Matěj Paprčiak (born 3 May 1991 in Prague) is a Czech actor, model and former professional footballer. After a ligament injury ended his career at Slavia Prague in 2015, he moved to London, trained at Richmond Drama School and the Giles Foreman Centre for Acting, and built a modelling career with brands including Armani, Versace and Calvin Klein. Back in the Czech Republic he performs at Studio DVA theatre and has appeared in the Amazon fantasy series The Wheel of Time and the Czech-Croatian crime series Na vlnách Jadranu. Together with actress Eva Holubová and her daughter Karolína - his partner - he runs Holubice Agency and the touring mental-health show Psychohrátky.
In 2025, Paprčiak appeared in the full-length Czech film Bardotky alongside Dagmar Havlová, Pavlína Pořízová, and Eva Holubová.
In the 2025 theatre season, he played the role of Deimos in the production Demon of the Heavens at Produkt Teatru.
In an interview from May 2025, he confirmed the preparation of the second season of Psychohrátky and the planned filming of the full-length film Napořád třicítkou.
In November 2024, the production Autumn Express premiered at Studio DVA theatre, in which Paprčiak plays the role of Chris alongside Eva Holubová.
In 2023, he won the Prague round of the international film festival 48 Hour Film Project with the film Date, on whose screenplay he collaborated.
A Czech comedy about three women who decide to live life to the fullest and without compromise.
An interactive evening about mental health with actress Eva Holubová, combining humor, stand-up, and expert psychology in an entertaining format where audiences actively participate in discussion.