Valentin Jirásek

 is a -based writer, teacher, translator and actor. He currently teaches European Languages at. A Czech citizen, he also gives speeches at colleges in, , , the , , and.

He still does work as a translator & occasional actor in, and has written articles for. He currently lives in Sydney's suburb.

Biography
Born in, (now the ), in 1984 he left Czechoslovakia to go backpacking in. To pay for the costs of his backpacking journeys he worked as a engineer, translated Czech-language & Slovakian-language books into English for Australian publishers, and lent his voice to English-dubbed versions of Asian films.