Václav Jiráček

Václav Jiráček (born 28 September 1978 in Prague) is a Czech theatre and film actor. He has appeared in films, TV series and theatre productions. After doing a degree in business, he decided to go into acting and was eventually admitted to the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), from where he graduated in 2009. He is currently based in Dejvice.

Shadow of the Deceased (2005)

The nurse Helga meets Baltic nobleman Arno when he's wounded in the Russo-Finnish war. They have a short but passionate affair before Arno is called back to the front and dies. Helga has a daughter, Dorli, as a result of the affair and they have to struggle to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milan Cieslar
CAST:  Václav Jiráček  •  Vilma Cibulková  •  Ester Geislerová  •  Jiří Lábus

The nurse Helga meets Baltic nobleman Arno when he's wounded in the Russo-Finnish war. They have a short but passionate affair before Arno is called back to the front and dies. Helga has a daughter, Dorli, as a result of the affair and they have to struggle to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milan Cieslar
CAST:  Václav Jiráček  •  Vilma Cibulková  •  Ester Geislerová  •  Jiří Lábus

August Fools (2013)

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taru Mäkelä
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Kati Outinen  •  Tommi Korpela  •  Elena Leeve

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taru Mäkelä
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Kati Outinen  •  Tommi Korpela  •  Elena Leeve

Child 44 (2015)

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Espinosa
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Gary Oldman  •  Joel Kinnaman

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Espinosa
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Gary Oldman  •  Joel Kinnaman

Non Plus Ultras (2004)

NON PLUS ULTRAS is a comedy with a social subtext. It takes a satirical look at a short stretch in the life of five "fans" of one Prague football club who belong to the hardcore supporters - ultras or hooligans. The gang members' lives revolve around football. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jakub Sluka
CAST:  David Novotný  •  Vladimír Dlouhý  •  Matěj Hádek  •  Michal Novotný

NON PLUS ULTRAS is a comedy with a social subtext. It takes a satirical look at a short stretch in the life of five "fans" of one Prague football club who belong to the hardcore supporters - ultras or hooligans. The gang members' lives revolve around football. They ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jakub Sluka
CAST:  David Novotný  •  Vladimír Dlouhý  •  Matěj Hádek  •  Michal Novotný

Mamas & Papas (2010)

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DIRECTION:  Alice Nellis
CAST:  Zuzana Bydžovská  •  Petr Franěk  •  Filip Čapka  •  Zuzana Čapková

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DIRECTION:  Alice Nellis
CAST:  Zuzana Bydžovská  •  Petr Franěk  •  Filip Čapka  •  Zuzana Čapková

Janosik: A True Story (2009)

The story of Janosik, a legendary "Central European Robin Hood", based on real XVIII century documents and a romantic legend. Young Janosik, burnt out by war experiences and disappointment in love, joins a team of brigands. Soon after he becomes the troop's leader ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland  •  Kasia Adamik
CAST:  Václav Jiráček  •  Ivan Martinka  •  Michał Żebrowski  •  Sarah Zoe Canner

The story of Janosik, a legendary "Central European Robin Hood", based on real XVIII century documents and a romantic legend. Young Janosik, burnt out by war experiences and disappointment in love, joins a team of brigands. Soon after he becomes the troop's leader ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland  •  Kasia Adamik
CAST:  Václav Jiráček  •  Ivan Martinka  •  Michał Żebrowski  •  Sarah Zoe Canner

Unknown Hour (2009)

Hynek Michánek wants to study medicine but fails his entrance exams five times. He starts a job as an orderly in a district hospital where one of the doctors on the examining board works as well. He feels no-one takes him seriously and he loathes the doctors, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Karel Heřman  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Marián Geišberg  •  Ivan Franěk

Hynek Michánek wants to study medicine but fails his entrance exams five times. He starts a job as an orderly in a district hospital where one of the doctors on the examining board works as well. He feels no-one takes him seriously and he loathes the doctors, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Karel Heřman  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Marián Geišberg  •  Ivan Franěk

The Butcher of Prague (2011)

Czechoslovakia, 1941. As the war continues, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Nazi-occupied Prague and establishes a regime of terror that will force freedom fighters to act. But the price to pay will be too high.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Nikolaev
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Ondřej Novák  •  Zuzana Fialová

Czechoslovakia, 1941. As the war continues, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Nazi-occupied Prague and establishes a regime of terror that will force freedom fighters to act. But the price to pay will be too high.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Nikolaev
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Ondřej Novák  •  Zuzana Fialová

Guard No. 47 (2008)

A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Renč
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Lucia Šipošová  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Vladimír Dlouhý

A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Renč
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Lucia Šipošová  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Vladimír Dlouhý

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DIRECTION:  Filip Renč
CAST:  Jiří Langmajer  •  Filip Blažek  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Lucia Šipošová

Dark Spirits (2008)

In this tense, heart-stopping supernatural-thriller, blonde beauty Eva foresees the brutal murder of her sister, Tereza – with whom she has recently argued – in a dream. Still angry, Tereza refuses to heed her warnings and shortly thereafter dies under gruesome and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huck Keppler
CAST:  Marko Igonda  •  Dan Brown  •  Jan Budař  •  Václav Jiráček

In this tense, heart-stopping supernatural-thriller, blonde beauty Eva foresees the brutal murder of her sister, Tereza – with whom she has recently argued – in a dream. Still angry, Tereza refuses to heed her warnings and shortly thereafter dies under gruesome and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huck Keppler
CAST:  Marko Igonda  •  Dan Brown  •  Jan Budař  •  Václav Jiráček

Restart (2005)

Medieval (2022)

The story of 14th century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Jákl
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Til Schweiger  •  William Moseley  •  Sophie Lowe

The story of 14th century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Jákl
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Til Schweiger  •  William Moseley  •  Sophie Lowe

Sleeping City (2021)

All the parents suddenly fall asleep, and children have to survive in the world. A thrilling adventure showing what can happen when chaos reigns and children are forced to face the pitfalls of the world on their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Petra Bučková  •  Tomáš Měcháček  •  Pavla Tomicová  •  Oskar Hes

All the parents suddenly fall asleep, and children have to survive in the world. A thrilling adventure showing what can happen when chaos reigns and children are forced to face the pitfalls of the world on their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Petra Bučková  •  Tomáš Měcháček  •  Pavla Tomicová  •  Oskar Hes