Petra Buckova

Like many born under communist rule, Petra, a Czechoslovakian child with Slovak-Hungarian roots, grew up in a time of change, so she is used to pushing the boundaries, both professional and personal. In theatre, she has performed in leading roles spanning from classics like Shakespeare's Juliette and Lady Macbeth or Chekhov's Ranevskaya, to Lula in an adaptation of Barry Gifford's 'Wild at Heart', and a part in Sarah Kane's '4.48 Psychosis'. She graduated with a Master's Degree in Dramatic Acting (MA) at the Academy of Performing Arts in Brno (JAMU) and has worked in the city's leading playhouses including Divadlo Petra Bezruce, National Theatre Brno, Centre for Experimental Theatre and HaDivadlo to finally be offered permanent work from the late Vaclav Havel's flagship Prague playhouse Divadlo Na Zábradlí. The theatre's long-running play 'The Golden Sixties' was also awarded the Radok National Award for Best Play in 2013. Petra's rich experience in theatre has since attracted the attention of the film and television industry. The actress recently took on roles in Niki Caro's The Zookeeper's Wife and Julius Sevcik's The Glass Room. She has also taken on multiple television productions including a prominent role in Czech series The Zodiac Murders and upcoming Amazon fantasy series Carnival Row, as well as supporting roles in German and Austrian productions like Brecht and feature film Home is Here. With her diverse cultural background, Petra also has a great ear for languages and accents. She regularly speaks and plays in English and occasionally in German and French. While always fully immersing herself in her work (and being a scuba diver in real life), she's also learned the value of coming up for air. Through her creativity, Petra constantly questions the world around her, and existence itself.