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David Švehlík was born in Liberec. His father is the actor Alois Švehlík. David graduated from the academic gymnasium in Prague, then moved to Litoměřice, where he wanted to become a priest at the Theological Convent (he also lived in Rome for 2 years for this reason). Finally, he studied Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy and Theatre Directing at the DAMU. His acting career began in 2005 when he played Hubert in the film A Novel for Women. In the same year he also appeared in the fairy tale The Angel of the Lord. He has also starred in the film Rules of Lies, the series The Life and Times of Judge A.K. and Kriminalálka Anděl. His other roles were Smiles of Sad Men, Prvok, Shampoo, Dot and Charles, Like Summer Snow, Two Words as a Key, Samhain, and Fentasy.

Johana Matoušková was born on May 4, 1988, in Prague. She first graduated from the Duncan Centre dance conservatory and later studied acting at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU in Prague under the pedagogical guidance of Jiří Havelka.

Since 2016, she has been a member of the Prague Na zábradlí Theatre ensemble and has also performed at Divadlo Ponec and A Studio Rubín.
She made her screen debut in 2014 with a prominent role as Anna Kaiserová in the film MÍSTA. She also played a makeup artist in ZTRACENI V MNICHOVĚ (2015) and actress Friedl Czepová in the biographical drama LÍDA BAAROVÁ (2016). On television, she has accumulated a number of series roles.
Besides acting, she is also active in the music scene, notably known for her involvement with the band Kyklos Galaktikos.

Filip was born in Prague in 2000. As a child, he had little connection to acting, except for a few commercial castings. After elementary school, he began studying at the Prague Conservatory. In his first year, he was lucky to land the role of Tonda in the Czech Television series MOST!, and the presence of personalities such as Jan Prušinovský, Martin Hofmann, Erika Stárková, and Jitka Čvančarová was truly beneficial for him. In 2018, he also appeared in the film Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci by Filip Renč and in 2019 filmed the short movie FIXIT. Viewers could also see Filip in the comedy Vánoční příběh, Kotrmelce pana herce, and Jak se nám to mohlo stát!?

After finishing high school, in 1999 he went to study at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) in the class led by prof. Huba and prof. Vášaryová, from which he later transferred to the Department of Puppet Acting at the same academy.
During his puppet acting studies, besides school projects such as the adaptation of Erben's Kytice and the Slovak-Czech project Pěkný Den in cooperation with DAMU Prague, he also participated in performances of his original acting class.
He became known to audiences especially thanks to the series Město stínů. He graduated from VŠMU in the class led by Martin Huba and Emília Vášaryová and later transferred to the Department of Puppet Acting. He continues to focus on puppet acting, but in a non-traditional way – for adult audiences. He has appeared in several films (Němá tajemství, Úsvit, Bábovky, O léčivé vodě, Příliš osobní známost, Skleněný pokoj, Toman) and series (Nemocnica, Božena, Kriminálka, Hnízdo, Milenky, Tatínkové).
Currently, Marián Mitaš is a member of the traveling ensemble Dezorz's Puppet Theatre, which has found its refuge on the Ady ship moored on the Petržalka side of the Danube and presents its “fest spectaculare marionet total comedy horror show” every month. Viewers could also see Marián Mitaš in the films Bratři and Válka policajtů.

Jakub Prachař is a Czech actor, musician, and presenter. He is the son of the artistic couple, actress Dana Batulková and actor David Prachař. He is also the brother of actress and singer Mariana Prachařová. He was a member and co-founder of the popular music band Nightwork.

After graduating from Jaroslav Seifert Gymnasium, he began studying in the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU, but due to his busy work schedule, he interrupted his studies after the second year and two graduation performances.

Already at the age of thirteen, he started performing at the Komedie Theatre in the play Maska. He then received an offer from director Jan Hřebejk to play a scout in one of the three stories for the TV series Bakaláři. Another film experience was the role of the spoiled factory owner's son Roman Gráf in the movie Milenci a vrazi directed by Viktor Polesný. He became more widely known after appearing in TV series such as Ulice, Bazén, and Horákovi. Together with Jana Paulová, he also appeared in the promotional material for the Directorate of Roads and Highways about the construction of the D8 motorway through the České středohoří Mountains.

Currently, he performs together with his acting (and musical) colleague Vojtěch Dyk in the La Fabrika theatre in Holešovice in the improvisational play Kultovní představení, which appeals to the audience, invites them to collaborate, and allows the viewers to intervene in the plot. In the musical Dáma s kaméliemi, he plays live guitar. Jakub Prachař has appeared in comedies such as Vyšehrad Dvje, Franta mimozemšťan, Buď chlap!, Jedeme na teambuilding, and Hádkovi.

Although Alena first stood on stage at the age of four (National Theatre Brno), she got her first film opportunity only twenty years later, as Holena in Jan Svěrák’s fairy tale film Three Brothers. Until then, she had professionally pursued dancing (ballet, hip hop, jazz), learned four languages, played piano, sung, and got admitted to six universities.

A graduate of JAMU, who has long been active in the Kašpar theatre group at the Celetná Theatre, she also performed with the "Letters to Eric Company" in England and in the original language version of The Glass Menagerie at the Prague Playhouse. During her stay in Los Angeles, she worked on several independent projects, practiced stand-up comedy, and wrote for Lidovky.cz and Reflex.cz as "Redhead in Hollywood."

In the Czech Republic, she appeared, for example, in the film comedies Chica Checa, The Best Christmas in the History of the World, Hello, Welcome, and Doppelgangers, as well as in TV series such as Mordparta, Specialists, and Me, Mattoni. She also shot the English film Interlude in Prague, the German film Die Diplomaten, and the Czech films Pepa and Metanol.

Awards

Czech Film Critics' Awards
2021 – nomination – Mirrors in the Dark (Best Actress)

Simona Lewandowská is a Czech television and film actress. Her father comes from Poland, so she speaks Polish, and her mother comes from a family of puppeteers and nomads. She has a younger sister. She graduated from the Prague Conservatory and then DAMU.

Her feature film debut was the movie Zlatý podraz and her television debut was the series Ordinace v růžové zahradě. She has also appeared in detective series such as Specialisté, Dáma a král, Hlava Medúzy, and in series like Pan profesor and Pět let. She showcased her comedic talent in Jana Prušinovský’s series Dobré ráno, Brno!.

In the historical series by Bisera Arichteva, Zlatá labuť, she appeared as Alena, a shop assistant dreaming of an acting career. You could also see her in comedies such as Jak se nám to mohlo stát!?, Nejlepší Vánoce v dějinách světa, and Aristokratka ve varu.