Acting
Vlasta Vrana
Born 1950-01-01
Norway
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Vlasta Vrana
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004
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RED 2
2013
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Secret Window
2004
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Upside Down
2012
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Race
2016
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Timeline
2003
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The Glass Castle
2017
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Heavy Metal
1981
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Wicker Park
2004
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Shivers
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (178 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Cost of Heaven | Ben Novak | Movie | 2026 |
 | Old Guys in Bed | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hall | Peter | Movie | 2022 |
 | Sweet as Maple Syrup | The Dean | Movie | 2021 |
 | French Exit | Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Swept Up by Christmas | Alan Hawthorne | Movie | 2020 |
 | Within These Walls | Carl | Movie | 2020 |
 | Transplant | Walter Monroe | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Spookley and the Christmas Kittens | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Blood & Treasure | Moshe Cohen | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Zone | Stalker | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Disappearance | Brother John | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Glass Castle | Mr. Lehocky | Movie | 2017 |
 | Race | St. John | Movie | 2016 |
 | Northpole: Open for Christmas | Salvation Army Santa | Movie | 2015 |
 | Rouge Brésil | Pierre Richer | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Informant | Controller Nichols | Movie | 2013 |
 | RED 2 | General McKennon | Movie | 2013 |
 | Upside Down | Mr. Hunt | Movie | 2012 |
 | Secrets From Her Past | Mo Stefanokis | Movie | 2011 |
 | Being Human | Douglas | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Territories | Sheriff White | Movie | 2010 |
 | Arctic Blast | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Child Prodigy | Hutcheson | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice | Maitre D' | Movie | 2010 |
 | Ring of Deceit | Oscar Brown | Movie | 2009 |
 | Carny | Owen | Movie | 2009 |
 | WarGames: The Dead Code | Ivan Prokosh | Movie | 2008 |
 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Judge Shoehan | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream | Official | Movie | 2008 |
 | Lava Storm | Mike Wilson | Movie | 2008 |
 | I Me Wed | Roy | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Life Interrupted | Committee Chairman | Movie | 2007 |
 | Killer Wave | Heinz Litchner | TV Series | 2007 |
 | René Lévesque | Michael Starr | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Black Eyed Dog | Andreas | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Year in the Death of Jack Richards | Jack Richards | Movie | 2005 |
 | Crimes of Passion | Malcolm McBradden | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Tournament | Coach Jenkins | TV Series | 2005 |
 | When Angels Come to Town | Franz | Movie | 2004 |
 | Spookley the Square Pumpkin | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Manners of Dying | Doctor Lowe | Movie | 2004 |
 | Wicker Park | Jeweller | Movie | 2004 |
 | Baby for Sale | Ron Grazer | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Day After Tomorrow | Booker (MPC) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Secret Window | Fire Chief Wickersham | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bad Apple | Fleisig | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Reagans | Ed Meese | Movie | 2003 |
 | Timeline | Monk | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Human Stain | Solly Tabak | Movie | 2003 |
 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Ray Harding | Movie | 2003 |
 | Levity | Man on Parole Board | Movie | 2003 |
| Memories of Earth | Self - Narrator | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Scent of Danger | Dr. York | Movie | 2002 |
 | Gleason | Toots Shor | Movie | 2002 |
 | Obsessed | Psychiatrist | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Book of Eve | Steve Lock | Movie | 2002 |
 | Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Movie | 2002 |
 | Redeemer | Edward Chase | Movie | 2002 |
 | Protection | Shimanski | Movie | 2001 |
 | No Ordinary Baby | Dr Dennis Griffiths | Movie | 2001 |
 | L'Or | Vlad Kovak | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Varian's War | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story | George McBlair | Movie | 2001 |
 | Cause Of Death | Al Bailey | Movie | 2001 |
