Actor, writer, director Jesse Eisenberg is now officially a Polish citizen, Variety reported. The Now You See Me star was granted citizenship by Polish President Andrzej Duda in a New York ceremony on Tuesday.

Actor and director Jesse Eisenberg has been granted Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, following his portrayal of Poland’s Jewish history during World War Two in his Oscar-winning film A Real Pain.

Jesse Eisenberg became Polish citizen after his film A Real Pain won in the Best Supporting Actor category by Kieran Culkin. The actor, writer and director of the film was granted

Jesse Eisenberg is now a Polish citizen. Days after Keiran Culkin took home the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2025 Oscars for A Real Pain on Sunday (March 3), Eisenberg, who wrote, directed and starred in the film alongside Culkin, has been granted Polish citizenship by President Andrezj Duda in a ceremony in New York on Tuesday (March 4).

Jesse Eisenberg earning critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for his film A Real Pain granted him the Polish citizenship he so longed for. The actor acknowledged the “honor” in his speech!

US actor Jesse Eisenberg has been awarded Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda, after telling the story of the Jewish population during World War Two in his Oscar-winning film A Real Pain. Eisenberg wrote,

Jesse Eisenberg, who says he reconnected with his family’s Polish roots while filming A Real Pain in the country, was granted Polish citizenship yesterday by President Andrzej Duda. "While we were filming this movie in Poland and I was walking the streets and starting to get a little more comfortable in the country,

"This is an honor of a lifetime and something I have been very interested in for two decades," said Eisenberg, who filmed the Oscar-winning film he wrote and directed in Poland

President Andrzej Duda has granted Polish citizenship to Jesse Eisenberg, who starred, wrote, and directed the Oscar-winning film, A Real Pain.