ABOUT ME
Štěpán is a multilingual (Czech, English, German, Russian) actor based in Prague, Czech Republic known for TV series Borgia, Volha, Adikts. In the past, in addition to acting, he has done martial arts, acrobatics, sword fighting, stunt work and new circus acts.
“The big guy with the tender heart”
BIO:
Štěpán is a multilingual (Czech, English, German, Russian) actor based in Prague, Czech Republic known for TV series Borgia, Volha, Adikts and others. Štěpán has been involved in acting since childhood. In his youth, he primarily worked with LARP (Live-Action Role Play) groups and later moved on to historical sword fighting. Eventually, he became a professional sword fighter, regularly performing at major historical festivals both in the Czech Republic and in Europe, and collaborating on many movies (Emperor, Daughter of the Witch, Tristan and Isolde) and TV series (Borgia, The Musketeers) as a sword fighter and stunt performer.
At the same time he completed his Prague-based acting studies. He has many years of acting experience with English, German and Russian speaking theatre ensembles and film crews. In the last three years, he has focused on camera acting through workshops and acting coaching:
- Member of the TIAS – The International Acting Studio with Adam Davenport;
- Chubbuck technique Prague – Adam Davenport, Marcin Zarzeczny;
- David Penn – The Naked Face One and Two;
- Acting Master class – Nancy Bishop casting with Ivo Consi;
- Practical Aesthetics – Tom Costello – Atlantic Acting School;
- Workshop about Casting and Acting on Camera with Aňa Geislerová and Kateřina Oujezdská
Since 2012, Štěpán has been a member of the Kašpar Theater ensemble at the Prague Theater in the Celetná Street (Cyrano, Rome and Juliet, Richard III, Macbeth, The Beauty Queen of Leenane). In addition to theater, film and television acting, Štěpán also works as a voice artist with a focus on dubbing acting and audio books recording. Štěpán has also remained a playful comedian and still is a member of the Chůdadlo Theater and New Circus Group, where he continuously acts in street performances as a clown, juggler, stilt walker and fire performer.
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Štěpán Coufal
info@stepancoufal.cz
+420 776 567 301