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Karel Roden is an internationally known actor who was most recently seen in the United States in director Jaume Collet-Serra's "Orphan," starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, and in Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla," opposite Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson and Thandie Newton. His work can also be seen in such films as the hit comedy "Mr. Bean's Vacation," starring Rowan Atkinson; Wayne Kramer's "Running Scared," opposite Paul Walker and Vera Farmiga; Paul Greengrass' wildly successful "The Bourne Supremacy," the second film in the franchise starring Matt Damon; Guillermo del Toro's comics-based action thrillers "Hellboy" and "Blade II"; "Bulletproof Monk," starring Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott; and "15 Minutes," starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns.

Roden has been nominated several times and recently won a prestigious Czech Lion Award for Best Actor for his work in the film "Guard No. 47," produced in his native country, the Czech Republic. He has acted in numerous Czech films, including "Jménem krále"; "The Eye"; "Holka Ferrari Dino"; "Bathory"; "Little Girl Blue"; "Bestiar"; "Vaterland - Lovecký deník"; and "Wild Flowers." Roden has also acted in a variety of films produced throughout Europe, including France's "Largo Winch," from director Jérôme Salle and starring Kristin Scott Thomas; Spain's "The Abandoned," Poland's "Summer Love"; and the UK's "Shut Up and Shoot Me" and "The Last Drop." He appeared as himself in Jan Nemec's documentary "Late Night Talks with Mother."

On the small screen, Roden has appeared in the US series "The Philanthropist," the UK series "MI-5" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel," and in countless Czech productions, including the series "Trapasy" and the telepic "A Christmas Tale."

A graduate of the Prague Dramatic Academy of Fine Arts, Roden hails from a long tradition of Czech actors: his younger brother, Marian, is also an actor, and both men followed in the footsteps of their father and grandfather. Roden's upcoming films include the horror thriller "Andrassy Street 60.," opposite Talia Shire and Barry Corbin; the German period drama "Habermann"; and "Alois Nebel," an animated feature from the Czech Republic.

Veronika Zemanova was born on 14 April 1975 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Unchained Melanie (2003), Actiongirls.com Volume 5 (2008) and Actiongirls.com Volume 1 (2005).

At 16, the young Czech actor Jiri Madl was poised to become a professional ice hockey player, but an elbow injury prevented him from pursuing this dream. Faced with a serious change in his plans and armed only with his experience in high school plays and drama classes, he auditioned for - and ultimately won the leading role - in Karel Janák's comedy Snowboarders. Awarded the Czech Lion for the most successful film of 2004, Madl was simultaneously the youngest person ever named to the Personalities of the Czech Republic list by the Czech "MF DNES Magazine.

Following the success of Snowboarders he took on three more comic roles: Taming Crocodiles (2006), Rafters (2006) and, with his "cinematic father" Karel Janák, Rock Con Artists (2006), a black comedy about young musicians in Prague. Feeling the need to move away from comedies, he was cast in Tomás Vorel's The Can (2007), a film about students and the graffiti community.

His first English-language performance came in the 2008 Bathory, directed by legendary Slovak director and European Film Academy member Juraj Jakubisko. Shortly after, he starred in Night Owls (2008), directed by Oscar Nominee and Berlin International Film Festival award-winner Michaela Pavlatova. His role in this film made him the youngest recipient ever of the Crystal Globe for Best Actor at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

He has been working continuously since. These projects include the 2011 International television co-production Borgia, directed by The Downfall's Oscar-winning Oliver Hirschbiegl. A dream came true when Jiri was cast in Bohdan Slama's Four Suns (2012), Juraj Nvota's Konfident (2012), and Miloslav Smídmajer's comic revisit to the 1980s I'll Wake Up Yesterday. I'll Wake Up Yesterday was very successfully released in May 2012, and Madl immediately went into a new film: Lousy Bastards, a roman á clef written and directed by Roman Kasparovsky, and produced by Filip Cermák and Karla Stojáková. His latest film was Colette released in 2013. In this Holocaust drama (based on a true story) he starred together with a french actress Clemence Thioly.

Madl has been passionate about learning foreign languages, having studied at several institutions including learning English at the British Council, Italian at the Instituto Italiano di Cultura, and German at the Goethe Institute in Berlin.

Now 27, Jiri wrote and directed his first feature film To See the Sea.

Martin Hofmann was born on 31 March 1978 in Ceske Budejovice (CR).

