Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actor.
He is one of the internationally best known modern Czech actors, due to his many roles in high profile English-speaking productions. He's often employed as a Fake Russian in them.
Selected filmography:
Film Roles:
- 15 Minutes (2001) as Emil Slovák
- Blade II (2002) as Karel Kounen
- Bulletproof Monk (2003) as Strucker
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004) as Yuri Gretkov
- Hellboy (2004) as Grigori Rasputin
- Running Scared (2006) as Anzor Yugorsky
- Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) as Emil Duchevsky
- Bathory (2008) as György Thurzó
- Largo Winch (2008) as Michail Korsky
- RocknRolla (2008) as Uri Omovich
- Orphan (2009) as Dr. Värava
- Lidice (2011) as František Šíma
- A Lonely Place to Die (2011) as Darko
- Frankenstein's Army (2013) as Dr. Viktor Frankenstein
- Murder in Polná (2016) as Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Little Crusader (2017) as Bořek
- Medieval (2022) as King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
- The Way of the Wind (TBA) as Mamon
Voice Acting Roles:
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) as Mikhail Faustin / Wade "The Fixer" Johnson
