Waldemar Januszczak
Acting
1954-01-12 · Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."
Filmography(32)
tvArt's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
as Self · 2024 · 10.0
movieThe Mystery of the Nativity
as · 2022 · 6.0
movieBoy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
as Self - Presenter · 2022 · 0.0
movieWaldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
as Self · 2022 · 0.0
movieBorromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
as Himself · 2022 · 7.0
tvThe Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
as Host, Narrator · 2020 · 7.3
tvHandmade in Bolton
as Narrator · 2019 · 0.0
tvBig Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
as Host, Narrator · 2018 · 0.0
movieMary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
as Presenter · 2017 · 3.0
tvThe Renaissance Unchained
as Self - Presenter · 2016 · 0.0
movieHolbein: Eye of the Tudors
as Himself · 2015 · 5.0
movieRubens: An Extra Large Story
as Presenter · 2015 · 0.0
tvRococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
as Host, Narrator · 2014 · 0.0
tvThe Dark Ages: An Age of Light
as Self - Presenter · 2012 · 8.0
movieHere Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Himself · 2012 · 0.0
tvThe Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
as Himself · 2011 · 10.0
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant · 2011 · 6.0
movieThe Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
as · 2011 · 8.0
movieWilliam Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
as Presenter · 2011 · 0.0
tvUnderstanding Art: Impressionism
as Self - Host · 2011 · 0.0
movieUgly Beauty
as · 2010 · 0.0
movieB movie
as Himself · 2009 · 6.8
movieManet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
as Narrator · 2009 · 5.3
tvBaroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
as Host · 2009 · 7.7