Karel Roden Biography

Karel Roden is an internationally known actor who was most recently seen in the United States in director Jaume Collet-Serra's 'Orphan,' starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, and in Guy Ritchie's 'RocknRolla,' opposite Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson and Thandie Newton. His work can also be seen in such films as the hit comedy 'Mr. Bean's Vacation,' starring Rowan Atkinson; Wayne Kramer's 'Running Scared,' opposite Paul Walker and Vera Farmiga; Paul Greengrass' wildly successful 'The Bourne Supremacy,' the second film in the franchise starring Matt Damon; Guillermo del Toro's comics-based action thrillers 'Hellboy' and 'Blade II'; 'Bulletproof Monk,' starring Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott; and '15 Minutes,' starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns.Roden has been nominated several times and recently won a prestigious Czech Lion Award for Best Actor for his work in the film 'Guard No. 47,' produced in his native country, the Czech Republic. He has acted in numerous Czech films, including 'Jménem krále'; 'The Eye'; 'Holka Ferrari Dino'; 'Bathory'; 'Little Girl Blue'; 'Bestiar'; 'Vaterland - Lovecký deník'; and 'Wild Flowers.' Roden has also acted in a variety of films produced throughout Europe, including France's 'Largo Winch,' from director Jérôme Salle and starring Kristin Scott Thomas; Spain's 'The Abandoned,' Poland's 'Summer Love'; and the UK's 'Shut Up and Shoot Me' and 'The Last Drop.' He appeared as himself in Jan Nemec's documentary 'Late Night Talks with Mother.'On the small screen, Roden has appeared in the US series 'The Philanthropist,' the UK series 'MI-5' and 'The Scarlet Pimpernel,' and in countless Czech productions, including the series 'Trapasy' and the telepic 'A Christmas Tale.'A graduate of the Prague Dramatic Academy of Fine Arts, Roden hails from a long tradition of Czech actors: his younger brother, Marian, is also an actor, and both men followed in the footsteps of their father and grandfather. Roden's upcoming films include the horror thriller 'Andrassy Street 60.,' opposite Talia Shire and Barry Corbin; the German period drama 'Habermann'; and 'Alois Nebel,' an animated feature from the Czech Republic.

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7.2 Orphan2009

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Genres: Thriller, Horror, Drama

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Artists: Jimmy Bennett, Vera Farmiga, Margo Martindale, Rosemary Dunsmore

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7.3 RocknRolla 2008

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Genres: Crime, Action, Comedy

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Toby Kebbell, Karel Roden

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6.2 Bathory2008

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Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History

Director: Juraj Jakubisko

Artists: Hans Matheson, Franco Nero, Anna Friel, Vincent Regan

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6.4 Largo Winch2008

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Genres: Adventure, Thriller

Director: Jérôme Salle

Artists: Kristin Scott Thomas, Karel Roden, Anne Consigny, Miki Manojlovic

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7.3 RocknRolla2008

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Genres: Action, Crime

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Tom Hardy, Cookie, Geoff Bell, Matt King

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