Jiří Mádl
Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986) is a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter.
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- Name
- Jiří Mádl
- Born
- 23 October 1986
- Birthplace
- České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Education
- Jan Amos Komensky University
- Honours
- Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actor · Sun in a Net Award for Best Director · Sun in a Net Award for Best Screenplay · Czech Lion for Best Director · Silver Medal of the President of the Senate
- Languages
- Czech
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Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986) is a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter.
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Jiří Mádl (born 1986) is an actor, director and film director, among other activities, of Czech nationality. The actor was born in České Budějovice.
Jiří Mádl was educated at Jan Amos Komensky University. The actor is a member of Czech Film and Television Academy.
Languages used include Czech. Honours include Czech Lion for Best Director, Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actor and Silver Medal of the President of the Senate, among others.
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Jiří Mádl studied at Jan Amos Komensky University. The recorded working language is Czech. Distinctions recorded are Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actor, Sun in a Net Award for Best Director, Sun in a Net Award for Best Screenplay and Czech Lion for Best Director.
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• Name — Jiří Mádl • Born — 23 October 1986 • Birthplace — České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia • Occupation — Actor, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2004– • Children — 1
Biography
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. • Illustration — Jiří Madl during the premiere of his recent film Waves (Vlny)
Actor
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 • Vejška (2014) – Michal Kolman • The Devil's Mistress (2016) – Hans Fischer • Sever (2019) – Petr Svoboda • Droneman (2020) – Plech • Bet on Friendship (2021) – Gay man • Džob (2025) – Michal Kolman
Director, screenwriter
• To See the Sea (2014) • Celebrity s.r.o. (2015) • On the Roof (2018) • Waves (2024)
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- 1.Tizard, Will. 'Happy' ending at Karlovy Vary. Variety. 13 July 2008.
- 2.Spáčilová, Mirka. RECENZE: Film pro všechny generace. Jiří Mádl vzkřísil Pány kluky. iDnes.cz. 9 April 2014.
- 3.97TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED. press.oscars.org.
- 4.iDNES.cz. Jiří Mádl: Sebevědomí mi nechybí. 28 February 2005.
- 5.Pravda (Slovakia). Mádla preslávil snowboard, on by zimu najradšej strávil v teple. 26 December 2008.
- 6.iDNES. Mádl si odskočil na maturitní ples. 9 February 2006.
- 7.Wise, Damon. DISPATCH FROM CZECH REPUBLIC: Karlovy Vary Mixes the Big Cheese with Local Gems. Indie Wire. 11 July 2008.
- 8.It Is hell with the Princess on IMDb
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