In 1991 he graduated from the Łódź Film School and later began appearing in theatre productions.

[2] Topa later appeared in films Three Colours: White (1993), Crows (1994) and Demons of War (1998).

In 2004 he starred in the black comedy film, The Wedding directed by Wojciech Smarzowski.

From 2014 to 2017, Topa starred in the HBO Europe crime drama series, The Border.

He also starred in Ultraviolet (2017–19), The King of Warsaw (2020), Hold Tight (2022) and The Convict (2021–23).