Ondřej Trojan
Ondřej Trojan (born 31 December 1959 in Prague) is a Czech film and theater actor, director and producer. He comes from an artistic family, father Ladislav Trojan and younger brother Ivan are Czech actors. After graduating from the FAMU in Prague in 1991, he made his debut with the film Let's Sing a Song by screenwriters Jan Hřebejko and Petr Jarchovský. The second feature film was the very successful film Želary based on the short story by Jozova Hanula by Květa Legátová, which was nominated eleven times for the Czech Lion Award as well as the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar. In 2010, Trojan directed and produced his third film, an Identity Card. In 2018, he released his fourth film, Toman, in cinemas.
He focuses on theater directing and acting in the legendary Prague Theater Sklep. Together with Tomáš Hanák and Jiří Fero Burda, they founded their own production and trading company Total HelpArt T.H.A.
In 1994, he directed a television recording of the cellar adaptation of Václav Havel and Karel Brynda's play Life Before Himself, which the Sklep Theater presented in an adapted version called Mlýny.
He also played several small roles in the films Journey from the City, Elf, Farm Manager, Gympl and The Decadent Visitor.
As a producer, he collaborates mainly with director Jan Hřebejk. Together they prepared the films Pelíšky, We Must Help Ourselves, Pupendo, Up and Down, Beauty in Trouble, Teddy Bear and Good to Me.
| Known For | Production |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.575 |
| Birthday | 1959-12-31 |
| Place of Birth | Praha, Československo |
| Also Known As |
2005
Doblba!
7.417/6
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Doblba!
1990
Ready for the Grave
5.2/10
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Ready for the Grave
2005
The Gnome
6.083/12
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The Gnome
1994
Mlýny
8.5/2
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Mlýny
2004
Správce statku
10/1
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Správce statku
2016
Murderous Tales
6/1
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Murderous Tales
2016
The Oddsockeaters
5.9/15
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The Oddsockeaters
2016
Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa
7.5/1
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Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa
2000
Out of the City
5.692/13
A computer programmer and his son are going out of the city for vacation.
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Out of the City
1997
Pumelice lesní moudrosti
0/0
A series of theater performances in the basement.
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Pumelice lesní moudrosti
2018
Toman
5.889/18
This fascinating historical drama looks at the life of "the Czech Schindler," Zdenek Toman, a controversial figure who was an unsavory politician and...
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Toman
2020
The Banger
3.222/9
The fictional town of Šlukdorf. Here lives a car mechanic who calls himself Bourák. He loves rock and roll, dance, his own gelled hair and, despite be...
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The Banger
1998
Multicar Movie Show
10/1
A series of performances by the Sklep theater.
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Multicar Movie Show
2019
Ze života Ivana Trojana
0/0
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Ze života Ivana Trojana
1988
Zuřivý reportér
9/1
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Zuřivý reportér
1989
Prague Five
7.563/8
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