Last time i was in Prague (winter 2012) there was a theater play with him. I so wanted to watch it, but theater doesn't come with subtitles
Amazed you don't mention Lidice. I thought it was fantastic acting on his part.

He gets lots of important roles in Czech movies. The question is which movies you can get outside The Czech republic. I recommend for example
Tajnosti (Little Girl Blue) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXWElPoIyXU
or Habermannv mln (Habermann's Mill / Habermann) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ai1ltKbhmU

I think it's sad too. He's clearly a brilliant actor. His performance in 15 minutes is outstanding, and the film wouldn't have been half as good without the interaction between him and Oleg Taktarov. I'd happily spend money to see him in any film where they give him a role where he can show his talent to it's fullest.

He also voices a psycho gangster named Mikhail Faustin in the new GTA game.
Endure. In enduring, grow strong.

I totally agree with you. He is so unchallenged by the rolls he gets in Hollywood.
The funniest thing is that he is casted to play mostly Russian characters -and he hates it. He was going to play a Russian in "15 minutes" (and he does speak Russian!) But after a conversation with the film's Director John Herzfeld. Herzfeld allowed him to be Czech and to build more tension between Emil and Oleg.
Hopefully he will get more dignifying and diverse rolls in the near future.

Whatcha been smokin', James ol' boy?

He is as typecast in his roles as that Noel Guglielmi is from Training Day, Fast and Furious, movies like that. Noel always plays the bald-headed mexican gangster tough guy. Difference between Roden and Guglielmi is Roden actually has alot of depth as an actor.

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Ok, then lets talk more sophisticatedly from now on;-)). Its for improvement of our reputation:-)!!!

It's time to change world's opinion!

However, we are still joined (as Czechoslovakia) in Eastern Europe for the rest of the world:-). Im curious when this gonna change..

Slovakia was NEVER part of the Russian empire.
We were in Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Czechoslovakia. Now we are in European Union.

Hehe I don't mean to be nasty I just think it's unfortunate that the Russian empire desolved. Not for Russia, but because I think it's a disservice to the true and original Kieven/Muscovite Rus' history and culture to try to disolve the single entity.
I understand all the political issues but I think historically and culturally it's kind of sad.

I am from Slovakia - Russia but I can't either speak Russian. What's wrong Jimmy?

Hey, that was really nasty:-((

What matters it's all Russia anyway!

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yes, this is rather sad, but if often happens to actors that come from those regions. sad but true, and it would be nice if people would start to change things up a bit.
Come on Warner Bros, give us our Blade Runner Special Edition

pity he gets almost no chance to play characters showing his talent, such like
in his Czech movies. if those movies were played
BTW, am from fmr. Czechoslovakia too [from Slovakia]