Kryštof Hádek (born 10 March 1982 in

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) is a Czech actor. He studied at the People's School of Art and at the

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, from which he was expelled in the fourth year for a high amount of absences, which originated when Hádek began to actively pursue acting while still studying. Between 2003 and 2004 he studied a year and a half at the

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. Hádek's first major role was in the 2001 film ''

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'' by

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, 2001, in which he played Sergeant Karel Vojtíšek. For his rendering of the young airman, Hádek was nominated in 2001 for the

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(the highest film award in the Czech Republic) for the Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Hádek also appeared in several TV movies, including ''The Life of Teenager'' (2000), ''Black Tears'' (2002) and '' A Vote for the King of the Romans'' (2016), as well as series including ''Ghosts Among Us'' (2000). Other theatrical films include 2002's ''Trip'' (by

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) and, in 2006, ''Experts'' (directed by Karel Coma), in which he played the leading role of a young man named Oskar. For his leading role in '' 3 Seasons in Hell'' (2009), in which he played a young, bohemian, extravagant Czechoslovak poet, he was once again nominated for the Czech Lion award, and won. Hádek also appeared in several seasons of

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's Irish restaurant-based drama '' Raw'' playing the homosexual character Pavel from Season 1 to Season 4, with his character dying in the Season Finale. He also appeared in the film '' Under the Skin''. His elder brother Matěj is also an actor. They starred together in a film

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for which Kryštof gained the Best Actor Award at 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadek, Krystof 1982 births Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors Living people 21st-century Czech male actors Male actors from Prague 20th-century Czech male actors Czech male television actors Czech Lion Awards winners Prague Conservatory alumni