Piotr Trojan (born June 6, 1986) is a Polish actor and playwright. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor and Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor for playing the leading role in the 2020 drama film, 25 Years of Innocence. He later starred in the biographical drama film Johnny (2022), receiving his second Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2020, Trojan starred alongside Agata Kulesza in the drama film 25 Years of Innocence, based on a true story about a young man who was falsely accused for rape and was imprisoned for 25 years.[3] For his performance, Trojan received positive reviews.[4][5] At the 2021 Polish Film Awards, Trojan won Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.[6]
He also received Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor.[2] The following year he appeared in the crime drama film Operation Hyacinth on Netflix. In 2022, Trojan starred in the biographical drama film, Johnny, receiving his second Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.[7]
Trojan is openly gay. He came out in 2016.[8][9][10]