Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962 in České Budějovice) is a Czech actor from a multi-generational acting family - his father and grandfather were both actors. After graduating from Prague's Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) in 1985, he built a strong theatre career before breaking into international film following a period of study in London. He is best known abroad for roles in Hellboy (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and RocknRolla (2008), and at home has won the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor twice - for Guard No. 47 (2008) and A Prominent Patient (2016).
Karel Roden went on tour with the production Captain Skvělous - a solo monodrama - through Czech cities, with performances taking place, for example, in Znojmo, Chvaletice, and Kralovice.
The film Dance, Matilda (2023) with Roden in the lead role won the main prize at the International Film Festival Santa Fe in New Mexico - as the only European film in competition with 27 American films.
For his performance in the tragicomedy Dance, Matilda (2023), Roden received the Czech Film Critics Award at the 14th ceremony held at the Prague Archa Theatre.
Roden was nominated for the Czech Lion for the lead male role in the film Dance, Matilda (2023) directed by Petr Slavik.
Karel Roden settled permanently with his family in a castle outside Prague, where he keeps animals and operates a blueberry farm.
An Italian tragicomedy about a marriage in crisis, where a couple struggles to find love and understanding. Jana Krausová and Karel Roden perform in this grotesque comedy about the clash of masculine and feminine principles.
A situational comedy about a married couple trying to reignite their relationship. Karel Roden and Jana Krausová star in this Canadian comedy directed by Darina Abrahámová.
A new comedy production from Divadlo Bez zábradlí starring Karel Roden as the eccentric Captain Skvělouš. A theatrical adventure full of humor and surprises.
A theatrical performance with Karel Roden as Captain Skvělouš at the Divadlo Karla Pippicha in Chrudim.
A genre-blending family comedy starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick as parents who make horror films together, until a real murder threatens to blur the line between fiction and reality.
A theatrical performance starring actor Karel Roden as Captain Skvělouš, presented at Kino Vesmír.
A comedy about a married couple enjoying a nature getaway, complicated by the arrival of a provocative sister-in-law. Starring Karel Roden, Jana Krausová, and Kristýna Badinková Nováková.