Ondřej Sokol (born 16 October 1971), is a Czech actor, director, television presenter and translator.
Personal life Sokol was born at Šumperk, Czechoslovakia. After studying for five years at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) he joined a theatre in Mladá Boleslav. Three years later he moved to The Drama Club (DC) in Prague. Following a great success of The Lonesome West he received the Alfréd Radok Award in the category Talent of the Year and the Thálie Award for a young artist up to 33 years of age.
As a television presenter, he hosted all seasons of Tvoje tvář má známý hlas.
He is autistic.
Selected performances – director 2013 – The War of The Roses, CZ (also translation) 2011 – Glengarry Glen Ross, DC (also translation) 2011 – A Behanding in Spokane, DC (also translation) 2008 – God of Carnage, DC 2007 – The Playboy of the Western World, DC 2006 – American Buffalo, DC (also translation) 2005 – The Pillowman, DC (also translation) 2004 – Sexual Perversity in Chicago, DC (also translation) 2002 – The Lonesome West, DC (also translation)
Selected performances – actor 2006 – Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons dangereuses, DC 2011–2013 – Partička – Czech comedial improvisation show
Selected filmography Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 (2006–2011) as Prokop Hrubý Rédl (2018) as Roman Rédl Nineties (2022) as Senior lieutenant František Tůma Be the Man (2023) as Weissner ONEMANSHOW: The Movie (2023) as himself
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