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My Take
Matěj Hádek is exactly the sort of actor I gravitate toward: a craftsman rewarded for substance rather than spectacle. Winning the Czech Lion for Best Actor in a leading role tells me his peers trust his work, which matters more to me than international fame. Coming from Prague and sharing the profession with his brother Kryštof, he feels rooted in a genuine acting tradition rather than manufactured stardom. He's largely unknown to Japanese audiences, but that's precisely why I enjoy spotlighting him. Dig into serious Czech cinema and his face keeps appearing. I see him as a national treasure quietly doing the real work.
Overview
Matěj Hádek (born 29 November 1975 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007. His brother Kryštof Hádek is also an actor.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matěj Hádek
- Name (Japanese)
- マチェイ・ハーディック
- Reading
- まちぇい・はーでぃっく
- Born
- November 29, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Czech Republic →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.