Julius Ševčík (born 28 October 1978, in Prague) is a Czech director and screenwriter. His 2016 film A Prominent Patient won twelve Czech Lions. Ševčík studied directing at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and New York Film Academy. In 2013 he was attached to direct Christopher Nolan's script The Keys to the Street, adapted from Ruth Rendell's novel.