Karel Dobrý (born 2 May 1969) is a

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and

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. He is known for playing

Liet-Kynes ''Dune'' is a science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Frank Herbert. ''Dune'' is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history, and won the 1966 Hugo Award ...

in the ''

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'' 2000 miniseries, and Korba in the 2003 sequel ''

Children of Dune ''Children of Dune'' is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the third in his ''Dune'' series of six novels. Originally serialized in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' in 1976, it was the last ''Dune'' novel to be serialized before ...

'', and as Matthias in '' Mission: Impossible''. He also appeared in the award-winning film ''

The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' () is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba. Set during the Spanish Civil War, it centers on a fictional Andalusian actress ( Penélope Cruz) making a film in Nazi Germany who becomes the ob ...

'' by

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, producer and book editor. Career Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El Paí ...

Biography

He was born 2 May 1969 in

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. He was raised in

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and spent part of his childhood living in

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. He speaks

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, German, and English.

Selected filmography

*'' Elektro, má lásko'' (1991, TV Movie) – Orestes *'' La patience de Maigret'' (1993, TV Series) – Serveur Tropical *''

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' (sometimes referred to as ''Young Indy'') is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around the world, with "Old Indy" b ...

: Attack of the Hawkmen'' (1995, TV Movie) – Göring *'' Sacred Cargo'' (1995) – Barishvili *'' Jak si zasloužit princeznu'' (1995) – The Strongest *'' UŽ'' (1995) – Butch *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) – Matthias *''

Let's Make an Opera ''The Little Sweep'', Op. 45, is an opera for children in three scenes by the English composer Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Eric Crozier. ''Let's Make an Opera!'' ''The Little Sweep'' is the second part of a stage production entitled ...

'' (1996) – Burglar *'' La niña de tus ojos'' (1998, Short) – Leo *'' Plunkett & Macleane'' (1999) – Lewd Young Man *'' Spring of Life - Der Lebensborn'' (2000) – Odillo *'' Jabloňová panna'' (2000, TV Movie) – Prince *''

Frank Herbert's Dune ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' is a 2000 science fiction television miniseries, based on the 1965 novel of the same title by Frank Herbert. It is written for the screen and directed by John Harrison, and stars Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William ...

'' (2000, TV Mini-Series) –

*''

Kytice ''Kytice z pověstí národních'' (''A Bouquet of Folk Legends''), also known by the short title ''Kytice'' ( Czech for '' bouquet''), is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben. The collection was first published in 18 ...

'' (2000) – King (segment "Zlatý kolovrat") *''

A Knight's Tale ''A Knight's Tale'' is a 2001 American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winn ...

'' (2001) – Flanders King of Arms *''Cabriolet'' (2001) *'' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001, TV Mini-Series) – Commandment *''

The Mists of Avalon ''The Mists of Avalon'' is a 1983 historical fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which the author relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine ...

'' (2001, TV Mini-Series) – Rhiannon *''

Ratten - sie werden dich kriegen Ratten is a municipality in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Ratten lies about north of Weiz Weiz () is a town in the eastern part of the Austrian state of Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal stat ...

'' (2001, TV Movie) – Reporter *''Szach'' (2001) – Jakub *'' Černí andělé, episode "Červená karta"'' (2002, TV Series) – Panenka *'' Doctor Zhivago'' (2002, TV Mini-Series) – Mayakovsky *''

Četnické humoresky ''Četnické humoresky'' is a Czech Republic, Czech crime television series about a gendarmerie investigative unit, stationed in the city of Brno. The story is set in the period of interbellic First Czechoslovak Republic and combines elements of ...

, episode "Dědic"'' (2002, TV Series) – Josef Kalousek *'' Nezvěstný'' (2003, TV Movie) – Hušner *''

Krysař ''The Pied Piper'' is a 1986 Czechoslovakian Animated film, animated dark fantasy, dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. Its original Czech title is ''Krysař'', which means "The rat catcher". The story is an adaptation of the ''Pied Piper o ...

'' (2003) – Devil / Destiny *'' Tajemný svícen'' (2003, TV Movie) – Devil *''

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' is a three-part science fiction television miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels '' Dune Messiah'' (1969) and '' Children of Dune'' (1976). Firs ...

