- Karel Roden
Infobox actor
caption = Karel Roden at 43rdKVIFF
birthdate = Birth date and age|1962|5|18|mf=y
birthplace =České Budějovice ,Czech republic Karel Roden (born
May 18 1962 ) is a Czechactor .Roden's father and grandfather were also actors. After study of theatrical art in
Prague he had taken many roles in theatres and movies. Outside of the Czech Republic he is mostly known for character roles in Hollywood movies such as "15 Minutes " (2001), "Blade II " (2002), "Bulletproof Monk " (2003), "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004), as Grigori Rasputin in "Hellboy " (2004), and "Running Scared" (2006). He also had a small role in "Mr. Bean's Holiday " (2007). Most recently, he played Noble Thurzo in Bathory (2008), co-production movie filmed by Slovakian director Juraj Jakubisko. Roden has also voiced in the video gameGrand Theft Auto 4 as Mikhail FaustinRoden received Alfréd Radok Award for performing Bruno in "Le Cocu Magnifique" by
Fernand Crommelynck . Other notable role was Don Juan in Grabbe's "Don Juan and Faust" (Divadlo v Dlouhé ). He also appeared in two plays with his brother Marian.External links
* [http://www.csfd.cz/herec.php?1022 Biography, including list of roles (in Czech)]
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