Vili Matula
Biography
Vili Matula is a Croatian actor and director who was born in Zagreb and trained at the Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1985. He started his own theater group, Domaći, in 1978, helped found Zagreb's Acting Studio in 1988, and was part of the Zagreb Youth Theatre's drama ensemble for about ten years. He has also worked with the Kerempuh Satirical Theatre in Zagreb. His screen credits include S.P.U.K. (1983), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), in which he played Horatio, Schindler's List and Wallenberg: A Hero's Story. His role in 100 Minutes of Glory brought him Best Supporting Actor honors at the Pula Film Festival, and for Metastases he received the Croatian Theatre Award and a Marul award. He has also recorded hundreds of radio dramas and voiced characters in Croatian dubs of animated films, among them Finding Nemo and Cars 3.
64years old
Turns 65 on March 5in 115 days
- Born Zagreb
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Vilim Matula
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 28 years1983 to 2011
Every film, newest first
- 2011BloodRayne: The Third ReichIMDb rating 3.0
- 1993Death TrainIMDb rating 5.2
- 1990Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadIMDb rating 7.3
- 1983S.P.U.K.IMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
Matula co-founded Zagreb's Acting Studio in 1988, where actors trained in the Strasberg Method, the Chekhov Technique, Meyerhold's Biomechanics and the Alexander Technique.
Early training
In 1993, Matula took part in the Summer Acting Programme at the Royal National Theatre in London, attending the program there that year.
Languages
Matula provided the voice of Chum for the Croatian version of Finding Nemo in 2003, and he also voiced Sterling in the Croatian dub of Cars 3 in 2017.
Vili Matula movies on Netflix
BloodRayne: The Third Reichas District Leader
Death Trainas Sigi
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Deadas Horatio
S.P.U.K.as Nindja
Worked with
Vili Matula made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Christopher Lee1 film together, 1993
Christopher Lee's page Death Train1993IMDb rating 5.2Matula as SigiLee as General Benin
Michael Paré1 film together, 2011
Michael Paré's page BloodRayne: The Third Reich2011IMDb rating 3.0Matula as District LeaderParé as Commandant Ekart Brand
Pierce Brosnan1 film together, 1993
Pierce Brosnan's page Death Train1993IMDb rating 5.2Matula as SigiBrosnan as Mike Graham
Richard Dreyfuss1 film together, 1990
Richard Dreyfuss's page Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1990IMDb rating 7.3Matula as HoratioDreyfuss as The Player
Patrick Stewart1 film together, 1993
Patrick Stewart's page Death Train1993IMDb rating 5.2Matula as SigiStewart as Malcolm Philpott
Gary Oldman1 film together, 1990
Gary Oldman's page Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1990IMDb rating 7.3Matula as HoratioOldman as Rosencrantz
Tom StoppardDirector, 1 film, 1990
All films by Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1990IMDb rating 7.3Matula as Horatio
Uwe BollDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Uwe Boll BloodRayne: The Third Reich2011IMDb rating 3.0Matula as District Leader
David JacksonDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by David Jackson Death Train1993IMDb rating 5.2Matula as Sigi
Online
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