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Olek Krupa

Olek Krupa

Actor · Born March 18, 1947 (79) · Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland

Olek Krupa (born Aleksander Krupa; 18 March 1947), is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals such as Russian President Matveyev in Salt, Mashkov in The Italian Job, Bosnian Serb General Miroslav Lokar in Behind Enemy Lines. He has also guest-starred on television series such as Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, and The Blacklist, and had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans. From Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 18, 1947 (79)
From
Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Olek Krupa's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
17%
Morality
16%
Survival
16%
Power
9%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
6
Absurd
5
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Olek Krupa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olek Krupa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zmora(2026)

    Show as Waldemar Kosowski

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reagan(2024)

    as Mikhail Gorbachev

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sardinia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Grzegorz Przybyszewski

  • Freestyle(2023)

    as Brat Józef

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Werner Spitz

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • WeCrashed(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Yevgeni Risakov

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Sunlit Night(2019)

    as Vassily

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Niku Osheyevsky

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Bel Canto(2018)

    as Fyodorov

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    as Russian Minister of Defense

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Iron Fist(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Radovan Bernivig

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    as Karl Zielinski

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Divorce(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Gustav

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Butterflies of Bill Baker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dr. Burzeckaia

  • I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Stanislaw

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pavel Ostrov

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • One Trick Dieter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tom

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Admission(2013)

    as Polokov

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as General Vijktor Zhukov

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Fyodor Ukhov

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Dictator(2012)

    as Gazprom Executive

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You(2011)

    as Henryk Maria

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivan Yogorov

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    as Soviet Captain

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Maximilian Gruschenko

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Salt(2010)

    as Russian President Matveyev

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Alec

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Whatever Works(2009)

    as Morgenstern

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Life on Mars(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Vasilli Lukin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Burn After Reading(2008)

    as Krapotkin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Viktor Brodsky

  • The Fifth Patient(2007)

    as Khodorov

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Italian Job(2003)

    as Mashkov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Elmer Gratnik

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Behind Enemy Lines(2001)

    as General Miroslav Lokar

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Laurette

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Uncle Vlad

  • Thirteen Days(2000)

    as Andrei Gromyko

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Alvi Udogov aka 'Godzilla'

  • The Opportunists(1999)

    as Ted Walikaki

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Oxygen(1999)

    as Madeline's Lover

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Strizhov

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Streak(1999)

    as Jean LaFleur

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • No Vacancy(1999)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Simply Irresistible(1999)

    as Valderon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • O.K. Garage(1998)

    as Yannick

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Stardust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Karol Wasacz

  • Home Alone 3(1997)

    as Peter Beaupre

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kicked in the Head(1997)

    as Borko

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yuri Kosygin

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Eraser(1996)

    as Sergei Ivanovich Petrofsky

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Andersonville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Olek Wisnovsky

  • Fair Game(1995)

    as Zhukov

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Normandy: The Great Crusade(1994)

    as Jan Jesionek (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    as Professor Korta

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Blues(1993)

    as Zubic

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Geoffrey Beene 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Mac(1992)

    as Polowski

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Men of Respect(1990)

    as Beda

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Miller's Crossing(1990)

    as Tad

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Constantin Volsky · as Sasha Osinski · as Victor Popov

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Ivory Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Black Rainbow(1989)

    as Tom Kuron

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Misplaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jacek's Father

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Edward Teller

  • Tattingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Call Me(1988)

    as Henryk

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 9½ Weeks(1986)

    as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Vater Wajda

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Far from Poland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jan (voice)

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacek's Father

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1982 to 2024; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Salt (2010)

$294M worldwide

Highest rated

The Italian Job (2003)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822024

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
86960111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Olek Krupa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Normandy: The Great Crusade (1994)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hidden Figures (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Olek Krupa's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles33–78 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles16–51 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles32–76 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles16–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles31–60 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Olek Krupa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olek Krupa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joaquim de Almeida shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers