine Acting Studio, UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies, Theatricum Botanicum, and Media Access.[4]

Konrad worked with the cast of King Lear and The Seagull of The Royal Shakespeare Company; helped Sharon Lawrence to create Vivien Leigh in Orson's Shadow at the Pasadena Playhouse; worked with the cast of Elecricidad at the Mark Taper Forum, and worked with the artists of Cirque du Soleil’s Ka on improving performance and preventing injuries.[2]

Konrad coached Lymari Nadal in embodying Eva, the love interest of Denzel Washington in American Gangster.[2]


Filmography (selection)



Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
1994A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal LifestylePolish SpeakerTV movie
1996Independence DayRussian Pilot #2
1999Operation SamumJeff Magnus
2000The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in HollywoodMishaTV movie
2006VeiledTheadore Trippe
2008Hotel CaliforniaYuri
2009Angels & DemonsPolish Reporter
2011ParacusiaYuriShort film
2012Chernobyl DiariesMedic Grotzky
2015All These VoicesJanuszShort film
2015BreatheDr. Filip KardelShort film
2016The Persian ConnectionKiril
2017The Zookeeper's WifePolish Radio AnnouncerUncredited
2018The Invisible Boy: Second Generation Igor Zavarov
2018Red SparrowDimitri Ustinov

Television



References


  1. "Kristof Konrad | Howard Fine". Howard Fine. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. "Kristof Konrad - Alexander Technique". Alexander Techworks. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "Jennifer Lawrence filming spy thriller "Red Sparrow" in Budapest". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. "Alexander Techworks - Alexander Technique - Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY". Alexander Techworks. Retrieved 2017-08-23.




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