Martin Hub

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
Martin Hub in 2014
Born	(1964-03-13) 13 March 1964 (age 61) Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation(s)	Actor, Stuntman
Years active	1986-present
Children	2

Life and career

A lifelong native of the Prague, Czech Republic, 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) – Slovakian 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]