Janko Kroner
# Janko Kroner

Janko Kroner (born 1 June 1956) is a Slovak film, television and stage actor. Once a regular cast of the Slovak National Theater (SND) (1987–2009), Kroner began his acting career as part of the New Scene (1982–86). In the mid 1990s, alongside staging for his home theater, he gradually began appearing in a local VA-based ensemble called a.ha. In the most recent decade, he has been known as the frontman of the Malá scéna STU, a body supervised by Kroner through 2010-2011.

As a member of the Slovak acting "dynasty" that span three generations to date, Kroner himself has received numerous nominations in his native country, including two LitFond Awards for Performing Arts in Drama, as well two television-focused OTO Awards as TV Male Actor, respectively. Amongst others, he is the only son of Ján Kroner, or rather a nephew of Jozef Kroner.

## Filmography

   I was a first-year student on elementary school in Považská Bystrica, when amateur actors came to our school to play The Salt Prince fairytale. My father played the King. He was very funny, I remember [that] all children would have a good laugh of him. So I'd wished for all the children to know [that] the King was my father. No one would believe me, though, and I felt too badly for that."

### Film

* 1982: The Emotional Education of a Daša (as Julo)
* 1984: The Brave Blacksmith (based on a Němcová's fairytale; as Matěj)
* 1984: Farewell, Sweet Slumbers
* 1986: The Edelstein Action (as Filo)
* 1986: Hothouse Venus (as Peter Vrchovský)
* 1986: Icing (as Igor Krška)
* 1987: The Devil's Smile (black-and-white; based on The Tales of Hoffmann, as Lt. Jurko)
* 1989: Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
* 1989: Nebojsa (based on a Pavol Dobšinský's fairytale; title r. as Ondrej "Nebojsa")
* 1991: Fly of the Asphalt Pigeon (voice r., as Dodo)
* 1996: Jašek's Dream (based on a Chrobák's story)
* 1997: Orbis Pictus
* 1997: Blue Heaven (voice r., as Viktor)
* 2000: Victims and Murderers (as Josef)
* 2002: Cruel Joys
* 2002: Quartétto (as Peter)
* 2007: Half-life (as Viktor)
* 2009: You Kiss like a God
* 2009: BRATISLAVAfilm (as Milanko)

## Awards

Chronological list of received awards and nominations :

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Karate Billy in Return (by Pohl; title role) | LitFond Awards | Performing Arts in Drama – Male | Won |
| 1997 | Becket or The Honour of God (title role) | LitFond Awards | Performing Arts in Drama – SND | $Shared^┼$ |
| 1997 | A Crazy Day (by Turrini; as Count Almaviva) | LitFond Awards | Performing Arts in Drama – SND | $Shared^┼$ |
| 2001 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Host – Children's Program | Nominated |
| 2002 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Host – Children's Program | Nominated |
| 2004 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Nominated |
| 2005 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Nominated |
| 2006 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Won |
| 2007 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Nominated |
| 2008 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Nominated |
| 2009 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor | Won |
| 2009 | Marysha (as Lízal) | LitFond Awards | Performing Arts in Drama – SND | $Shared^┼$ |
| 2010 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor – Comedy | Nominated |
| 2010 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor – Drama | Nominated |
| 2011 | Himself (Various performances) | OTO Awards | TV Male Actor – Drama | Nominated |
| $^┼$ The LitFond Awards are usually bestowed to a larger numbers of VA per category. ||||||
