Marek Oravec (born December 27, 1983) is an

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n actor, living and working in

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Career

At the beginning of his career the actor was cast in three major roles at the

Murau Murau is a town in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Styria. It is the administrative seat of Murau District. Geography The historic town is located in mountainous Upper Styria in the valley of the Mur river between the Lower Ta ...

festival

Shakespeare in Styria file:Shakespeare in Styria 0005 Peralta.jpg, 300px, upright=1.25, ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare performed in Murau, 2014 Shakespeare in Styria was an annual Shakespeare festival in the Upper Styrian town of Murau in ...

performed in English: In 2006 he was Caliban in a Nicholas Allen production of '' The Tempest'', in 2007 and in 2009 he performed the male leading roles in ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' and in ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'', both directed by Daniel Winder. Since 2005, Oravec lives and works in

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where he graduated from

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint Martins, a constitue ...

. His debut in England was the title role in

Goethe's Faust ''Faust'' is a tragic play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, usually known in English as '' Faust, Part One'' and ''Faust, Part Two''. Nearly all of Part One and the majority of Part Two are written in rhymed verse. Although rarely s ...

, directed by Cecil Hayter at the London

Tabard Theatre The Tabard Theatre is a small 96-seat theatre in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. Close to Turnham Green Underground station, it is situated above the Tabard public house on Bath Road. The Tabard Theatre was licensed and opened for t ...

. In 2011 he performed at the

Royal National Theatre The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...

- in ''The Kitchen'' by

Arnold Wesker Sir Arnold Wesker (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and oth ...

, directed by

Bijan Sheibani Bijan Sheibani ( fa, بیژن شیبانی) is a British theatre director. Early life and education Sheibani was born in Liverpool, and moved with his family to Hove when he was 7. He was schooled at St Andrew's C of E School in Hove and at Brigh ...

. As well as regular roles in film productions, Oravec performs for British TV productions such as the action series ''

Crossing Lines ''Crossing Lines'' is a German-French-Italian-American action crime thriller television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd editio ...

'', the daily soap ''

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'', the procedural comedy-drama ''

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'' and the science fiction series ''

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''. Furthermore, he joined

Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera ''Brookside'' ( ...

in the TV drama '' The Psychopath Next Door'' and went on to star in the hit Swedish drama Modus. His feature film roles include appearances in

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as Jan, Fury and Our Kind of Traitor as Andrei.

Filmography

* 2008: ''

Valkyrie In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997:36) ...

'' * 2008: ''Londongrad'' (Shortfilm by Wilf Varvill) - Alexander Pilipenko * 2009: '' Jean Charles'' - Iatzek * 2011: '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' - Jan * 2011: ''National Theatre Live: The Kitchen'' - Hans * 2012: ''

The Tragedy of Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those wh ...

'' - Macbeth * 2013: '' Get Lucky'' - Niko * 2014: '' Fury'' - SS Officer * 2015: '' Modus'' (Swedish series) - Richard Forrester * 2016: '' Our Kind of Traitor'' - Andrei * 2018: ''

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (film) ''The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society '' is a 2018 historical romantic-drama film directed by Mike Newell and written by Kevin Hood, Don Roos and Tom Bezucha. The screenplay is based on the 2008 novel of the same name, written b ...

Award

* 2012 Best Feature Film Actor at the LA INDIE Film Festival (for the title role in ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'')

External links

Marek Oravec
Website of the actor
National Theatre
Short biography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oravec, Marek 1983 births 21st-century Austrian male actors Austrian male stage actors Living people Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors Austrian expatriates in England