Karel Roden is a renowned actor, recognized globally for his impressive body of work in numerous film and television productions. His most recent appearances in the United States include director Jaume Collet-Serra's "Orphan," alongside Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, and Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla," featuring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, and Thandie Newton.
His extensive filmography includes notable roles in the hit comedy "Mr. Bean's Vacation," starring Rowan Atkinson, as well as in Wayne Kramer's "Running Scared," opposite Paul Walker and Vera Farmiga; Paul Greengrass' "The Bourne Supremacy," starring Matt Damon; Guillermo del Toro's action-packed "Hellboy" and "Blade II"; "Bulletproof Monk," featuring Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott; and "15 Minutes," starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns.
Roden has received several nominations and recently won a prestigious Czech Lion Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the film "Guard No. 47," produced in his native country, the Czech Republic. He has appeared in numerous Czech films, including "Jménem krále," "The Eye," "Holka Ferrari Dino," "Bathory," "Little Girl Blue," "Bestiar," "Vaterland - Lovecký deník," and "Wild Flowers."
In addition to his work in Czech films, Roden has acted in various European productions, such as France's "Largo Winch," directed by 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 has also made a cameo appearance 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 numerous 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, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. His younger brother, Marian, is also an actor. 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.
