Karel Roden

What fascinates me about Karel Roden is how he carries genuine theatrical weight even into Hollywood blockbusters like Hellboy and The Bourne Supremacy. His villains never feel disposable; there is always a flicker of sorrow underneath. Knowing he came up through the Czech stage in Ceske Budejovice explains everything for me. He delivers lines as if carving them into stone, and his two Czech Lion awards confirm what I suspected: in the English-speaking world he is a character actor, but at home he commands the lead. I have a deep weakness for actors whose roots run through live theatre.

Name (English)

Karel Roden

Name (Japanese)

カレル・ローデン

Reading

かれる・ろーでん

Born

May 18, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

České Budějovice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role
• 2016 Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role
• 2016 Sun in a Net Award for Best Actor in Leading Role
• 2010 Czech Film Critics' Awards
• 1998 Alfréd Radok Awards

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel%20Roden
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463683

Tags

• South Bohemian Region
• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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