Biography
Aleksander Krupa, also credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor. He was born on 18 March 1947 in Rybnik, Poland. In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later performed on stage in Poland before emigrating to the United States in 1981.
Krupa has appeared in numerous films and television series, often in supporting roles. His credits include 9½ Weeks (1986), Home Alone 3 (1997), The Italian Job (2003), Burn After Reading (2008) as Krapotkin, Salt (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Hidden Figures (2016) and The Fate of the Furious (2017). He has also had recurring and guest roles in series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Americans and Iron Fist.
