Jerzy Józef Trela (14 March 1942 – 15 May 2022)[1] was a Polish actor.

In 2003 he starred in the film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God under Jerzy Hoffman.

[2] He is also known for White (1994), Quo Vadis (2001) and Ida (2013).

Trela played also many roles on stage at The Old Theatre in Kraków (Polish: Narodowy Stary Teatr im.

Heleny Modrzejewskiej w Krakowie)[3] and he was Professor and Rector at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts.