Tamás Lengyel was born on September 7, 1977 in Budapest, Hungary. His mother is a former German and Hungarian language and literature teacher, his father was a mechanical engineer.They were both interested in arts, which may be one of the reasons why Tamás became an actor.He was first cast a role at a children's theatre when he was only 13. There he went on to appear in a number of roles until he was admitted to the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. He graduated in 2001 and since then he has become one of the most significant young actors of the Hungarian theatre. Before joining The Vígszinház in 2011 he had performed on the stages of three different theaters as well.He took on his first TV role in the series I love Budapest while at university. His career was catapulted when he took one of the leading roles in one of Hungary's most popular soap opera, "Jóban Rosszban". After that he appeared in 55 episodes of another TV series, Munkaügyek (2012), which he left because he won the leading role in an adventure series, Kossuthkifli (2015). In addition to series he has already starred in several feature films.