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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Norway

Vlasta Vrana

Biography:

Vlasta Vrana is a Canadian actor of Czech descent. His surname means "crow" in Czech. Vrana was born to Czech parents in Norway but moved to Canada at the age of four. He has appeared on many television shows and films such as The New Avengers, The Littlest Hobo, Choices, Spearfield's Daughter, The Kiss, War of the Worlds, After Amy, All Souls, Friday the 13th: the Series, Windsor Protocol, Lobby, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Sirens, All Souls, Mom P.I., The Hitchhiker, Press Run, Waking the Dead and The Blue Man. He was awarded the 2005 Award of Excellence by ACTRA Montreal, and the Richard Kind Award for best actor at the 2005 Trenton Film Festival. He also played Fire Chief Wickersham in Secret Window and Booker (MPC) in The Day After Tomorrow. His work as a voice actor includes Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold, as well as documentaries and thousands of radio and television commercials. He also narrated Canada Vignettes films and several other films for The National Film Board of Canada.

Known For

Acting

2021

French Exit as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)

2020

Swept Up by Christmas as Alan Hawthorne
Hall as Peter
Transplant as Walter Monroe

2019

Blood & Treasure as Moshe Cohen

2017

The Glass Castle as Mr. Lehocky
The Disappearance as Brother John

2016

Race as St. John

2015

Northpole: Open for Christmas as Salvation Army Santa

2013

The Informant as Controller Nichols
RED 2 as General McKennon

2012

Upside Down as Mr. Hunt

2011

Secrets From Her Past as Mo Stefanokis
Being Human as Douglas

2010

The Child Prodigy as Hutcheson
Territories as Sheriff White
Arctic Blast as Narrator (voice)

2009

Carny as Owen
Ring of Deceit as Oscar Brown

2008

2007

I Me Wed as Roy
A Life Interrupted as Committee Chairman
Killer Wave as Heinz Litchner

2006

Black Eyed Dog as Andreas

2005

Crimes of Passion as Malcolm McBradden
The Tournament as Coach Jenkins

2004

Wicker Park as Jeweller
Bad Apple as Fleisig
Secret Window as Fire Chief Wickersham
Manners of Dying as Doctor Lowe
Baby for Sale as Ron Grazer
Spookley the Square Pumpkin as Narrator (voice)

2003

Levity as Man on Parole Board
The Reagans as Ed Meese
The Human Stain as Solly Tabak
Timeline as Monk
Dead Like Me as Gregor

2002

The Book of Eve as Steve Lock
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gleason as Toots Shor
Redeemer as Edward Chase
Memories of Earth as Self - Narrator
Scent of Danger as Dr. York

2001

Requiem for Fanny as Narrator
No Ordinary Baby as Dr Dennis Griffiths
Cause Of Death as Al Bailey
Protection as Shimanski
L'Or as Vlad Kovak

2000

Where the Money Is as Jewelry Store Employee
Heavy Metal 2000 as Street Vendor
Believe as Mortimer Higgins
Reaper as Sheriff Norris
The Audrey Hepburn Story as Uncle Willem

1999

The Girl Next Door as Howard Poolin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Mr. Van Tassle
Grey Owl as Harry Champlin
Revenge as Dan McCartney
Eye of the Beholder as Mr. Hugo Sr.
The Collectors as Sgt. Grander

1998

The Windsor Protocol as Hardy's Aide
Glory & Honor as Morris Jesup
The Ultimate Weapon as 'Top' Drummond
The Worst Witch as The Dragon Lord

1997

The Assignment as KGB Head Officer
Stranger in the House as Alex Alexander
The Peacekeeper as General Douglas
The Hunger as Rhys
The Hunger as Boatman

1996

Gotti as Romual Piecyk
Hawk's Vengeance as Duquesne
Mother Night as August Krapptauer
Hollow Point as FBI Agent in Charge
Natural Enemy as Stanley

1995

1994

Brainscan as Frank
Eye of the Wolf as Jacques
The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. Robbie Allman
Stalked as Sanders
Due South as Henri Cloutier

1993

1992

Twin Sisters as Reeves
A Cry in the Night as Captain Murphy

1991

The Final Heist as Larivière
Urban Angel as Lieutenant Drabeck

1990

Whispers as Sherrif Laurenski
Counterstrike as Lt. Samuelson

1989

1988

1987

Nowhere to Hide as Sonny Cambria
Dreams of a Land as Narrator
Keeping Track as Chuck
A Safety Net as Narrator

1986

Life on Ice as Narrator
Edge of Ice as Narrator
Choices as Minister

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

Heavy Metal as Barbarian Leader (voice)
Ulysses 31 as (voice)

1980

1979

1978

1977

Rabid as Cop at Clinic
One Man as Gendron's colleague

1975

Shivers as Kresimer Sviben

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