Ivan Trojan

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Ivan Trojan
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Ivan Trojan
Born (1964-06-30) 30 June 1964 (age 57)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1992)​
Children4
RelativesLadislav Trojan (father),
Ondřej Trojan (brother)

Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time.[1][2][3] With four Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has also won two for his supporting roles in Seducer and One Hand Can't Clap, making him the most awarded performer at the Czech Lion Awards.[4]

He is acclaimed for his performances in films Loners (2000), Želary (2003), Václav (2007), The Karamazovs (2008), In the Shadow (2012) and Angel of the Lord 2 (2016), all gaining success at the box-office and critic circles. He is also known for his award-winning and lauded appearances at the Dejvice Theatre, the Vinohrady Divadlo and the Summer Shakespeare Festival, including Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Eugen Bazarov in Father and Sons and the Father in The Brothers Karamazov.

Career[]

Trojan was born in Prague. He graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1988 and Realistické divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého (RDZN) in Prague-Smíchov. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy. In 1992 he moved to Divadlo na Vinohradech (DNV). In 1997 he decided to move to a newly established Dejvické divadlo (DD). At the International TV Festival in Monte Carlo 2013, Ivan Trojan was awarded the prize of Golden Nymph for the Best Actor in the mini-series Burning Bush.

Personal life[]

He is son of actor Ladislav Trojan and brother of producer and director Ondřej Trojan. He is married to actress Klára Pollertová-Trojanová with four sons - František (born 1999), Josef (born 2001), Antonín (born 2009) and Václav (born 2012)

Theatre[]

Dejvice Theatre[]

Ivan Trojan in the title role of the play Teremin by Petr Zelenka
from left: Martin Myšička, Ivan Trojan, Jiří Bábek, David Novotný
Photo: Hynek Glos

Vinohrady Theatre[]

Other[]

Selected filmography[]

  • 2000 – Četnické humoresky (Bedřich Jarý)
  • 2000 – Loners (Ondřej), nominated for Czech Lion Award
  • 2002 – The Brats (Marek Sir (father)), received Czech Lion Award
  • 2002 – Seducer (Karel)
  • 2003 – Želary (Richard)
  • 2003 – One Hand Can't Clap (Zdenek), received Czech Lion Award for best actor, also co-writer of the screenplay
  • 2005 – Wrong Side Up (Petr Hanek)
  • 2005 – Angel of the Lord (Petronel)
  • 2007 – Medvídek (Ivan)
  • 2007 – Václav (Václav Vingl)
  • 2008 – The Karamazovs (father)
  • 2012 – In the Shadow
  • 2012 – Hořící keř (2012) .... Major Jireš
  • 2016 - Angel of the Lord 2 (Petronel)

Dubbing works[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ IMDB Top 25 Czech Actors
  2. ^ DANI ČEŠKOG FILMA, BG (in Serbian)
  3. ^ "Roman Vojtek takze Ivan Trojan vedle kohout, abyst slyshel pro Oskar! (in Czech)". www.expres.cz.
  4. ^ Ceskylev.cz
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