Andrzej Kopiczyński graduated from the Lodz Theatre School in 1958. Initially, he worked at the theatres in Olsztyn, Szczecin and Koszalin and since 1970 in Warszawa, at Narodowy Theatre (1970-79), and Teatr Kwadrat (1986-2011). In the 60-ties he played in the films such as "Zakochani są między nami" by Jan Rutkiewicz, "Święta wojna" and "Czekam w Monte-Carlo" by Julian Dziedzina, and also "150 na godzinę" by Wanda Jakubowska. In 1972, he played the leading role in a film "Kopernik" by Ewa & Czesław Petelski. However, it was not until a role of an engineer Stefan Karwowski from the series "Czterdziestolatek" by Jerzy Gruza that he became very popular.  He was a supporting actor in such films as "Noce i dnie" by Jerzy Antczak, "Znachor" by Jerzy Hoffman, and "Korczak" by Andrzej Wajda.