---
name: "Aleksander Krupa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/olek-krupa"
fi1m_id: "olek-krupa"
imdb_id: "nm0472762"
tmdb_id: 53573
wikidata_id: "Q125354"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 March 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T20:13:35.264498+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Aleksander Krupa

## Identity

Aleksander Krupa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/olek-krupa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** olek-krupa
- **IMDb ID:** nm0472762
- **TMDB ID:** 53573
- **Wikidata ID:** Q125354
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Krupa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472762/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53573

Actor. Born 18 March 1947 in Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 March 1947, Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Olek Krupa, Όλεκ Κρούπα
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Comedy 1, History 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $405m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Krupa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125354, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0472762/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53573

## 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*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Staircase* (2022), Fi1m 75, as Werner Spitz — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-staircase-2022.md)
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), Fi1m 80, as Karl Zielinski — [page](https://film.one/film/hidden-figures.md)
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), Fi1m 72, as Krapotkin — [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Tad — [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Reagan* (2024), as Mikhail Gorbachev
- *Sardinia* (2024), as Grzegorz Przybyszewski
- *Freestyle* (2023), as Brat Józef
- *The Staircase* (2022), series, as Werner Spitz — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-staircase-2022.md)
- *WeCrashed* (2022), series, as Yevgeni Risakov
- *The Sunlit Night* (2020), as Vassily
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, as Niku Osheyevsky
- *Bel Canto* (2018), as Fyodorov
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), as Russian Minister of Defense
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), series, as Radovan Bernivig
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), as Karl Zielinski — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/hidden-figures.md)
- *Divorce* (2016), series, as Gustav
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, as Victor
- *Butterflies of Bill Baker* (2015), as Dr. Burzeckaia
- *I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone)* (2014), as Stanislaw
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Pavel Ostrov
- *One Trick Dieter* (2013), as Tom
- *Blood Ties* (2013), as Tommy
- *Admission* (2013), as Polokov
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as General Vijktor Zhukov — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Fyodor Ukhov
- *The Dictator* (2012), as Gazprom Executive
- *Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You* (2012), as Henryk Maria
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Ivan Yogorov — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *X-Men: First Class* (2011), as Soviet Captain
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Maximilian Gruschenko
- *Salt* (2010), as Russian President Matveyev
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Alec
- *Whatever Works* (2009), as Morgenstern
- *Life on Mars* (2008), series, as Vasilli Lukin
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), as Krapotkin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *New Amsterdam* (2008), series, as Viktor Brodsky
- *The Italian Job* (2003), as Mashkov
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Elmer Gratnik
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), as General Miroslav Lokar
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Ben Laurette
- *Brooklyn Babylon* (2001), as Uncle Vlad
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), as Andrei Gromyko
- *Deadline* (2000), series, as Alvi Udogov aka 'Godzilla'
- *The Opportunists* (2000), as Ted Walikaki
- *Oxygen* (1999), as Madeline's Lover
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Alexander Strizhov
- *Blue Streak* (1999), as Jean LaFleur
- *No Vacancy* (1999), as Leonard
- *Simply Irresistible* (1999), as Valderon
- *All Revved Up* (1998), as Yannick
- *Stardust* (1998), as Karol Wasacz
- *Home Alone 3* (1997), as Peter Beaupre
- *Kicked in the Head* (1997), as Borko
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Yuri Kosygin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Eraser* (1996), as Sergei
- *Andersonville* (1996), series, as Olek Wisnovsky
- *Fair Game* (1995), as Zhukov
- *Normandy: The Great Crusade* (1994), as Jan Jesionek (voice)
- *Naked in New York* (1993), as Professor Korta
- *Undercover Blues* (1993), as Zubic
- *Geoffrey Beene 30* (1993), Actor
- *Mac* (1992), as Polowski
- *Men Of Respect* (1990), as Beda
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), as Tad — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Sasha Osinski, Victor Popov, Constantin Volsky — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Ivory Hunters* (1990), Actor
- *Black Rainbow* (1989), as Tom Kuron
- *Misplaced* (1989), as Jacek's Father
- *Day One* (1989), as Edward Teller
- *Tattingers* (1988), series, Actor
- *Call Me* (1988), as Henryk
- *Nine 1/2 Weeks* (1986), as Bruce
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Vater Wajda — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Far from Poland* (1984), as Jan (voice)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Jacek's Father

## Gallery

- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-74f2a17da24f.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Daniverde1991, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Olek_Krupa.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-359353684ad1.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Image via TMDB
- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-bd06e0e4e719.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Image via TMDB
- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-8bc861b44e4c.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Image via TMDB
- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-32aa7e84f9d2.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Image via TMDB
- ![Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/media/person/395349/gallery-a0e518931688.jpg) Aleksander Krupa — Image via TMDB

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