Waldemar Januszczak
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."
Acting
TV
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
as Self - Presenter
2012
TV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Movie
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
as Narrator
2009
Movie
B movie
as Himself
2009
Movie
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
as Presenter
2017
TV
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
as Host
2009
TV
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
as Host, Narrator
2020
Movie
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
as Himself
2022
Movie
Beijing Swings
as Self - presenter
2003
Movie
The Mystery of the Nativity
2022
Movie
Gauguin: The Full Story
as Presenter
2003
Movie
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
2011
Movie
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
as Himself
2015
Movie
Paradise Found
as Himself
2005
TV
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
as Himself
2011
TV
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
as Self
2024
Movie
Sickert vs Sargent
as Self
2007
Movie
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
as Self
2022
Movie
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
as Self
2005
Movie
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Himself
2012
Movie
The Lost Supper
as Self - Narrator
1998
Movie
Ugly Beauty
2010
Movie
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
as Presenter
2006
Movie
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
as Presenter
2011
Crew
TV
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Director
2012
Movie
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
Director
2009
Movie
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
Writer
2017
TV
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
Writer
2020
Movie
Beijing Swings
Writer
2003
Movie
Gauguin: The Full Story
Director
2003
Movie
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
Director
2011
Movie
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
Director
2015
TV
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Director
2011
TV
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
Director
2024
Movie
Puppy Love
Presenter
1999
Movie
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
Director
2011