More Karel Roden Bios & Profiles
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Biography #2 (for Bulletproof Monk)
Karel Roden, a celebrated Czechoslovakian actor, made his Hollywood debut starring opposite Robert De Niro and Edward Burns as the cool, clever, and media-manipulating murderer Emil Slovak in Fifteen Minutes. Most recently he was seen in Guillermo del Toro's Blade II.Roden is a fifth generation actor who has appeared extensively in feature films produced in his homeland. His performance in Time of Servants was lauded at the Cannes, Geneva, and Montreal Film Festivals.
Equally at home on the stage, Roden has appeared in leading roles at the Prague City Theatre and Prague's Labyrinth Theatre, and has been a member of the Prague National Theatre since 1992. His performances in productions such as Cold Shower and Don Juan and Faust were received with great acclaim. Roden will next star in Hellboy for Revolution.
Bio courtesy MGM for "Bulletproof Monk" (12-May-2003)
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