Vlasta Vrana
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
Credits
- 2021 · Sweet as Maple Syrup as The Dean
- 2021 · French Exit as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
- 2020 · Swept Up by Christmas as Alan Hawthorne
- 2020 · Hall as Peter
- 2020 · Within These Walls as Carl
- 2020 · Transplant as Walter Monroe
- 2019 · Spookley and the Christmas Kittens as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Blood & Treasure as Moshe Cohen
- 2017 · The Disappearance as Brother John
- 2017 · The Glass Castle as Mr. Lehocky
- 2016 · Race as St. John
- 2015 · Northpole: Open for Christmas as Salvation Army Santa
- 2013 · The Informant as Controller Nichols
- 2013 · RED 2 as General McKennon
- 2012 · Upside Down as Mr. Hunt
- 2011 · Secrets From Her Past as Mo Stefanokis
- 2011 · Being Human as Douglas
- 2010 · Territories as Sheriff White
- 2010 · Arctic Blast as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · The Child Prodigy as Hutcheson
- 2010 · The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice as Maitre D'
- 2009 · Ring of Deceit as Oscar Brown
- 2009 · Carny as Owen
- 2008 · WarGames: The Dead Code as Ivan Prokosh
- 2008 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Judge Shoehan
- 2008 · The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream as Official
- 2008 · Lava Storm as Mike Wilson
- 2007 · I Me Wed as Roy
- 2007 · A Life Interrupted as Committee Chairman
- 2007 · Killer Wave as Heinz Litchner
- 2006 · Black Eyed Dog as Andreas
- 2005 · A Year in the Death of Jack Richards as Jack Richards
- 2005 · Crimes of Passion as Malcolm McBradden
- 2005 · The Tournament as Coach Jenkins
- 2004 · When Angels Come to Town as Franz
- 2004 · Manners of Dying as Doctor Lowe
- 2004 · Wicker Park as Jeweller
- 2004 · Secret Window as Fire Chief Wickersham
- 2004 · Bad Apple as Fleisig
- 2003 · The Reagans as Ed Meese
- 2003 · Timeline as Monk
- 2003 · The Human Stain as Solly Tabak
- 2003 · Dead Like Me as Gregor
- 2003 · Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story as Ray Harding
- 2003 · Levity as Man on Parole Board
- 2002 · Gleason as Toots Shor
- 2002 · The Book of Eve as Steve Lock
- 2002 · Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2002 · Redeemer as Edward Chase
- 2001 · Protection as Shimanski
- 2001 · No Ordinary Baby as Dr Dennis Griffiths
- 2001 · L'Or as Vlad Kovak
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Al Bailey
- 2001 · Requiem for Fanny as Narrator
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Street Vendor
- 2000 · Where the Money Is as Jewelry Store Employee
- 2000 · The Audrey Hepburn Story as Uncle Willem
- 2000 · Believe as Mortimer Higgins
- 2000 · Reaper as Sheriff Norris
- 1999 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Mr. Van Tassle
- 1999 · Grey Owl as Harry Champlin
- 1999 · Eye of the Beholder as Mr. Hugo Sr.
- 1999 · Revenge as Dan McCartney
- 1999 · The Girl Next Door as Howard Poolin
- 1998 · The Windsor Protocol as Hardy's Aide
- 1998 · The Worst Witch as The Dragon Lord
- 1998 · Escape from Wildcat Canyon as Tully
- 1998 · The Ultimate Weapon as 'Top' Drummond
- 1998 · Glory & Honor as Morris Jesup
- 1997 · Night of the Demons III as Dewhurst
- 1997 · The Assignment as KGB Head Officer
- 1997 · The Peacekeeper as General Douglas
- 1997 · Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson as Mr. Rickey
- 1997 · The Hunger as Rhys
- 1997 · The Hunger as Boatman
- 1997 · While My Pretty One Sleeps as Bishop
- 1997 · Stranger in the House as Alex Alexander
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stanley
- 1996 · Mother Night as August Krapptauer
- 1996 · Hollow Point as FBI Agent in Charge
- 1996 · Midnight in Saint Petersburg as
- 1996 · Hawk's Vengeance as Duquesne
- 1996 · Gotti as Romual Piecyk
- 1996 · For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story as Dr. Zimmerman
- 1995 · The Little Lulu Show as
- 1995 · Relative Fear as Mr. Schulman
- 1994 · Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Vorisek
- 1994 · Due South as Henri Cloutier
- 1994 · Brainscan as Frank
- 1994 · The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. Robbie Allman
- 1994 · Eye of the Wolf as Jacques
- 1994 · Stalked as Sanders
- 1992 · A Cry in the Night as Captain Murphy
- 1992 · Twin Sisters as Reeves
- 1991 · Urban Angel as Lieutenant Drabeck
- 1991 · The Final Heist as Larivière
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Palatzo
- 1991 · Scanners II: The New Order as Lt. Gelson
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Whispers as Sherrif Laurenski
- 1990 · Falling Over Backwards as Drunk
- 1990 · Counterstrike as Lt. Samuelson
- 1990 · The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty as King (voice)
- 1990 · The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away as Boondoggle (voice)
- 1989 · The Phone Call as Ben
- 1989 · Dracula: Live from Transylvania as Announcer
- 1989 · Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! as Frank
- 1989 · Day One as Hans Bethe
- 1989 · Snake Treaty as
- 1988 · Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte as
- 1988 · Les Tisserands du pouvoir as
- 1988 · The Kiss as Bishop
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Jonathan Laporte
- 1988 · Hitting Home as Phil Grande
- 1988 · C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf as
- 1987 · Dreams of a Land as Narrator
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Sonny Cambria
- 1987 · Keeping Track as Chuck
- 1987 · The Man Who Stole Dreams as (voice)
- 1987 · A Safety Net as Narrator
- 1986 · Life on Ice as Narrator
- 1986 · Edge of Ice as Narrator
- 1985 · Breaking All the Rules as Detective
- 1985 · Secret Weapons as Ivan
- 1985 · Eternal Evil as Scott
- 1984 · The Surrogate as Bill
- 1984 · The Slavers as
- 1983 · Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Murphy
- 1983 · Les six saisons des attikameks as Self
- 1983 · Candy the Stripper as
- 1983 · A Matter of Cunning as Ted Haskell
- 1983 · Hey Babe! as Roy
- 1982 · Hard Feelings as Mr. Holland
- 1982 · The Emperor of Peru as
- 1982 · End Game in Paris as
- 1981 · Ulysses 31 as (voice)
- 1981 · Heavy Metal as Barbarian Leader (voice)
- 1981 · Happy Birthday to Me as Bartender
- 1980 · Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole as Narrator
- 1980 · Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape as Narrator
- 1979 · The Angry Man as Le gérant du club
- 1979 · The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight as Radio Operator
- 1979 · Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe as Narrator
- 1979 · Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat as Narrator
- 1978 · Blackout as
- 1977 · One Man as Gendron's colleague
- 1977 · Rabid as Cop at Clinic
- 1975 · Shivers as Kresimer Sviben