Jiří Mádl

Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986) is a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter.

Biography He was born in České Budějovice.

Among his most prominent roles are a part in the 2008 film Night Owls, for which received the Best Actor award at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. For his performance in Droneman (2020), he received the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2020 Czech Lion Awards.

Mádl made his directorial debut with the movie To See the Sea. His second movie On the Roof was released in 2019. His third film, historical drama Waves, depicting struggle of a Czechoslovak Radio crew against Soviet occupation in 1968, premiered at the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and was submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, making the shortlist.

Filmography Director, screenwriter To See the Sea (2014) Celebrity s.r.o. (2015) On the Roof (2018) Waves (2024)

Actor Snowboarďáci (2004) – Jáchym Ro(c)k podvraťáků (2006) – Márty Mašek Taming Crocodiles (2006) – Vašek Rychman Rafťáci (2006) – Filip Night Owls (2008) – Ubr Ctrl Emotion (2009) – Viktor It Is Hell With the Princess (2009) – Prince Jeroným The Magical Duvet (2011) – Mr. Karel Colette (2013) – Vili Feld Vejška (2014) – Michal Kolman The Devil's Mistress (2016) – Hans Fischer Sever (2019) – Petr Svoboda Droneman (2020) – Plech Bet on Friendship (2021) – Gay man Džob (2025) – Michal Kolman