Born in 1972 this Czech actor studied at the Brno Academy of Dramatic Arts before joining the Hadivadla theatre company. His movie debut dates back to 1999 when Sasa Gedeon gave him the lead role in his 1999 "Návrat idiota" (Le retour de l'idiot). Twice nominated for the Best Actor Czech Lion, he won one for his role of Tonik, the lover who comes of age in the sensitive chronicle signed in 1995 by Bohdan Sláma's "Stestí"(Something Like Happiness).