| Jiří Mádl | |
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| Born | (1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 (age 38) České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004– |
| Children | 1 |
Jiří Mádl Czech pronunciation (born October 23, 1986) is a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in České Budějovice.
Among his most prominent roles are a part in the 2008 film Night Owls, for which received the Best Actor award at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. For his performance in Droneman (2020), he received the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2020 Czech Lion Awards.
Mádl made his directorial debut with the movie To See the Sea. His second movie On the Roof was released in 2019. His third film, historical drama Waves, depicting struggle of a Czechoslovak Radio crew against Soviet occupation in 1968, premiered at the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and was submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, making the shortlist.
Filmography
Director, screenwriter
- To See the Sea (2014)
- Celebrity s.r.o. (2015)
- On the Roof (2018)
- Waves (2024)
Actor
- Snowboarďáci (2004) – Jáchym
- Ro(c)k podvraťáků (2006) – Márty Mašek
- Taming Crocodiles (2006) – Vašek Rychman
- Rafťáci (2006) – Filip
- Gympl (2007) – Michal Kolman
- Taková normální rodinka (2008) – Zdeněk
- Bathory (2008) – Cyril the monk
- Night Owls (2008) – Ubr
- Ctrl Emotion (2009) – Viktor
- It Is Hell With the Princess (2009) – Prince Jeroným
- The Magical Duvet (2011) – Mr. Karel
- Colette (2013) – Vili Feld
- The Devil's Mistress (2016) – Hans Fischer
- Sever (2019) – Petr Svoboda
- Droneman (2020) – Plech
- Bet on Friendship (2021) – Gay man
References
- Tizard, Will (13 July 2008). "'Happy' ending at Karlovy Vary". Variety.
- Spáčilová, Mirka (9 April 2014). "RECENZE: Film pro všechny generace. Jiří Mádl vzkřísil Pány kluky". iDnes.cz.
- "97TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". press.oscars.org. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Jiří Mádl: Sebevědomí mi nechybí" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 28 February 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Mádla preslávil snowboard, on by zimu najradšej strávil v teple" (in Slovak). Pravda (Slovakia). 26 December 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Mádl si odskočil na maturitní ples" (in Czech). iDNES. 9 February 2006.
- Wise, Damon (11 July 2008). "DISPATCH FROM CZECH REPUBLIC: Karlovy Vary Mixes the Big Cheese with Local Gems". Indie Wire.
- It Is hell with the Princess on IMDb
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