Martin Hub
Czech character actor (born 1964)
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Martin Hub (born 13 March 1964) is a Czech character actor, best known for his portrayals of immigrants with broken English, soldiers, secret agents and bodyguards. As a professional stuntman, he is best known for his work in James Cameron's Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, and Gladiator.
Martin Hub | |
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Hub in 2014 | |
| Born | 13 March 1964 |
| Occupations | Actor, stuntman |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
A lifelong native of the Prague, in high school Hub was an active athlete, playing football and handball, threw javelin, balls, disk, and boxing.[1][2] He attended the Czech stunt school, Jaroslav Toms, and made his film debut in Field Field in 1986.[2] He later appeared in such blockbuster movies as Titanic, playing a non-English speaking Slovak father who goes down with the ship with his son in his arms, a Czech soldier in Saving Private Ryan, and was Russell Crowe's official stuntman in Gladiator. Hub acts in the stunt group of Filmka and coordinates and teaches stunts professionally.[3][4][5][6][7]
Filmography
- Cool Runnings (1993) – Czech Bobsled Driver
- Titanic (1997) – Slovak Father[8]
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Czech Wehrmacht Soldier[9]
- Hannibal Rising (2007)[10] – Lothar
- Life is Life (2015) – Pirate[11]
- Pěstírna (2017) – Šembera[12]
