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Péter Rudolf (15 October 1959) is a Hungarian stage actor, movie actor, voice actor, director, stage director and screenwriter.

Life
Rudolf was born in Budapest. He is the son of two teachers, Ottó Rudolf and Éva Galamb. He spent his childhood in Őrszentmiklós, Vácduka and Vác. He was fourteen years old when he moved to Budapest again.

He has been married to Eszter Nagy-Kálózy, who works as an actress, since 1990 and they have three children, Szonja Rudolf, Olivér Rudolf and Flóra Quintus from Nagy-Kálózy’s previous marriage. His daughters are also stage actresses, and his son works as a director.

Education
He graduated from Móricz Zsigmond High School, and in 1979, after a year of military service, he was accepted to the University of Theatre and Film Arts in the class of László Márton, Péter Valló and Imre Montágh. He spent his traineeship at the Comedy Theatre of Budapest, where he played Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a fourth-year student. He graduated from the university in 1983.

Career
He started making movies while he was still in college, and during this period he played important roles in critically acclaimed movies such as Cha-Cha-Cha (directed by János Kovácsi and released in 1982), Szerencsés Dániel (Daniel Takes a Train, directed by Pál Sándor and released in 1983) and Jób lázadása (The Revolt of Job , directed by Imre Gyöngyössy and Barna Kabay and released in 1983).

After graduating in 1983, he joined the Comedy Theatre, where he was a member until 1998. While playing at the theatre he was working as a voice actor, appearing on radio shows and playing in Hungarian movies. After quitting the theatre, he was working as a freelancer.

The first theatre production he directed was Dühöngő Ifjúság (Look Back in Anger) in 1992, which played regularly at the Pesti Theatre and was so successful that it sold out for years.

He became a member of Centrál Theatre from 2015 to 2016. The first movie he directed was the first part of the movie Üvegtigris (Glass Tiger), which he co-directed with Iván Kapitány. He directed the second and third parts of the movie. Between 2007 and 2011 he was one of the main leads in the television show Beugró (Stand-In, a short-form improvisational comedy television series). He became the director of the Comedy Theatre in 2021 and has held the position ever since.

Shakespeare plays

 * As You Like It by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 2010 on April 30.


 * Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Pesti Theatre, the chamber theatre of the Comedy Theatre in 2017 on September 29.


 * Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 2022 on December 9.

Shakespearean roles

 * A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

he play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 1983 on April 15. Péter Rudolf appeared in the role of Puck and Philostrat.


 * King Richard the Second by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 1984 on September 14. Péter Rudolf appeared in the role of Bagot, one of Richard’s henchmen.


 * As You Like It by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 1991 on October 5. Péter Rudolf appeared in the role of Touchstone, the court jester of Duke Frederick’s court.


 * Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 1992 on December 19. Péter Rudolf appeared in the role of Mercutio, a relative of the prince and Romeo’s friend.


 * King Richard the Third by William Shakespeare

The play premiered at the Comedy Theatre in 1999 on December 3. Péter Rudolf appeared in the role of Richard III.

Awards
List of awards received by Rudolf:


 * Veszprém TV meeting best male performance award (1986)
 * Hegedűs Gyula Memorial Ring (Hegedűs Gyula-emlékgyűrű) (1990)
 * Jászai Award (1991)
 * Elisabeth Award (Erzsébet-díj) (1992)
 * Ajtay Andor Memorial Award (Ajtay Andor emlékdíj) (1995)
 * Radio Critics’ Award (Rádiókritikusok díja) (1996)
 * Best Dancer-Comedian of the Year Award (Az év legjobb táncos-komikus díja), Operetta Festival (1999)
 * Don Quixote Award (Don Quijote-díj), together with Eszter Nagy-Kálózy (1999/2000)
 * Súgó Csiga Award (2001, 2004)
 * Outstanding Artist (Kiváló Művész) (2002)
 * Pécs National Theatre Meeting: Best Male Performance (MASZK National Actors’ Association Award) (A MASZK Országos Színészegyesület díja) (2006)
 * Páger Antal Acting Award (Páger Antal-színészdíj) (2011)
 * Story Five Star Award (Story Ötcsillag-díj) (2011)
 * Kossuth Prize (2013)
 * Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2015)
 * Hungarian Olympic Committee Fair Play Award (Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság Fair play-díj), (fair play in art category) (2015)
 * Amphitheatre Award (Amfiteátrum díj) (2016)
 * Comet Award (Comet-díj), Male Actor of the Year (2016)
 * Centrál Theatre Audience Award (Centrál Színház közönségdíj) (2016)
 * Best Actor Award for the movie 1945, Warsaw Film Festival (2017)
 * Best Actor Award for the movie 1945 - Hungarian Film Week (2017)
 * Best Actor Award for the movie 1945 - Critics’ Choice Award (Kritikusok Díja) (2017)
 * Hungarian Film Award (Magyar Filmdíj): Best Actor in a Leading Role (2018)
 * Golden Medal Award (Arany Medál-díj) (2018)
 * Perpetual member of the Company of Immortals (2021)
 * Roboz Imre Award (Roboz Imre-díj) (2021)
 * Kopp-Skrabski Award (Kopp-Skrabski-díj) (2021)