Tomáš Maštalír (born 4 September 1977) is a Slovak actor.

Biography

Tomáš Maštalír was born on 4 September 1977 in

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. His father was a car mechanic, his mother a kindergarten teacher. He was educated as the grammar school in

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, where he became involved with amateur theatre. Until his university studies, Maštalír was also active as a handball player. Maštalír studied theatre acting at the

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, graduating in 2000. Following graduation, he became a member of the

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, where he is still active as of 2024. In addition to theatre acting, Maštalír has starred in television series, including Za sklom (2016), Chlap (2022), Vedlejší produkt (2024). He also appeared in the joint Czech and Slovak adaptation of the show

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He is also active as a film actor, notably appearing in the movies The Line (2017),

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(2021) and

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(2024).

Accolades

Maštalír won the

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three time - in 2007, 2008 and 2019. In 2017 he was awarded the Crystal Wing Award in the theatre category. In 2018 he was awarded the Sun in a Net Award for the best actor.

Personal life

As an acting student, Maštalír was in romantic relationship with the actress

Diana Mórová Diana Mórová (born 18 February 1970) is a Slovak film and stage actress.For biographical information related to Diana Mórová, use her general links. Among other, she is the holder of two OTO Awards ''Osobnosť televíznej obrazovky'' (' ...

, who is 8 years his senior. From 2003 to 2011 he was in a relationship with the actress Táňa Pauhofová. Maštalír married his partner, the civil servant Kristína, in 2018. The marriage took place without the presence of the media in

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in 2018. They have two children.

References

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