
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
- 2010 · Territories as Sheriff White
- 2010 · The Child Prodigy as Hutcheson
- 2008 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Judge Shoehan
- 2007 · I Me Wed as Roy
- 2006 · Black Eyed Dog as Andreas
- 2005 · Crimes of Passion as Malcolm McBradden
- 2005 · The Tournament as Coach Jenkins
- 2004 · When Angels Come to Town as Franz
- 2004 · Bad Apple as Fleisig
- 2003 · The Reagans as Ed Meese
- 2002 · The Book of Eve as Steve Lock
- 2001 · Varian's War as
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Al Bailey
- 2000 · Where the Money Is as Jewelry Store Employee
- 2000 · Believe as Mortimer Higgins
- 2000 · Reaper as Sheriff Norris
- 1999 · The Collectors as Sgt. Grander
- 1997 · Night of the Demons III as Dewhurst
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stanley
- 1996 · Hollow Point as FBI Agent in Charge
- 1996 · Hawk's Vengeance as Duquesne
- 1994 · The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. Robbie Allman
- 1993 · The Rise and Fall of English Montreal as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · A Cry in the Night as Captain Murphy
- 1992 · Twin Sisters as Reeves
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Falling Over Backwards as Drunk
- 1989 · Dracula: Live from Transylvania as Announcer
- 1989 · The Morning Man as Gates
- 1988 · The Kiss as Bishop
- 1988 · Hitting Home as Phil Grande
- 1988 · C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf as
- 1987 · Keeping Track as Chuck
- 1986 · Choices as Minister
- 1985 · Breaking All the Rules as Detective
- 1985 · Eternal Evil as Scott
- 1984 · The Slavers as
- 1983 · A Matter of Cunning as Ted Haskell
- 1982 · Hard Feelings as Mr. Holland
- 1981 · The Amateur as Guide
- 1977 · One Man as Gendron's colleague
- 1977 · Rabid as Cop at Clinic
- Future · The Cost of Heaven as Ben Novak
- 2025 · Old Guys in Bed as
- 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 Zone as Stalker
- 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 · Arctic Blast as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream as Official
- 2008 · Lava Storm as Mike Wilson
- 2007 · A Life Interrupted as Committee Chairman
- 2007 · Killer Wave as Heinz Litchner
- 2005 · A Year in the Death of Jack Richards as Jack Richards
- 2004 · Spookley the Square Pumpkin as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Manners of Dying as Doctor Lowe
- 2004 · Wicker Park as Jeweller
- 2004 · Baby for Sale as Ron Grazer
- 2004 · Secret Window as Fire Chief Wickersham
- 2003 · Timeline as Monk
- 2003 · The Human Stain as Solly Tabak
- 2003 · Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story as Ray Harding
- 2003 · Levity as Man on Parole Board
- 2002 · Memories of Earth as Self - Narrator
- 2002 · Scent of Danger as Dr. York
- 2002 · Gleason as Toots Shor
- 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 · Requiem for Fanny as Narrator
- 2000 · The List as
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Street Vendor
- 2000 · The Audrey Hepburn Story as Uncle Willem
- 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
- 1998 · Emily of New Moon as Wendall MacKay
- 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 · Mother Night as August Krapptauer
- 1996 · Midnight in Saint Petersburg as
- 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 · Stalked as Sanders
- 1994 · Eye of the Wolf as Jacques
- 1992 · The First Circle as Principal I. Gerasimovich
- 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 · Money as
- 1990 · Whispers as Sherrif Laurenski
- 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 · 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 · War of the Worlds as Jonathan Laporte
- 1987 · Dreams of a Land as Narrator
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Sonny Cambria
- 1987 · A Safety Net as Narrator
- 1987 · The Man Who Stole Dreams as (voice)
- 1986 · Life on Ice as Narrator
- 1986 · Edge of Ice as Narrator
- 1985 · Secret Weapons as Ivan
- 1984 · The Surrogate as Bill
- 1983 · Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Murphy
- 1983 · Les six saisons des attikameks as Self
- 1983 · Candy the Stripper as
- 1983 · Hey Babe! as Roy
- 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: Arctic Seascape as Narrator
- 1980 · Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole as Narrator
- 1979 · Jig-Saw as Club manager
- 1979 · The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight as Radio Operator
- 1979 · Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat as Narrator
- 1979 · Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe as Narrator
- 1978 · Blackout as
- 1978 · Canada Vignettes: The Horse as Narrator
- 1977 · Strangers at the Door as
- 1975 · Shivers as Kresimer Sviben