In 2000, he graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). During his studies he began to appear as a guest actor and later was offered a permanent engagement in Prague Theatre Rokoko. His carrier as a freelance actor opened with a collaboration with Dusan D. Parizek in the play The Bandits, and guest appearances in Prague's theatres Bez zábradli, Radek Brzobohaty Theatre, Viola Theatre, Theatre in Reznicka. His most numerous collaborations have been with the actors' troupe Kaspar, with which he performs to date in the Theatre in Celetna. Under the direction of Jakub Spalek, Filip Nuckolls or Alexandr V. Minajev he appeared as pied piper in Dyk's Krysar (The Pied Piper), as Don Juan in Marber's Don Juan in Soho or Horatio in Hamlet. More recently he appeared as Rostand's Cyrano, Stavrogin in Dostoevsky's Demons and pawnbroker in The Gentle Creature also by Dostoevsky, as Tybalt or Stoppard's Guildenstern in the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. In the current season he appearead as a guest actor in the National Theatre in the play Troilus and Cressida directed by David Radok.

Jan Schánilec was born on 22 October 1941 in Ceské Budejovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Bridge at Remagen (1969), Já, spravedlnost (1968) and Hrabé Drakula (1971). He died on 12 October 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Alice Nellis was born on 3 January 1971 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is a writer and director, known for Výlet (2002), Eeny Meeny (2000) and Tajnosti (2007).

Marian Roden was born on 31 May 1964 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Spaceman (2024), Ceské století (2013) and Wild Flowers (2000).

Jirí Pomeje was born on 13 December 1964 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and producer, known for Angélique (2013), Pocetí mého mladsího bratra (2000) and Kamenák 3 (2005). He was married to Andrea Stastná, Iveta Bartosová and Michaela Kuklová. He died on 26 February 2019 in Nová Ves pod Plesí, Czech Republic.

Jana Kotrbatá was born on 2 August 1993 in Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. She is an actress, known for Kurz manzelské touhy (2021), Kapitán Exner (2017) and Cesty domu (2010).

Marek Jicha was born on 26 December 1959 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic]. He is a cinematographer, known for Skrítek (2005), Head Hands Heart (2010) and Ziletky (1994).

Pavel Vondruska was born on 15 November 1925 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and composer, known for Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983), Ferat Vampire (1982) and Tanková brigáda (1955). He died on 5 February 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Hana Cízková was born on 13 September 1953 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Accumulator 1 (1994), Noc na Karlstejne (1974) and Swing Kids (1993).

Marie Horáková was born on 28 December 1959 in Ceské Budéjovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Slamený klobouk (1972), Rendezvous in Paris (1982) and Jak se budí princezny (1978).

Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly was born on 9 January 1948 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. He is an actor, known for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Life Guidance (2017) and Little from the Fish Shop (2015).

Jaroslav Sypal was born on 29 August 1958 in Ceské Budéjovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982), Jak ukrást Dagmaru (2001) and Príbeh '88 (1989).

Libuse Havelková was born on 11 May 1924 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Closely Watched Trains (1966), Starci na chmelu (1964) and Nejmladsí z rodu Hamru (1975). She was married to Svatopluk Havelka. She died on 6 April 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Pavel Sporcl was born on 25 April 1973 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Pipsoubazar (2005), Setkání s hvezdou Jana Hlavácová (2011) and Máme rádi Cesko (2013). He has been married to Barbora Kodetová since 1 May 2015. They have two children.

Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar. His popular-song compositions include "White Horse Inn", "I Cannot Live Without Your Love", and "Always In My Heart".

Lukás Kokes was born on 28 August 1983 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Lukás is a writer and cinematographer, known for Gottland (2014), Fortress (2012) and Pokus o duchovní nápravu opraváre Josefa Lávicky v devíti obrazech (2008).

Viktor Dvorák was born on 7 October 1979 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Havel (2020), Sex O'Clock (2023) and Podezrení (2021).

Zuzana Slavíková was born on 13 May 1965 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Tiger Theory (2016), Ordinace v ruzové zahrade (2005) and Okno do hrbitova (2012). She is married to Tomás Cisárik. They have two children.

Barbora Hrzánová was born on 22 April 1964 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Requiem for a Maiden (1992), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) and Díky za kazdé nové ráno (1994). She is married to Radek Holub.

Daniel Svoboda was born on 5 May 1971 in Ceské Budéjovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and editor, known for Ordinace v ruzové zahrade (2005), The Adventurers (2017) and Kajínek (2010).

Bohuslav Kupsovsky was born on 8 January 1910 in Ceské Budejovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Ta nase písnicka ceská (1967), Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár (1949) and Podobizna (1948). He died on 18 November 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Dagmar Stríbrná was born on 29 June 1924 in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Little Otik (2000). She died on 30 May 2010 in Plzen, Czech Republic.