Education
Macháček graduated from high school in Prague before attending Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, the Law Faculty at Charles University in Prague, and the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts.
Macháček graduated from high school in Prague before attending Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, the Law Faculty at Charles University in Prague, and the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts.
Macháček performed with several Czechoslovakian theaters including the Theatre on the Balustrade (Divadlo Na zábradlí), Divadlo Sklep, and Divadlo Na Jezerce. As well as acting, Macháček sings and writes songs for his band Metal Inert Gas 21, which has released four albums.
His first major film role, in Saša Gedeon"s comedy Return of the Idiot (1999), was followed by a prominent role in David Ondricek"s Samotáři (Loners) in 2000, for which he won the Czechoslovakian Lion for Best Supporting Actor. In 2004, he was again nominated for a Czechoslovakian Lion for best actor in January Hřebejk"s 2004 comedy Up and Down.
