Vladimir Kulich

Vladimir Kulich (born July 14, 1956 in Prague ) is a Czech - Canadian actor .

Life

Kulich was born in what was then Czechoslovakia and began his acting career at the local state theater. His extraordinary height (1.96 m) and his generally strong physical presence made him well known, and he also learned several languages ​​such as French and English . When he was a child, he moved to Canada with his family and began acting in Hollywood films and television series ( MacGyver , The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ).

Kulich had his most popular appearance in the adventure film The 13th Warrior from 1999, in which he played the Nordic warrior king Buliwyf, who is based on the literary figure of Beowulf . In 2002 he played the role of the beast in the series Angel - Hunter of Darkness .

Kulich was also seen in individual episodes of various series, such as Seven Days - The gate at the time , The X-Files - The scary cases of the FBI , Highlander and MacGyver . In 2007 he played a supporting character in the film Smokin 'Aces with Jeremy Piven and Ryan Reynolds , who is only known under the name The Swede . In the series Vikings by Michael Hirst he embodied in a supporting role under the name Erik a traveling companion of the main character Ragnar Lothbrok .

Filmography (selection)

• 1990: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV movie)
• 1994: Crackerjack
• 1994: Necronomicon
• 1994: Red Scorpion 2
• 1995: Deceptions II: Edge of Deception
• 1995: Decoy (Decoy)
• 1996: crash
• 1996: Pandora's Clock
• 1998: Firestorm - Burning Inferno (Firestorm)
• 1999: Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit ( Seven Days , 2x07)
• 1999: the 13th warrior
• 2000: Ground Zero
• 2000: When the earth shakes - a race against time
• 2003: Ice Cold Silence (Silence)
• 2007: Smokin 'Aces
• 2011: Ironclad - Until the Last Warrior (Ironclad)
• 2013: Vikings (TV series, four episodes)
• 2014: The Equalizer

Web links

• Vladimir Kulich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website