'' (2003, TV Mini-Series) – Korba *'' Trosečníci'' (2003) – Sailor (segment "Kráska a netvor") *'' NaPolA'' (2004) – SS-Arzt *'' Der neunte Tag'' (2004) – Reporter Bertram *'' Krev zmizelého'' (2005)– Brand *'' Hui Bůh'' (2006) – Ritter Ottokar *''Maharal - tajemstvi talismanu'' (2007) – Receptionist *'' Skeletoni'' (2007, Short) – Pokálený pán *'' Flammen & Citronen'' (2008) – Seibold *'' Báthory'' (2008) – Royal Guard Commander *'' The Counterpart'' (2008, Short) – Italian Captain *'' Ocas ještěrky'' (2009) – Čihák *'' Jménem krále'' (2009) – Adalbert of Jestřebí *'' Strážce duší'' (2009, TV Series) – Richard *'' Janosik. Prawdziwa historia'' (2009) – Plavčík *'' We Shoot with Love'' (2009) – Bad Guy (segment "Pulse Beat") *''

Joséphine, ange gardien ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, abil ...

'' (2010, TV Series) – Lieutenant *''Utomlennye solntsem 2'' (2010) – Nemetskiy letchik *'' Klub osamělých srdcí'' (2010, TV Movie) – Jagol *''

Vyprávěj ''Wonderful Times'' (, literally ''Narrate'') is a Czech retro television series. It was produced by Dramedy Productions, whose producers Filip Bobiňski and Petr Šizling created the series with screenwriter Rudolf Merkner. The plot takes place i ...

'' (2010-2012, TV Series) – Matěj Stránský *'' 4teens'' (2011, TV series) – Láďa Kocman, lieutenant *''Faust'' (2011) – Soldier *'' Znamení koně'' (2011, TV Series) – Karel Dejmek *''

Borgia The House of Borgia ( ; ; Spanish and ; ) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town of Borja, then in the Cro ...

'' (2011-2014, TV Series) – Giovanni Colonna *''

Missing Missing or The Missing may refer to: Film * ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young * ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras about the 1973 coup in Chile *, a Belgian film ...

'' (2012, TV Series) – Coffee Man *'' L'olimpiade nascosta'' (2012, TV Movie) – Pavel Kubík *'' In the Shadow'' (2012) – Muz z rozhlasu *'' Tigre v meste'' (2012) – Kužnikov *''Bullet for Heydrich (The Czech Century)'' (2013, TV Series) – General lev prchala *'' České století, episode "Den po Mnichovu"'' (2013, TV Series) – Lev Prchala, general *''

Cirkus Bukowsky Cirkus Bukowsky is a Czech crime television series. It was directed by Jan Pachl, who also writeen the series in cooperation with Josef Viewegh. Description The first six-part season followed thy style of a road movie, with main character psycho ...

'' (2013-2014, TV Series) – Hartman, lawyer *''

Child 44 ''Child 44'' is a 2008 thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. It is the first novel in a trilogy featuring former MGB Agent Leo Demidov, who investigates a series of gruesome child murders in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union. Themes Th ...

'' (2015) – Photographer *''Lída Baarová'' (2016) –

Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958. Life and career Lamprecht was fasci ...

, film director *''Strasidla'' (2016) – Ignác *''Zahradnictví: Rodinný prítel'' (2017) – Karel *'' The Adventurers'' (2017) – Yelyuk (The Buyer) *''Zahradnictví: Dezertér'' (2017) – Karel *'' Milada'' (2017) – NKVD Agent Lichacev *''Zahradnictví: Nápadník'' (2017) – Karel *''Certoviny'' (2017) – Lucifer *'' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) – Cold-Eyed German *''

Hastrman Hastrman (also known as The Hastrman) is a 2018 Czech romantic thriller film directed by Ondřej Havelka. It is based on a novel of the same name by Miloš Urban. It is Havelka's first film as director. It premiered at the Finále Plzeň Film F ...

'' (2018) – Baron Johann Salmon de Caus *'' May the Lord Be with Us'' (2018) – Jindrich Matyás Thurn *''A War Within'' (2018) – Doctor *''The Glass Room'' (2019) – Láník * ''

Carnival Row ''Carnival Row'' is an American fantasy television series created by René Echevarria and Travis Beacham, based on Beacham's unproduced film spec script, ''A Killing on Carnival Row''. The series stars Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon M ...

'' (2023) – Pact Ambassador Anrep (6 episodes)

Theatre

National Theatre (Prague)

*''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat ...

Impromptu'' (2014) – Tartuffe (musical performance) *''

Strakonický dudák Strakonický Dudák is a brand of the Czech Republic's brewery 1649, a.s. Together with Nektar, it is distributed in the Strakonice District region. The name refers to the fictional bagpipe player who lived in the region, known from Josef Kajet� ...

'' (2014) – Vocilka *'' The Deafening Smell of White'' (2013) – Vincent van Gogh *''

Troilus and Cressida ''The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida'', often shortened to ''Troilus and Cressida'' ( or ), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forc ...

