Marek Oravec (born December 27, 1983) is an

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n actor, living and working in

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Career

At the beginning of his career the actor was cast in three major roles at the

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festival

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performed in English: In 2006 he was Caliban in a Nicholas Allen production of ''

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'', in 2007 and in 2009 he performed the male leading roles in ''

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'' and in ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'', both directed by Daniel Winder. Since 2005, Oravec lives and works in

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where he graduated from

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. His debut in England was the title role in

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, directed by Cecil Hayter at the London

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. In 2011 he performed at the

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in ''The Kitchen'' by

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, directed by

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. As well as regular roles in film productions, Oravec performs for British TV productions such as the action series ''

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'', the daily soap ''

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'', the procedural comedy-drama ''

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'' and the science fiction series ''

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''. Furthermore, he joined

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in the TV drama '' The Psychopath Next Door'' and went on to star in the hit Swedish drama '' Modus''. He appeared in the ''

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'' episode, "Oh Goodie, I'm the Winner". His feature film roles include appearances in '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' as Jan, '' Fury'', and '' Our Kind of Traitor'' as Andrei.

Acting credits

* 2005: ''Kampl'' * 2007: ''The Dinner Party'' - Marek * 2008: ''

'' - Worker (uncredited; episode: "Meat") * 2008: ''

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'' (uncredited) * 2008: ''Londongrad'' - Alexander Pilipenko (short by

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) * 2008: ''Flow of Europe'' - Kristophe (short) * 2009: '' Jean Charles'' - Iatzek * 2009: ''

'' - Tomas (episode: "Fresh Starts") * 2009: ''

'' - Aleksy Zalewski (episode: "A Manny About the House") * 2010: ''

Foyle's War ''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series ...

'' - Ivan Spiakov (episode: "The Russian House") * 2011: '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' - Jan * 2011: ''

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: The Kitchen'' - Hans * 2012: ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' - Macbeth * 2013: '' Get Lucky'' - Niko * 2013: '' Company of Heroes 2'' (video game; voice) * 2013: ''

'' - Yan (two episodes) * 2013: ''The Psychopath Next Door'' - Barman * 2014: ''Action'' - The Director (short) * 2014: '' Fury'' - SS Officer * 2015: '' Modus'' - Richard Forrester (eight episodes) * 2016: '' Our Kind of Traitor'' - Andrei * 2016: ''

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'' (video game; voice) * 2018: ''

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ''The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'' is a historical novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows that was published in 2008. It was adapted into a film in 2018 featuring Lily James as Juliet Ashton and Matthew Goode as Sidn ...

'' - German Officer * 2021: ''Me, Myself and Di'' - Bentley * 2022: ''

'' - Hans (episode: "Oh Goodie, I'm the Winner") * 2022: '' Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt'' - Additional Characters (video game; voice) * 2022: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' - Theseus * 2023: '' Amnesia: The Bunker'' - Crater Soldier (video game; voice)

Award

* 2012 Best Feature Film Actor at the

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(for the title role in ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'')

External links

Marek Oravec
Website of the actor
National Theatre
Short biography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oravec, Marek 1983 births 21st-century Austrian male actors Austrian male stage actors Living people Austrian male film actors Austrian male television actors Austrian expatriates in England