Jan Budař (born 31 July 1977) is a Czech actor, director, singer, composer and script writer. Biography Budař was born in Frýdlant near Liberec. He graduated from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno in 2000. He started his career in Brno's theatres under the tutelage of theatre director Vladimír Morávek. This creative partnership led to their first film, Boredom in Brno. Budař also co-authored the script and composed the music. The comedy was awarded five Czech Lions in 2003, including Best Male Actor for Jan Budař's performance. Budař went on to roles in Marek Najbrt's debut Champions and Jan Hřebejk's Up and down, the Czech entry for the Academy Awards, which won several awards at the Czech Lion Awards 2005. Morávek and Budař created their second film, Hrubeš and Mareš best friends: come rain or shine. Budař also sings with a band called the Eliščin Band, and makes short films, documentaries and videos. In March 2005, Budař won the Czech Lion award for "Best Supporting Actor" in Champions. In February 2005, Budař went to Berlin to represent Czech cinematography at the Berlinale 2005 Film Festival. Selected filmography 1997: Četnické humoresky (TV series) 1998: Stůj, nebo se netrefím! – Soldier 1998: Winter '89 – Thomas 1999: Urlaub auf Leben und Tod – Eine Familie hält zusammen (TV series) 2000: (TV series) 2000: Český Robinson (TV Series) 2001: Otec neznámý aneb Cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka (TV movie) – Soldier 2001: Muž, který vycházel z hrobu (TV movie) 2002: Ta třetí (TV Movie) – Emil 2003: Čert ví proč – Man-at-arms No. 1 2003: Boredom in Brno – Stanislav Pichlík 2004: Mistři (Champions) – Bohouš 2004: Horem pádem (Up and down) – Milan 2004: Duše jako kaviár (Dirty soul) – Vladimír 2005: Voníš jako tenkrát – Adam 2005: Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště – Václav Hrubeš 2005: Toyen – Jindřich Hejzlar 2005: Svatyně (Short) 2005: Ráno Ruth to vidí jinak (TV movie) – Adam 2005: Stavrogin je ďábel (theatre) 2006: Marta a Berta 26 (Short) 2006: Pravidla lži (Rules of lies) – Filip 2007: Vratné lahve (Empties) – Úlisný 2007: Hodina klavíru (TV Movie) – Ing. Erhadt 2007: Václav – František 2007: Trapasy (TV Series) 2008: Svatba na bitevním poli – Jumper 2008: Muzika (Slovakia, Germany) – Hruškovič 2008: Soukromé pasti (TV Series) – Tonda / Viktor Hojdar 2008: Nebe a Vincek (TV Movie)