David Nykl
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David Nykl

Known for
Acting
Born
February 7, 1967
Place of birth
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 accent. Whenever Zelenka spoke Czech in Stargate Atlantis, Nykl was given the lines in English, and he translated them.

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Filmography

  • Death by LightningTV · 2025 · as Levi Morton · 4 episodes
  • El-TurkTV · 2025 · as Prince Francesco di Paulo · 4 episodes
  • Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer DulosFilm · 2021 · as Clifford Reed
  • Resident AlienTV · 2021 · as Dr. Carl Hodges · 1 episode
  • Carnival RowTV · 2019 · as Constable Boggs · 1 episode
  • Pat & Mat: DIY TroublesFilm · 2019 · as Pat (Voice)
  • The SleepersTV · 2019 · as Gerald Lloyd · 6 episodes
  • WilliamFilm · 2019 · as Principal Bernstein
  • Pat & Mat: Winter FunFilm · 2018 · as Pat (Voice)
  • Dialing HomeTV · 2017 · as Self · 1 episode
  • AirFilm · 2015 · as Sleeper
  • Minority ReportTV · 2015 · as Eli Winford · 1 episode
  • The DevoutFilm · 2015 · as Dr. Fisher
  • TomorrowlandFilm · 2015 · as Science Teacher
  • Chupacabra vs. the AlamoFilm · 2013 · as Medical Examiner
  • ArrowTV · 2012 · as Anatoly Knyazev · 36 episodes
  • Camera ShyFilm · 2012 · as Cliff Gardner
  • Christmas MiracleFilm · 2012 · as Drake
  • ContinuumTV · 2012 · as Sergei · 1 episode
  • Mortal Kombat: LegacyTV · 2011 · as Lance · 1 episode
  • Once Upon a TimeTV · 2011 · as Fisherman · 1 episode
  • Encounter with DangerFilm · 2010 · as Elliot Maine
  • Human TargetTV · 2010 · as Vincent Morgan · 1 episode
  • The Beast of Bottomless LakeFilm · 2010 · as Paoul Moran
  • HelenFilm · 2009 · as John
  • Stargate Atlantis: Fans' ChoiceFilm · 2009 · as Dr. Radek Zelenka
  • The SeamstressFilm · 2009 · as Donny Plachtt
  • FringeTV · 2008 · as Reverend Marcus · 1 episode
  • SanctuaryTV · 2008 · as Strickland · 1 episode
  • EurekaTV · 2006 · as Dr. Steven Whiticus · 1 episode
  • Merlin's ApprenticeTV · 2006 · as Brianna's Father · 2 episodes
  • PsychTV · 2006 · as Events Coordinator · 1 episode
  • Dreams in the Witch HouseFilm · 2005 · as CSI
  • Masters of HorrorTV · 2005 · as CSI · 1 episode
  • SupernaturalTV · 2005 · as Lester Morris · 2 episodes
  • PterodactylFilm · 2004 · as Herbert
  • Stargate AtlantisTV · 2004 · as Dr. Radek Zelenka · 43 episodes
  • Jake 2.0TV · 2003 · as Vasily · 1 episode
  • The Dead ZoneTV · 2002 · as Waiter · 1 episode
  • Escape VelocityFilm · 1999 · as Russell
  • Joan of ArcTV · 1999 · as Duke of Luxembourg · 2 episodes
  • Love Lies BleedingFilm · 1999 · as Fraser
  • Policajti z předměstíTV · 1999 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Prague StoriesFilm · 1999 · as Richard's Friend (segment "Riziko")
  • Act of WarFilm · 1998 · as George Willmont
  • Cold SquadTV · 1998 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Hell MountainFilm · 1998 · as First Corridor Guard
  • Prague DuetFilm · 1998 · as Glen Hudson
  • Crackerjack 2Film · 1997 · as Cavanaugh
  • Stargate SG-1TV · 1997 · as Dr. Radek Zelenka · 1 episode
  • Hidden in SilenceFilm · 1996 · as Henek
  • Sacred CargoFilm · 1996 · as Brother Alexis
  • Danger BayTV · 1985 · as Peter · 1 episode

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