Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986) is a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in
České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
České Budějovice is the largest ...
.
Among his most prominent roles are a part in the 2008 film ''
Night Owls'', for which received the Best Actor award at the
2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. For his performance in ''
Droneman'' (2020), he received the
Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor
Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award given to the best male actor in a supporting role of a Czech film.
Winners
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Czech Lion Award For Best Supporting Actor
Film awards for supporting ...
at the
2020 Czech Lion Awards.
Mádl made his directorial debut with the movie ''To See the Sea''. His second movie
''On the Roof'' was released in 2019. His third film, historical drama
''Waves'', depicting struggle of a
Czechoslovak Radio crew against
Soviet occupation in 1968, premiered at the
2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and was
submitted for the
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
at the
97th Academy Awards
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly r ...
, making the shortlist.
Filmography
Director, screenwriter
* ''
To See the Sea'' (2014)
* ''
Celebrity s.r.o.'' (2015)
*
''On the Roof'' (2018)
*
''Waves'' (2024)
Actor
* ''
Snowboarďáci
''Snowboarďáci '' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Karel Janák. It was released in 2004.
Cast and characters
* Vojtěch Kotek as Rendy
* Jiří Mádl as Jáchym
* Ester Geislerová as Marta
* Barbora Seidlová
Barbora Seidlová ...
'' (2004) – Jáchym
* ''
Ro(c)k podvraťáků
RO or Ro may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Ro (company), an American telehealth company
* Royal Ordnance, a British armaments manufacturer
* TAROM, a Romanian airline, IATA airline code RO
Places
* Rø, Denmark
* Ro, Emilia-Romag ...
'' (2006) – Márty Mašek
* ''
Taming Crocodiles'' (2006) – Vašek Rychman
* ''
Rafťáci
''Rafťáci'' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Karel Janák released in 2006.
Cast
*Vojtěch Kotek as Dany
*Jiří Mádl as Filip
*Milan Šteindler as Dany's father
*Veronika Freimanová as Dany's mother
*Oldřich Navrátil as Borek
* Jan ...
'' (2006) – Filip
* ''
Gympl
''Gympl '' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Tomáš Vorel. It was released in 2007.
Cast
* Tomáš Vorel Jr. as Petr Kocourek
* Jiří Mádl as Michal Kolman
* Eva Holubová as Headmistress Mirka
* Tomáš Matonoha as Tomáš, Class Mas ...
'' (2007) – Michal Kolman
* ''
Taková normální rodinka
''Taková normální rodinka (Just an Ordinary Family)'' was a Czechoslovak television programme which was first broadcast in 1971. The programme was directed by Jaroslav Dudek. Originally shot as a stand-alone situation comedy piece of approx. ...
'' (2008) – Zdeněk
*
''Bathory'' (2008) – Cyril the monk
* ''
Night Owls'' (2008) – Ubr
* ''
Ctrl Emotion
''Ctrl Emotion '' is a Czech comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an ...
'' (2009) – Viktor
* ''
It Is Hell With the Princess
It or IT may refer to:
* It (pronoun), in English
* Information technology
Arts and media Film and television
* ''It'' (1927 film), a film starring Clara Bow
* ''It! The Terror from Beyond Space'', a 1958 science fiction film
* ''It!'' (1967 f ...
'' (2009) – Prince Jeroným
''It Is hell with the Princess'' on IMDb
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* ''The Magical Duvet
''The Magical Duvet'' () is a 2011 Czech musical film directed by F. A. Brabec. It is the first Czech non-animated 3D film, 3D feature film.
Cast
* Eliška Balzerová as Babička
* Karel Bělohradský as Velký chlap / Holubář
* Lucie Bílá ...
'' (2011) – Mr. Karel
* ''Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known as Colette or Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a Mime artist, mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaki ...
'' (2013) – Vili Feld
* ''Vejška
''Vejška '' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Tomáš Vorel. A sequel to the 2007 comedy film ''Gympl'', it was released in 2014.
Cast
* Tomáš Vorel Jr. as Petr Kocourek
* Jiří Mádl as Michal Kolman
* Ivana Chýlková as Michal's Mo ...
'' (2014) – Michal Kolman
* '' The Devil's Mistress'' (2016) – Hans Fischer
Hans Fischer (; 27 July 1881 – 31 March 1945) was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of hae ...
* '' Sever'' (2019) – Petr Svoboda
* '' Droneman'' (2020) – Plech
* ''Bet on Friendship
''Bet on Friendship'' (, literally Element, Shampoo, Dot and Karel) is a 2021 Czech comedy film by director Patrik Hartl. It is an adaptation of Hartl's novel by the same name.
Cast
*Martin Pechlát as Element
* David Švehlík as Shampoo
*Hynek ...
'' (2021) – Gay man
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madl, Jiri
1986 births
21st-century Czech male actors
Living people
Actors from České Budějovice
Film people from České Budějovice
Czech film directors
Czech male film actors
Czech male screenwriters
Czech Lion Awards winners