'' (2012) – Odysseus

Divadlo Komedie (Prague)

*'' Kabaret Ivan Blatný'' (2007) – Man (musical performance) *'' Solingen (Rána z milosti)'' (2004) – Horatio *'' Třetí Řím'' (2004) – Saška *'' Ukřižovaná'' (2004) – Doctor *''The Cannibals'' (2003) – Klaub, medicine student

Divadlo Na zábradlí (Prague)

*'' JE SUiS'' (2001) – Pastor *'' Terasa'' (2001) – Maurice *'' Výnosné místo'' (2000) – Žadov *'' Malý Říjen'' (1999) – Slovák Juraj Slovák *''Histrionics'' (1999) – Ferruccio, son *''

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, , Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, , ) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bu ...

'' (1998) – Eugene Lvov, young doctor (

Alfréd Radok Awards The Alfréd Radok Awards (''Ceny Alfréda Radoka'') were presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont and the magazine ''Svět a Divadlo'' (The World and Theatr ...

for Best Play) *'' Táňa, Táňa'' (1997) – Ivanov *''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

'' (1997) – Rudolf Schultz (musical performance) *''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

'' (1994) – Boris Trigorin, novelist (

for Best Play) *'' Naši Naši furianti'' (1994) – Filip Dubský *'' Pokojíček'' (1993) – Jiří

Kašpar Theatre Company (Prague)

*''The Green Cockatoo'' (1992) – Baltasar *'' Käthchen of Heilbronn'' (1992) – Bedřich Veter *''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th ce ...

'' (1991) – Christian & De Valvert

Nordic Black Theatre (Oslo, Norway)

*''Mr. Bojangles'' (1992) – Joe

Other stage works

*''

Day of the Oprichnik A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This daily cycle driv ...

'' (2013) – Andrej Danilovič (Studio Hrdinů),

for Best Actor, Cena Divadelních novin for Best Actor, nominated for

Thalia Awards The Czech ''Actors' Association'' has presented its annual Thalia Awards (Czech: Ceny Thálie) since 1993. The award is named after Thalia, the muse of comedy. The 2016 ceremony was broadcast by Czech Television and radio station Český rozhlas ...

for Best Actor *''The Church (L'Église)'' (2012) – Bardamu & Céline (Studio Hrdinů), nominated for

for Best Actor *''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...

'' (2012) – Duke of Buckingham (Summer Shakespeare Festival) *'' Buzní kříž'' (2012) – Lucrecia (MeetFactory, Prague) *'' Vánoční zázrak'' (2011) – Radan (Divadlo Broadway in Prague, musical performance) *'' Kudykam'' (2009) – Kudykam (Prague State Opera, musical performance) *''

Skočná Skočná is a rapid Slavic folk-dance, normally in metre. Czech composers Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana used this dance, the latter in the third act of ''The Bartered Bride'' where it is danced by a circus troupe and is often known as th ...

'' (2009) – Louis-Ferdinand Céline (MeetFactory, Prague) *'' Muži malují'' (2009) – Hubínek (MeetFactory, Prague) *'' Horníci (Muži tmy)'' (2008) – ( A Studio Rubín, Prague) *''Jeanne D'Arc'' (2007) – Judge (Divadlo Miriam, Prague, musical performance) *'' Na Fidela mi nesahej!'' (2007) – Rene Ernesto Ariza (Experimentální prostor NoD - Klub Roxy, Prague) *''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American period ...

'' (2006) – Lord Henry Wotton (Divadlo TaFantastika, Prague, musical performance) *''

In the Penal Colony "In the Penal Colony" ("") (also translated as "In the Penal Settlement") is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the ...

'' (2005) – The Condemned Man (Divadlo Archa, Divadlo La Fabrika, Klub Roxy, acting role in opera by

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

) *'' Sud prachu'' (2003) – Policeman & Mane (Činoherní studio Ústí nad Labem) *'' E.F.B. - Kladivo na divadlo'' (2004) – (Divadlo Archa, musical performance) *''

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'' (2002) – Edmund, illegitimate son of Gloucester (Summer Shakespeare Festival) *'' Dalibor'' (2001) – Zdeněk (National Theatre in Prague, acting role in opera by Bedřich Smetana) *'' Summit Conference'' (1991) – Soldier (Divadlo Rokoko, Prague)

References

External links

Karel Dobrý unofficial website
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Karel Dobrý
at the Czechoslovak Film Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobry, Karel Czech male film actors Czech male television actors Czech male stage actors Living people Actors from Karlovy Vary 1969 births Czech Lion Awards winners 21st-century Czech male actors