Ondřej Sokol
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| image = Ondřej Sokol.jpg
| caption = Ondřej Sokol (2012)
| name = Ondřej Sokol
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|10|16}}
| birth_place = Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
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| alma mater = Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
| occupation = Actor, director, presenter, translator
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| spouse = Kateřina Lojdová (1998–2010)
| children = 2
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Ondřej Sokol (born 16 October 1971), is a Czech actor, director, television presenter and translator.
Personal life
Sokol was born at Šumperk, Czechoslovakia. After studying five years at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) he joined a theatre in Mladá Boleslav. Three years later he moved to The Drama Club (DC) in Prague. Following a great success of The Lonesome West he received Alfréd Radok Award in category Talent of the Year and Thálie Award for a young artist up to 33 years of age.
As a television presenter, he hosted all seasons of Tvoje tvář má známý hlas.
He is autistic.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Ondřej Sokol neskrývá svůj autismus. "Jsem děsný perfekcionista" – VIPshow |url=https://vipshow.cz/nejnovejsi-zpravy/ondrej-sokol-neskryva-svuj-autismus-jsem-desny-perfekcionista/michaelahanelova/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |language=cs}}
Selected performances – director
- 2013 – The War of The Roses, CZ (also translation)
- 2011 – Glengarry Glen Ross, DC (also translation)
- 2011 – A Behanding in Spokane, DC (also translation)
- 2008 – God of Carnage, DC
- 2007 – The Playboy of the Western World, DC
- 2006 – American Buffalo, DC (also translation)
- 2005 – The Pillowman, DC (also translation)
- 2004 – Sexual Perversity in Chicago, DC (also translation)
- 2002 – The Lonesome West, DC (also translation)
Selected performances – actor
- 2006 – Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons dangereuses, DC
- 2011–2013 – Partička – Czech comedial improvisation show
Selected filmography
- Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 (2006–2011) as Prokop Hrubý
- Rédl (2018) as Roman Rédl
- Nineties (2022) as Senior lieutenant František Tůma
- Be the Man (2023) as Weissner
- ONEMANSHOW: The Movie (2023) as himself
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1157165|name=Ondřej Sokol}}
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Category:20th-century Czech male actors
Category:21st-century Czech male actors
Category:Czech male film actors
Category:Czech male stage actors
Category:Czech male television actors
Category:Czech male voice actors
Category:Czech theatre directors
Category:Recipients of the Thalia Award
Category:Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
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