Joanna Ignaczewska

Language/Accent: Polish

Style: playful, upbeat, clear

Bio

Joanna Ignaczewska is a versatile voice-over artist and screen actor, born in Warsaw, Poland in 1984. She began her professional acting career in 1999 and went on to train at the Acting Academy in Warsaw before further honing her craft at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Since relocating to London in 2008, Joanna has continued to build an impressive and wide-ranging career in film, television, theatre, and commercial work.

Her credits include leading roles such as the psychological thriller Scopia Effect, which earned her a nomination at the British Film Festival, as well as appearances in acclaimed projects including HBO/Channel 4’s Get Millie Black and Netflix’s The Crown (Season 5). Most recently, Joanna worked opposite Adrien Brody in The Brutalist, portraying a Polish immigrant, and voiced a Ukrainian character for a BBC Radio drama on the war in Ukraine.

She has collaborated with global brands such as BT Broadband (with Ryan Reynolds), Air Wick, Charlotte Tilbury, PlayStation, and Cadbury. Known for her versatility, Joanna frequently plays Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian characters, drawing on her fluency in Polish, English, and German, as well as her strong command of Eastern European accents.

Most recently, Joanna finished working on a BFI film playing a leading role.

Her clear, lively and playful tones are great fits for commercial projects and character-based scripts.