David Nykl

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 thenCommunist 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 cofounded Pragues 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 Earths 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia