David Nykl
Born: 1967-02-07 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- El-Turk as Prince Francesco di Paulo
- Death by Lightning as Levi Morton
2021
- Resident Alien as Dr. Carl Hodges
- Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos as Clifford Reed
2019
- Carnival Row as Constable Boggs
- The Sleepers as Gerald Lloyd
- William as Principal Bernstein
- Pat & Mat: DIY Troubles as Pat (Voice)
2018
- Pat & Mat: Winter Fun as Pat (Voice)
2017
- Dialing Home as Self
2015
- Tomorrowland as Science Teacher
- Minority Report as Eli Winford
- Air as Sleeper
- The Devout as Dr. Fisher
2013
- Chupacabra vs. the Alamo as Medical Examiner
2012
- Arrow as Anatoly Knyazev
- Continuum as Sergei
- Christmas Miracle as Drake
- Camera Shy as Cliff Gardner
2011
- Once Upon a Time as Fisherman
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy as Lance
2010
- Human Target as Vincent Morgan
- Encounter with Danger as Elliot Maine
- The Beast of Bottomless Lake as Paoul Moran
2009
- Helen as John
- Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice as Dr. Radek Zelenka
- The Seamstress as Donny Plachtt
2005
- Supernatural as Lester Morris
- Masters of Horror as CSI
- Dreams in the Witch House as CSI
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Radek Zelenka
- Pterodactyl as Herbert
2003
- Jake 2.0 as Vasily
2002
- The Dead Zone as Waiter
1999
- Joan of Arc as Duke of Luxembourg
- Policajti z předměstí
- Prague Stories as Richard's Friend (segment "Riziko")
- Escape Velocity as Russell
1998
- Cold Squad
- Prague Duet as Glen Hudson
- Hell Mountain as First Corridor Guard
- Act of War as George Willmont
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Dr. Radek Zelenka
- Crackerjack 2 as Cavanaugh
1996
- Hidden in Silence as Henek
- Sacred Cargo as Brother Alexis
1985
- Danger Bay as Peter