Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in Hellboy and The Bourne Supremacy, and his voice work in Grand Theft Auto IV.

[citation needed] This was followed by what became a series of typecast roles, including the action movie Bulletproof Monk, where he plays the Nazi megalomaniac Strucker.

This was no doubt due to his heavy accent and distinct features, which bring him close to the stereotyped Hollywood villain, although his voice was dubbed over by another actor in Blade II.

[citation needed] His movie roles to date include 15 Minutes (2001), Blade II (2002), Bulletproof Monk (2003), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), as Grigori Rasputin in Hellboy (2004), Running Scared (2006), Largo Winch (2008), RocknRolla (2008), and Orphan (2009).

He played Noble Thurzo in Bathory (2008), co-production movie filmed by Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko, A Lonely Place to Die (2011) and a role as the Czech mobster Karel Benes in the TV series McMafia (2019).