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David Nykl

David Nykl

Actor · Born 1967-02-07 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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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 acc…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Supernatural (2005) — Lester Morris
  2. Tomorrowland (2015) — Science Teacher
  3. Arrow (2012) — Anatoly Knyazev
  4. Fringe (2008) — Reverend Marcus
  5. Once Upon a Time (2011) — Fisherman
  6. Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Dr. Radek Zelenka
  7. Carnival Row (2019) — Constable Boggs
  8. Stargate Atlantis (2004) — Dr. Radek Zelenka
  9. Resident Alien (2021) — Dr. Carl Hodges
  10. Psych (2006) — Events Coordinator
  11. Continuum (2012) — Sergei
  12. Eureka (2006) — Dr. Steven Whiticus
  13. Air (2015) — Sleeper
  14. Masters of Horror (2005) — CSI
  15. Sanctuary (2008) — Strickland
  16. Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (2021) — Clifford Reed
  17. Minority Report (2015) — Eli Winford
  18. The Dead Zone (2002) — Waiter
  19. Human Target (2010) — Vincent Morgan
  20. Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) — Lance
  21. Dreams in the Witch House (2005) — CSI
  22. Death by Lightning (2025) — Levi Morton
  23. Joan of Arc (1999) — Duke of Luxembourg
  24. Pterodactyl (2004) — Herbert
  25. Helen (2009) — John
  26. Jake 2.0 (2003) — Vasily
  27. Merlin's Apprentice (2006) — Brianna's Father
  28. The Seamstress (2009) — Donny Plachtt
  29. Chupacabra vs. the Alamo (2013) — Medical Examiner
  30. El-Turk (2025) — Prince Francesco di Paulo
  31. Christmas Miracle (2012) — Drake
  32. The Sleepers (2019) — Gerald Lloyd
  33. Encounter with Danger (2010) — Elliot Maine
  34. Cold Squad (1998)
  35. William (2019) — Principal Bernstein
  36. Crackerjack 2 (1997) — Cavanaugh
  37. Escape Velocity (1999) — Russell
  38. Hell Mountain (1998) — First Corridor Guard
  39. Hidden in Silence (1996) — Henek
  40. Danger Bay (1985) — Peter