Robert Jezek

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Robert Jezek
Born6 April 1955
Occupation Actor
Website http://www.robertjezek.com

Robert Jezek (born 6 April 1955) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor based in the United Kingdom.

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Career

In 1989, Jezek appeared as Sergeant Zbrigniev in the Doctor Who television serial Battlefield .

He is known for playing companion Frobisher in a range of Doctor Who audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions and based on the BBC television series Doctor Who . In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town , an audio drama produced by the same company. He also lent his voice to the videogame The Getaway: Black Monday in 2004.

He has also had minor roles in films including playing a Rescue 1 technician in Event Horizon (1997) a police officer in Casino Royale (2006) and the Polish neighbour in Last Chance Harvey (2008). He has also appeared in a number of short films.

In April 2011, he appeared in British soap opera EastEnders , as the Polish father of a girl who was bullying Ben Mitchell (then Charlie Jones). He meets with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) to discuss Tasha bullying Ben, and he agrees to talk to her. Ben since told Zsa Zsa Carter that Tasha is giving him no more problems.

He has also had guest appearances in British television dramas Shameless , The Bill and Holby City .

Jezek played the title role in the world theatre premier of Hayton on Homicide (2009) and is currently appearing in the West End in The Bodyguard .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986The Ted Kennedy Jr. StoryTerence BoyleTV movie
1989 Doctor Who Sergeant. Zbrigniev1 episode
1990 The March CNN newsreader
1994 Death Machine Media Controller
1997 Event Horizon Rescue 1 Technician [1]
2000 Casualty Bekim Goral1 episode
2001 Dark Realm Pastor / Priest2 episodes
2001 The 51st State Priest
2003 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Dr. William Gorgas1 episode
2004 The Getaway: Black Monday Viktor SkobelVideo game, Voice
2005Space RaceGilruthTV series documentary, 1 episode
2006The Great San Francisco EarthquakeArnold GentheTV movie
2006Formula 51PriestFilm
2006 Sunset (Bird of Prey) (Fatboy Slim music video)
2006 Land of the Blind Room 12 Official
2006 Rosemary & Thyme Volkar1 episode
2006 Dark Corners Priest 1
2006Nuremberg: Goering's Last StandCapt. Gustav GilbertTV movie
2006 9/11: The Twin Towers Brian Clark
2006 Casino Royale Arresting Officer [2]
2007 The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Jim Hardwick
2007 Doctors Bogdanovic1 episode
2008 Taggart Dr. Mujo Kovac1 episode
2008 Last Chance Harvey Polish Neighbor
2009 The Bill Cezar Sobiesinski2 episode
2009 Shameless Pavel1 episode
2010 EastEnders Tasha's Dad1 episode
2011Missing MinnieShort
2011Get Out AliveJoe Sbaffoni1 episode
2012Being Mr AbernathyShort
2012Festival of 'BruceZeusShort
2012RustlersBartShort
2012 Holby City Karol Nowak1 episode
2013 Walking with the Enemy Mr. Balacz
2016Angel of DecayCapt. Mackie
2018 The House That Jack Built Police Officer 4 [3] 1 episode

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References

  1. "Robert Jezek | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. "Robert Jezek | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. "The house that Jack built—Bow-wow-wow!!!". doi:10.3998/mpub.11705651.cmp.40 . Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)