Alin Szewczyk | |
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Born | 1999 (age 25–26) Warsaw, Poland |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2017–present |
Alin Szewczyk (born 1999 [1] [2] ) is a Polish film actor and fashion model.
Szewczyk debuted on screen in the 2017 film Once Upon a Time in November, but is best known for starring in the 2023 film Fanfic , based on the novel by Natalia Osińska, as the first transgender actor portraying a transgender character in a Polish film. [3] [4]
As a model, Szewczyk is known for being one of the first non-binary models walking in a Prada fashion show. [5] [6] Szewczyk has also worked for such companies as Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Valentino. [7] In June 2023, Szewczyk was featured on the cover of the Polish edition of the Elle magazine. [4] [7]
Szewczyk is non-binary and uses they/he pronouns in English and masculine grammatical forms in their native Polish. [7] Szewczyk is a graduate of the University of Warsaw [6] and is also trained as a welder. [7] [8] As of 2023, Szewczyk resides in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. [8] [9]