Vlasta Vrana
- Acting
- January 1, 1950 · Norway
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
Filmography
- The Cost of Heaven · Ben Novak
- Old Guys in Bed
- Hall · Peter
- Sweet as Maple Syrup · The Dean
- French Exit · Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
- Swept Up by Christmas · Alan Hawthorne
- Within These Walls · Carl
- Transplant · Walter Monroe
- Spookley and the Christmas Kittens · Narrator (Voice)
- Blood & Treasure · Moshe Cohen
- The Zone · Stalker
- The Disappearance · Brother John
- The Glass Castle · Mr. Lehocky
- Race · St. John
- Northpole: Open for Christmas · Salvation Army Santa
- Rouge Brésil · Pierre Richer
- The Informant · Controller Nichols
- RED 2 · General McKennon
- Upside Down · Mr. Hunt
- Secrets From Her Past · Mo Stefanokis
- Being Human · Douglas
- Territories · Sheriff White
- Arctic Blast · Narrator (Voice)
- The Child Prodigy · Hutcheson
- The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice · Maitre D'
- Ring of Deceit · Oscar Brown
- Carny · Owen
- WarGames: The Dead Code · Ivan Prokosh
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Judge Shoehan
- The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream · Official
- Lava Storm · Mike Wilson
- I Me Wed · Roy
- A Life Interrupted · Committee Chairman
- Killer Wave · Heinz Litchner
- René Lévesque · Michael Starr
- Black Eyed Dog · Andreas
- A Year in the Death of Jack Richards · Jack Richards
- Crimes of Passion · Malcolm McBradden
- The Tournament · Coach Jenkins
- When Angels Come to Town · Franz
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin · Narrator (Voice)
- Manners of Dying · Doctor Lowe
- Wicker Park · Jeweller
- Baby for Sale · Ron Grazer
- The Day After Tomorrow · Booker (MPC)
- Secret Window · Fire Chief Wickersham
- Bad Apple · Fleisig
- The Reagans · Ed Meese
- Timeline · Monk
- The Human Stain · Solly Tabak
- Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story · Ray Harding
- Levity · Man on Parole Board
- Memories of Earth · Self
- Scent of Danger · Dr. York
- Gleason · Toots Shor
- Obsessed · Psychiatrist
- The Book of Eve · Steve Lock
- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Redeemer · Edward Chase
- Protection · Shimanski
- No Ordinary Baby · Dr Dennis Griffiths
- L'Or · Vlad Kovak
- Varian's War
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within · Dr. Charles Cook
- Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story · George McBlair
- Cause Of Death · Al Bailey
- Requiem for Fanny · Narrator
- The List
- Heavy Metal 2000 · Street Vendor
- Where the Money Is · Jewelry Store Employee
- The Audrey Hepburn Story · Uncle Willem
- Waking the Dead · Priest at Sarah's Funeral
- Believe · Mortimer Higgins
- Reaper · Sheriff Norris
- Eye of the Beholder · Mr. Hugo Sr.
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Mr. Van Tassle
- Grey Owl · Harry Champlin
- Revenge · Dan McCartney
- The Girl Next Door · Howard Poolin
- The Collectors · Sgt. Grander