Jesse Eisenberg, who says he reconnected with his family's Polish roots while filming A Real Pain, was granted Polish citizenship by President Andrzej Duda.

Jesse Eisenberg has been granted Polish citizenship by the European country's president, just months after the actor, writer and director applied. Eisenberg was awarded citizenship to the European country by Andrzej Duda on Tuesday at the tail end of a trip to the U.

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,