Karel Roden biography and movies
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.

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Rate: 7.2 Orphan

Year: 2009

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Drama

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Artists: Jimmy Bennett, Vera Farmiga, Margo Martindale, Rosemary Dunsmore, Karel Roden


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Rate: 7.3 RocknRolla

Year: 2008

Genres: Crime, Action, Comedy

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Toby Kebbell, Karel Roden, Tom Hardy, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Mark Strong, Pete, Victor Abasolo, Michael Ryan, Geoff Bell, Matt King, Cookie, Jimi Mistry, Councillor, Dragan Micanovic, Fred the Head, Idris Elba


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Rate: 6.2 Bathory

Year: 2008

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History

Director: Juraj Jakubisko

Artists: Hans Matheson, Franco Nero, Anna Friel, Vincent Regan, Karel Roden


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Rate: 6.4 Largo Winch

Year: 2008

Genres: Adventure, Thriller

Director: Jérôme Salle

Artists: Kristin Scott Thomas, Karel Roden, Anne Consigny, Miki Manojlovic, Benedict Wong


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Rate: 7.3 RocknRolla

Year: 2008

Genres: Action, Crime

Director: Guy Ritchie

Artists: Tom Hardy, Cookie, Geoff Bell, Matt King, Councillor, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Thandie Newton, Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Pete, Michael Ryan, Victor Abasolo, Dragan Micanovic, Fred the Head, Jimi Mistry, Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Toby Kebbell, Karel Roden


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Rate: 6.2 Bathory

Year: 2008

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History

Director: Juraj Jakubisko

Artists: Karel Roden, Vincent Regan, Anna Friel, Hans Matheson, Franco Nero


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Rate: 9.7 Bestiar

Year: 2007

Genres: Romance

Director: Irena Pavlásková

Artists: Miroslav Etzler, Karel Roden, Krystof Hádek, Michal Docolomanský, Jitka Cvancarová


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Rate: 6 Mr. Bean's Holiday

Year: 2007

Genres: Family, Comedy

Director: Steve Bendelack

Artists: Pascal Jounier, Stepan, Max Baldry, Karel Roden, Jean Rochefort, Philippe Spall, Willem Dafoe, Emma de Caunes, Francois Touch, Sharlit Deyzac, Preston Nyman, Lily Atkinson, Steve Pemberton, Rowan Atkinson


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Rate: 7.6 Running Scared

Year: 2006

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action

Director: Wayne Kramer

Artists: Idalis DeLeon, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Walker, Karel Roden


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Rate: 9.7 The Abandoned

Year: 2006

Genres: History, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Nacho Cerdà

Artists: Carlos Reig-Plaza, Paraskeva Djukelova, Karel Roden, Valentin Ganev, Anastasia Hille


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Rate: 5.8 The Abandoned

Year: 2006

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller

Director: Nacho Cerda

Artists: Marta Yaneva, Monica Baunova, Jasmina Marinova, Valentin Goshev, Jordanka Angelova, Anna Panayotova, Svetlana Smoleva, Kalin Arsov, Paraskeva Djukelova, Valentin Ganev, Karel Roden, Anastasia Hille


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Rate: 5.2 Bulletproof Monk

Year: 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Paul Hunter

Artists: Roger Yuan, Brother Tenzin, Russell Yuen, Shade, Bayo Akinfemi, Wicho, Mauricio Rodas, Buzz Aldrin, Rob Archer, Kishaya Dudley, Sean Bell, Mako, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, Marcus Jean Pirae


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Rate: 5.2 Bulletproof Monk

Year: 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Paul Hunter

Artists: Rob Archer, Buzz Aldrin, Kishaya Dudley, Russell Yuen, Brother Tenzin, Sean Bell, Roger Yuan, Mako, Shade, Mauricio Rodas, Wicho, Bayo Akinfemi, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, Marcus Jean Pirae


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Rate: 6.1 15 Minutes

Year: 2001

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action

Director: John Herzfeld

Artists: Edward Burns, Karel Roden, Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Robert De Niro


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