Portrait of Vlasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrana

Acting

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.

Born: January 1, 1950

Place of Birth: Norway

Filmography

2025
The Cost of Heaven

as Ben Novak

2021
2021
French Exit

as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)

2020
Swept Up by Christmas

as Alan Hawthorne

2020
Hall

as Peter

2020
Transplant

as Walter Monroe

2019
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

2014
Rouge Brésil

as Pierre Richer

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

2009
Ring of Deceit

as Oscar Brown

2009
Carny

as Owen

2008
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Judge Shoehan

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
René Lévesque

as Michael Starr

2006
Black Eyed Dog

as Andreas

2005
Crimes of Passion

as Malcolm McBradden

2005
The Tournament

as Coach Jenkins

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

2004
Bad Apple

as Fleisig

2003
The Reagans

as Ed Meese

2003
Timeline

as Monk

2003
The Human Stain

as Solly Tabak

2003
Levity

as Man on Parole Board

2002
Scent of Danger

as Dr. York

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

2000
Heavy Metal 2000

as Street Vendor

2000
Where the Money Is

as Jewelry Store Employee

2000
2000
Believe

as Mortimer Higgins

2000
Reaper

as Sheriff Norris

1999
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

1999
The Collectors

as Sgt. Grander

1998
The Windsor Protocol

as Hardy's Aide

1998
The Worst Witch

as The Dragon Lord

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
The Hunger

as Rhys

1997
The Hunger

as Boatman

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
Hawk's Vengeance

as Duquesne

1996
Gotti

as Romual Piecyk

1995
Relative Fear

as Mr. Schulman

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
The First Circle

as Principal I. Gerasimovich

1992
Twin Sisters

as Reeves

1991
The Final Heist

as Larivière

1991
1991
Money

as Mel Glatzman

1990
Whispers

as Sherrif Laurenski

1990
Counterstrike

as Lt. Samuelson

1990
1989
1989
1989
Day One

as Hans Bethe

1988
The Kiss

as Bishop

1988
War of the Worlds

as Jonathan Laporte

1988
Hitting Home

as Phil Grande

1987
Dreams of a Land

as Narrator

1987
Nowhere to Hide

as Sonny Cambria

1987
1986
Life on Ice

as Narrator

1986
Choices

as Minister

1986
Edge of Ice

as Narrator

1985
1985
1985
Eternal Evil

as Scott

1984
1983
A Matter of Cunning

as Ted Haskell

1983
Hey Babe!

as Roy

1982
Hard Feelings

as Mr. Holland

1981
The Amateur

as Guide

1981
Ulysses 31

as (voice)

1981
Heavy Metal

as Barbarian Leader (voice)

1981
1979
L'Homme en colère

as Club manager

1977
One Man

as Gendron's colleague

1977
Rabid

as Cop at Clinic

1976
The New Avengers

as Karavitch

1975
Shivers

as Kresimer Sviben