Carolina Bartczak

Carolina Bartczak
Born
Carolina Anna Bartczak

(1985-10-05) October 5, 1985 (age 39)
Gehrden, West Germany
NationalityCanadian/Polish
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Carolina Bartczak (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian actress of Polish descent. She is known for her role as Magda Lehnsherr,[1] the wife of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, in X-Men: Apocalypse and as Maura Mackenzie in the CBC film An Audience of Chairs.[2]

Early life

Carolina Bartczak was born in Germany after her parents escaped the martial law in Poland. She eventually emigrated to Canada with her family and grew up in Kitchener, Ontario. She studied biochemistry at the University of Toronto[3] and worked as a travel writer/photographer in southern Croatia.[4] She turned to acting in 2009 and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.[5] Carolina Bartczak has dual citizenship between Canada and Poland and speaks French and Polish fluently.

Career

Carolina Bartczak's first role was playing the voice of Alfred Hedgehog in the cartoon The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog.[6] Her first on screen role was playing a high maintenance mother opposite Brendan Gleeson, and Neil Patrick Harris in The Smurfs 2. Bartczak also played Nurse Clara in the action film Brick Mansions opposite Paul Walker and as Amanda Dean in the film Business Ethics opposite Larenz Tate.[7] Her most famous role has been playing Magda Lehnsherr, the wife of Erik Lehnsherr in the Marvel comic series X-Men.[8] In X-Men: Apocalypse, Erik Lehnsherr, played by Michael Fassbender, becomes Magneto after he is enraged by Magda's murder. In 2018, she was cast as the lead in a film by the CBC, An Audience of Chairs written by Rosemary House. Carolina Bartczak plays Maura, a beautiful woman suffering from mental illness based on a novel of the same name written by Joan Clark. The film was released in Canada on March 22, 2019. Carolina played the role of Brenda Lopez, starring opposite Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, Charlie Plummer, and Michael Peña in the Roland Emmerich 2022 Sci-Fi action film, Moonfall by Lionsgate.

In 2024, she was announced as starring in the upcoming third season of the anthology drama series Plan B.[9]

Filmography

Film, Television and Gaming Roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog Alfred Hedgehog (voice) TV series
2011 RoomBuds Carly Short film
2011 Screwed Mirabel TV series
2011 Crazy Photographer Ivanka Trovovich Feature film
2011 Wilt Red Dress Girl Feature film
2012 Covert Affairs Debra TV series
2013 Karma's a Bitch Kaira TV series
2013 The Listener Sarah Wembley TV series
2013 The Smurfs 2 Peanut Mom Feature film
2013 Plato's Reality Machine Maggie Feature film
2014 Brick Mansions Nurse Clara Feature film
2014 Femme Brulee Colleen Zimmerman Short film
2015 Gray Area Nina Short film
2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Phyllis TV series
2015 Mayday Lauren Bessette TV series
2016 Business Ethics Amanda Dean Feature film
2016 Cleverly Disguised Dana Short film
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Magda Feature film
2017 Rainbow Six Siege Zofia Bosak Video game
2017 An Audience of Chairs Maura Mackenzie Feature film
2018 The Bold Type Eden TV series
2018 Far Cry 5 Cult Leader Video game
2019 Carter Abigail TV series
2019 White Lie Magda Feature film
2020 Most Dangerous Game Wife TV series
2020 Hall Val Feature film
2022 Moonfall Brenda Lopez Feature film
2023 Beacon 23 Dr. Ree Avalon TV series
2023 Painkiller Lily Kryger TV series
TBA Plan B Abigail Walker

References

  1. ^ "James McAvoy, 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Cast Talk Future Franchise Films". The Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "'Unflinching look' at mental illness: An Audience of Chairs comes to the silver screen".
  3. ^ "Carolina Bartczak...Got the Part".
  4. ^ "Interview with actress Carolina Bartczak – The GCE". June 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bold and Brave: BRICK MANSIONS' Carolina Bartczak". April 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, The". www.muse.ca.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 6, 2016). "'Business Ethics' Adds Carolina Bartczak; Erica Ash Gets 'A Little Something For You Birthday'".
  8. ^ "X-Men: Apocalypse star Carolina Bartczak on working with Michael Fassbender – Watch News Videos Online". Global News.
  9. ^ Jesse Whittock, "‘Plan B’: Carolina Bartczak To Lead Season 3 Of CBC’s Time-Bending Drama; Arnold Pinnock & Ennis Esmer Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood, September 17, 2024.