David Nykl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 7, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
David Nykl (born 7 February 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech Canadian actor of film, television, commercials and theater. After the Soviet invasion in 1968, he and his family left then-Communist Czechoslovakia for Canada. Upon arriving at Victoria, British Columbia, his father found work as a structural engineer and his mother found work as a nurse. Nykl attended the University of British Columbia, where he majored in liberal arts. Nykl has appeared heavily in Vancouver and Prague in dozens of theater, film and television productions. Known for his versatility and depth as an actor, he has also produced theatre and film projects, and in 1994 he co-founded Prague's Misery Loves Company Theatre with Richard Toth and Ewan McLaren. He is known to science fiction fans as the recurring Stargate Atlantis character of Dr. Radek Zelenka, a Czech scientist on Earth's expedition to the "lost city" of Atlantis. His character often provides a foil to the main scientists, who forget the limits of their situation. He is fluent in Czech, English, French and Spanish. Though his character on Stargate Atlantis speaks English with a Czech accent, Nykl normally speaks with a Canadian accent. Whenever Zelenka spoke Czech in Stargate Atlantis, Nykl was given the lines in English, and he translated them. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Nykl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
El-Turk
TV · as Prince Francesco di Paulo · 4 eps
Death by Lightning
TV · as Levi Morton · 4 eps
Fire Country
TV · as Ken Bauer · 1 ep
Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Movie · as Clifford Reed
Resident Alien
TV · as Dr. Carl Hodges · 1 ep
William
Movie · as Principal Bernstein
Pat & Mat: DIY Troubles
Movie · as Pat (Voice)
Carnival Row
TV · as Constable Boggs · 1 ep
The Sleepers
TV · as Gerald Lloyd · 6 eps
Pat & Mat: Winter Fun
Movie · as Pat (Voice)
Dialing Home
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Air
Movie · as Sleeper
Tomorrowland
Movie · as Science Teacher
The Devout
Movie · as Dr. Fisher
Minority Report
TV · as Eli Winford · 1 ep
Chupacabra vs. the Alamo
Movie · as Medical Examiner
Christmas Miracle
Movie · as Drake
Camera Shy
Movie · as Cliff Gardner
Continuum
TV · as Sergei · 1 ep
Arrow
TV · as Anatoly Knyazev · 36 eps
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
TV · as Lance · 1 ep
Once Upon a Time
TV · as Fisherman · 1 ep
Encounter with Danger
Movie · as Elliot Maine
The Beast of Bottomless Lake
Movie · as Paoul Moran
Human Target
TV · as Vincent Morgan · 1 ep
Helen
Movie · as John
The Seamstress
Movie · as Donny Plachtt
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
Movie · as Dr. Radek Zelenka
Sanctuary
TV · as Strickland · 1 ep
Fringe
TV · as Reverend Marcus · 1 ep
Eureka
TV · as Dr. Steven Whiticus · 1 ep
Psych
TV · as Events Coordinator · 1 ep
Merlin's Apprentice
TV · as Brianna's Father · 2 eps
Dreams in the Witch House
Movie · as CSI
Masters of Horror
TV · as CSI · 1 ep
Supernatural
TV · as Lester Morris · 2 eps
Pterodactyl
Movie · as Herbert
Stargate Atlantis
TV · as Dr. Radek Zelenka · 43 eps
Jake 2.0
TV · as Vasily · 1 ep
The Dead Zone
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep
Prague Stories
Movie · as Richard's Friend (segment "Riziko")
Escape Velocity
Movie · as Russell
Love Lies Bleeding
Movie · as Fraser
Joan of Arc
TV · as Duke of Luxembourg · 2 eps
Policajti z předměstí
TV · 1 ep
Prague Duet
Movie · as Glen Hudson
Act of War
Movie · as George Willmont
Hell Mountain
Movie · as First Corridor Guard
Cold Squad
TV · 1 ep
Crackerjack 2
Movie · as Cavanaugh
Stargate SG-1
TV · as Dr. Radek Zelenka · 1 ep
Hidden in Silence
Movie · as Henek
Sacred Cargo
Movie · as Brother Alexis
Danger Bay
TV · as Peter · 1 ep