Ondřej Malý

Born in Ostrava, Maly graduated from the local conservatory and went on to study acting at Emmerson College in London. He was a member of the Petr Bezruc Theatre troop, translated, did dubbing for television and was guest performer at the Na zabradli theatre.

His breakthrough as a film actor came in Pouta (Walking Too Fast), a period drama directed by Radim Spacek, in the role of a psychologically unstable secret service policeman. The part earned him a Czech Lion award. After that he appeared in several notable films – a period detective drama Ve stinu (In the Shadow); Chlupacek's movie debut Bez doteku (Touchless); Sokol's debut Krasno (Lake Krasno); the movie Fair Play about athletic doping during normalization; and in the movie MY 2 (Us 2).

He also appeared in television series – Cirkus Bukowsky (Circus Bukowsky); Nevidielni (The Invisibles). In an episode of the three‑part mini-series Horici Ker (Burning Bush) he portrayed the protagonist's colleague. In Mamon he portrayed the Minister of Finance.

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