Ivan Pokorný

Ivan Pokorný (born in 1952 in the Czech Republic) is an actor.

Biography He graduated in Acting from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts and in 1976-1983 and worked as an actor in various Czech theatres. He also had several roles in film and on television. In 1983 he emigrated to Austria, worked as a lecturer at the Vienna Conservatory and in 1984-1998 as a director in Austrian and German theatres.

In 1995 he decided to return to the Czech Republic and has been working mainly as a director of TV-films since then. He also makes documentaries and is particularly interested in themes connected with the cultural history of his country. In some projects he takes part as a producer or co-producer.

Filmography Year Film Note1992 Big Arcanas of Erasmus 1992 Ape Year two parts1993 Last Supper at the Bird Leg 1994 Journey to the Sun Island 1995 Peak of Venus 1996 The House of the last joy three parts 1997 Behind the Wall 1998 The War on the Third Floor 1999 Our Children 1999 Ghosts among us series 2000 Nobody had Diabetes 2000 Black Angels/Loser 2001 The Town without Breath 2002 Kidnapped Home 2002 The Death of Paedophile 2003 Agency Puzzle 2006 Ghetto No.1 documentary 2007 Power Relapse 2008 Expozitur series 2009 Kriminálka Anděl series - 2. season 2010 The Doc for the Special Falls 2010 Kriminálka Anděl series – 3. season 2011 Cold Sunday

Awards for the feature film Kidnapped Home Bonton Prize at the Zlin Festival 2002; First prize - Ostrov nad Ohří 2002 for the documentary Czech and German …