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Karel Roden

Karel Roden

Actor · Born May 18, 1962 (64) · České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in Hellboy and The Bourne Supremacy, and his voice work in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 18, 1962 (64)
From
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 135 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are Karel Roden's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Survival
23%
Bonds
21%
Morality
18%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 11 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
11 of 17
Hero
3 of 17
Ally
1 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
10
Melancholic
10
Thrilling
7
Absurd
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Karel Roden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karel Roden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

135 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Levý Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mafián Al Pacino

  • The Kollective(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Nebelkind: The End of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Franz Kovac

  • Rise of the Raven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Matejcik

  • Gump – We Are Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as veterinář

  • Marek Ztracený v Edenu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Waltzing Matilda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Karel

  • Můžem i s mužem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Karel Roden

  • A Spy Among Friends(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Col. Sergei Brontov

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Přemek

  • The Bohemian(2022)

    as Man under the marquise's skirts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Indián (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ondřej Jonáš

  • Medieval(2022)

    as Václav IV.

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nightline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Richard

  • Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít(2021)

    as veterinář

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Racer(2020)

    as Viking

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Grap3s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The Pleasure Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Viktor Seifert

  • The Affair(2019)

    as Rainer von Abt

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pes baskervillský (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sherlock Holmes

  • McMafia(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Karel Beneš

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Little Crusader(2017)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Prominent Patient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Masaryk

  • The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jan Němec

  • We Are Never Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Family Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Igor

  • Murder in Polná (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Zločin v Polné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as T. G. Masaryk

  • Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Stevens

  • Sword of Vengeance(2015)

    as Durant

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Confession of the Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Photographer(2015)

    as Jan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Krásno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Luděk

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lev Marianski

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein's Army(2013)

    as Viktor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Missing(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Viktor Azimoff

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Four Suns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Karel

  • Signál (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pilka

  • In Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 116 episodes · as Dr. Marek Pošta

  • Alois Nebel(2011)

    as Němý (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Magical Duvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as tatínek

  • The Butcher of Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as František Šíma

  • A Lonely Place to Die(2011)

    as Darko

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cat Run(2011)

    as Carver

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Heart Beat 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Habermann(2010)

    as Jan Březina

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Oko ve zdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Holy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Slender Man

  • Orphan(2009)

    as Dr. Värava

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Philanthropist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jménem krále (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Oldřich z Chlumu

  • The Ferrari Dino Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch(2008)

    as Mikhail Korsky

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Guard No. 47 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Frantisek Dousa

  • RocknRolla(2008)

    as Uri Omovich

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Bathory: Countess of Blood(2008)

    as Juraj Thurzo

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tajnosti(2007)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bestiář (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Mr. Bean's Holiday(2007)

    as Emil

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Krásný čas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jáchym

  • Summer Love(2006)

    as The Stranger

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Abandoned(2006)

    as Nicolai

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Last Drop(2006)

    as Hans Beck

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Running Scared(2006)

    as Anzor Yugorsky

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Shut Up and Shoot Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Pavel Zeman

  • Dead Fish(2005)

    as Dragan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Vaterland: A Hunting Logbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Richard Czadsky

  • Rex-patriates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Bourne Supremacy(2004)

    as Yuri Gretkov

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy(2004)

    as Grigori Rasputin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bulletproof Monk(2003)

    as Strucker

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Late Night Talks with Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as (voice)

  • Sen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Miroslav Gradic

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Věrní abonenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ríša

  • Blade II(2002)

    as Kounen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Černí andělé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Parallel Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • 15 Minutes(2001)

    as Emil Slovak

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wild Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Milenec

  • Victims and Murderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Miroslav

  • Zkrocení zakletého řetězu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Kuře melancholik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Prague Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Petr (segment "Absolutní láska")

  • Double Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as chirurg

  • Pirates: Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Manomorta

  • Spravedlivý Bohumil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Čas dluhů (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Milan

  • Traps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Marek

  • The Firebird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Magician Skeleton

  • Crackerjack 2(1997)

    as Hans Becker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • O sirotkovi z Radhoště (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Král Ubu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Eine kleine Jazzmusik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bronzoryp

  • Desideria e l'anello del drago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prince Lisandro

  • Hrad z písku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Dragon Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Prince Lisandro

  • Test of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Matyás

  • Jenny Marx, la femme du diable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Canary Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Don Giovanni

  • Don Gio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Giovanni

  • Franz a Felice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Max Brod

  • The Cave of the Golden Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Goldeye

  • Corpus delicti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jaromír Kadlec

  • Jen o rodinných záležitostech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as kapitán StB

  • Silnější než já (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Šárka

  • Čardášová princezna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Edwin

  • Masseba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Tall Young Man

  • Sama uprostřed noci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Karel

  • Waiting For Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mirek

  • Time of the Servants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Milan

  • Vnitřní zrak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Milenec

  • The Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kamil

  • Pan Tau – der Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Petr a Jan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Petr

  • Who's That Soldier? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as kapitán Tůma

  • How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jan Antoš

  • Ohnivé ženy mezi námi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Janek

  • Hauři (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as inženýr Cyril Urban

  • Maria Stuarda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as William Davison

  • Můj hříšný muž (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Ohnivé ženy se vracejí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • O štěstí a kráse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Princ Petr

  • Rubínová pohádka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Šaty až na zem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ríša

  • Pusu, pusu, pusu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Honza Antoš

  • Domek u lesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Kmotři z blat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Nejdelší návrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Infinity Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Koblas

  • Ohnivé ženy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Malý pitaval z velkého města (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mamon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 135 titles, 134 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

RocknRolla (2008)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· The Dragon Ring
  • 2011First top-billed film· The Butcher of Prague
  • 2013Career best· Frankenstein's Army

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting135 of 135: 135 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1980s23 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 10% of 29 roles
94040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Karel Roden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Summer Love (2006)

85th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Karel Roden's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles55–95 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles16–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles23–83 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles16–75 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles53–90 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Karel Roden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karel Roden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vera Farmiga shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers