Ivan Trojan


Ivan Trojan is a Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. 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.

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 in Prague-Smíchov. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy. In 1992 he moved to Divadlo na Vinohradech. In 1997 he decided to move to a newly established Dejvické divadlo.
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.
Trojan is acclaimed for his performances in films Loners, Želary, Václav, The Karamazovs, In the Shadow and Angel of the Lord 2, 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.

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, Josef, Antonín and Václav
Trojan is known for being a supporter of the Bohemians 1905 football club. In 2009, at the age of 44, he played seven minutes for the club in a competitive match against FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech National Football League.

Theatre

Dejvice Theatre

  • Teremin .... Léon Theremin, nominated for Alfréd Radok Award
  • A Streetcar Named Desire .... Stanley
  • Sic .... Theo
  • Three Sisters .... Aleksander Ignayevitch Vershinin
  • Tales of Common Insanity .... Petr
  • Oblomov .... The Title Role - received Thalia Award, nominated for Alfréd Radok Award
  • The Brothers Karamazov .... Father Karamazov - Devil
  • The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother .... Red Indian
  • The Government Inspector .... Anton Antonovitch Skvoznik - Duchanovskij, hetman
  • Utišující metoda .... Professor Maillard, nominated for Thalia Award

    Vinohrady Theatre

  • The Brothers Karamazov .... Ivan
  • A Flea in Her Ear .... Kamil Champsboisy .... Head of Policemen
  • Fathers and Sons .... Eugen Bazarov
  • Clown .... August jr. .... Commissioner
  • Romeo and Juliet .... Romeo
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream .... Demetrius, Summer Shakespeare Festival
  • Merlin oder das wüste Land .... Parsifal

    Other

  • Nesles Tower .... Night of Orgies, Divadlo Viola

    Selected filmography

  • 2000 – Četnické humoresky
  • 2000 – Loners, nominated for Czech Lion Award
  • 2002 – The Brats, received Czech Lion Award
  • 2002 – Seducer
  • 2003 – Želary
  • 2003 – One Hand Can't Clap, received Czech Lion Award for best actor, also co-writer of the screenplay
  • 2005 – Wrong Side Up
  • 2005 – Angel of the Lord
  • 2007 – Medvídek
  • 2007 – Václav
  • 2008 – The Karamazovs
  • 2012 – In the Shadow
  • 2012 – Burning Bush
  • 2016 – Angel of the Lord 2
  • 2020 – ''Charlatan''

    Dubbing works

  • 2016 – Finding Dory – Marlin
  • 2016 – Kung Fu Panda 3 – Master Monkey
  • 2014 – Touch – Martin Bohm
  • 2013 – The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest – Michael Nyqvist
  • 2013 – The Girl Who Played with Fire – Michael Nyqvist
  • 2013 – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Michael Nyqvist
  • 2013 – Epic – Mandrake
  • 2012 – The Killing – Troels Hartmann
  • 2011 – Kung Fu Panda 2 – Master Monkey
  • 2010 – Megamind – Minion
  • 2009 – Monsters Vs. Aliens – Dr. Cockroach
  • 2008 – Kung Fu Panda – Master Monkey
  • 2008 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – Makunga Alec Baldwin
  • 2006 – Over the Hedge – RJ
  • 2004–2013 -24 – Jack Bauer
  • 2003 – Finding Nemo – Marlin
  • 2002 – Look Who's Talking – Mikey
  • 2001 – Ally McBeal – Mark Albert
  • 1997 – Friends – Pete Becker
  • 1992 – Back to the Future Part II – Biff Tannen
  • 1991 – Back to the Future – Biff Tannen

    Decorations

Awarded by Czech Republic
  • Medal of Merit