Biography

Ondrej Vetchy graduated at 1984 at Prague Conservatory in musical-drama department. His first achievement was the part of young devil in one of the best Czech fantasy for children ever - S certy nejsou zerty (There Are No Jokes with Devils) from the director Hynek Bocan. Ondrej Vetchy succeed like only one Czech movie actor at European Film Awards, when he was nominated for the part of cool masher Dan in drama Dum pro dva. He achieved in comedies as well as in dramas. His most popular characters are soldier Kefalin in comedy Cerni baroni (Nr. 1 hit in Czech theaters of the year), grave digger Broz in Oscar awarded movie by Jan Sverak Kolya (Czech Lion nominee, Nr. 1 hit in Czech theaters of the year), Kvido's father in Bajecna leta pod psa (Wonderful Years that Sucks, Czech Lion nominee, Nr. 1 hit in Czech theaters of the year, Award of Cinema Magazine for Best Actor), pilot in the Tmavomodry svet (Czech Lion nominee, Nr. 1 hit in Czech theaters of the year, Award of Cinema Magazine for Best Actor) and irresponsible son in Babi leto (Autumn Spring). Ondrej Vetchy is a member of very famous Czech theatre Cinoherni klub and he is also very successful in work for TV. Ondrej Vetchy belongs to the most popular Czech actors ever.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ondrej Slanina, Czech Republic

[on why he's proud of the Czech Republic]: "Because it lies right in the center of Europe, because of the historical multi-nationalism and multiculturalism that has always been present in our country, it has generated a huge number of talented and competitive people who were and, after all, still are pragmatic enough to survive while retaining discernment with the necessary dash of humor. Fortunately, there has always been and still is a large segment of the population that is willing to pay a far greater price for the noblest values than most people can even imagine."

[on why he's rarely giving interviews]: "Previous experiences have disappointed or even disgusted me in the vast majority of cases, because the interpretation of what I said was misunderstood, distorted, twisted, simplistic, purposeful, distorted, out of context, untrue, tabloid... I was terribly depressed every time."

[on Innocence (2011)]: "It's about being responsible for every second of our lives. That nothing excuses us of guilt and responsibility for what we have ever done, even if it was a long time ago, even if we were young, even if we were unable to see the consequences, and even if it was out of love. We have to pay for everything in our lives. I think this film is interesting and remarkable, not only in the context of Czech cinema, but also in the context of Jan Hřebejk's work."