| Requiem for Fanny | Narrator | Movie | 2001 | |
 | The List | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Heavy Metal 2000 | Street Vendor | Movie | 2000 |
 | Where the Money Is | Jewelry Store Employee | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Audrey Hepburn Story | Uncle Willem | Movie | 2000 |
 | Believe | Mortimer Higgins | Movie | 2000 |
 | Reaper | Sheriff Norris | Movie | 2000 |
 | Eye of the Beholder | Mr. Hugo Sr. | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Mr. Van Tassle | Movie | 1999 |
 | Grey Owl | Harry Champlin | Movie | 1999 |
 | Revenge | Dan McCartney | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Girl Next Door | Howard Poolin | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Collectors | Sgt. Grander | Movie | 1999 |
 | Big Wolf on Campus | Professor Flugelhoff | TV Series | 1999 |
| Big Wolf on Campus | King Augustus | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Windsor Protocol | Hardy's Aide | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Worst Witch | The Dragon Lord | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Escape from Wildcat Canyon | Tully | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Ultimate Weapon | 'Top' Drummond | Movie | 1998 |
 | Glory & Honor | Morris Jesup | Movie | 1998 |
 | Emily of New Moon | Wendall MacKay | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Night of the Demons III | Dewhurst | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Assignment | KGB Head Officer | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Peacekeeper | General Douglas | Movie | 1997 |
 | Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson | Mr. Rickey | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Hunger | Rhys | TV Series | 1997 |
| The Hunger | Boatman | TV Series | 1997 |
 | While My Pretty One Sleeps | Bishop | Movie | 1997 |
 | Stranger in the House | Alex Alexander | Movie | 1997 |
 | Natural Enemy | Stanley | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mother Night | August Krapptauer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hollow Point | FBI Agent in Charge | Movie | 1996 |
 | Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hawk's Vengeance | Duquesne | Movie | 1996 |
 | Gotti | Romual Piecyk | Movie | 1996 |
 | For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story | Dr. Zimmerman | Movie | 1996 |
 | Relative Fear | Mr. Schulman | Movie | 1994 |
 | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Vorisek | Movie | 1994 |
 | Due South | Henri Cloutier | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Brainscan | Frank | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Lifeforce Experiment | Dr. Robbie Allman | Movie | 1994 |
 | Eye of the Wolf | Jacques | Movie | 1994 |
 | Stalked | Sanders | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Rise and Fall of English Montreal | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Flight from Justice | Nathan | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Cry in the Night | Captain Murphy | Movie | 1992 |
 | Twin Sisters | Reeves | Movie | 1992 |
 | The First Circle | Principal I. Gerasimovich | Movie | 1992 |
| Urban Angel | Lieutenant Drabeck | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | The Final Heist | Larivière | Movie | 1991 |
 | Angel Square | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Deadly Surveillance | Palatzo | Movie | 1991 |
 | Scanners II: The New Order | Lt. Gelson | Movie | 1991 |
 | Money | Mel Glatzman | Movie | 1991 |
 | Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Heritage Minutes | Narrator | TV Series | 1991 |
| Heritage Minutes | Monsieur Rickey | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Whispers | Sherrif Laurenski | Movie | 1990 |
 | Falling Over Backwards | Drunk | Movie | 1990 |
 | Counterstrike | Lt. Samuelson | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty | King (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away | Boondoggle (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Phone Call | Ben | Movie | 1989 |
 | Dracula: Live from Transylvania | Announcer | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Morning Man | Gates | Movie | 1989 |
 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | Frank | Movie | 1989 |
 | Day One | Hans Bethe | Movie | 1989 |
| Snake Treaty | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| Shades of Love: Midnight Magic | Ryan Burr | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Les Tisserands du pouvoir | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Kiss | Bishop | Movie | 1988 |
 | War of the Worlds | Jonathan Laporte | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Hitting Home | Phil Grande | Movie | 1988 |
 | C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Dreams of a Land | Narrator | Movie | 1987 |
 | Nowhere to Hide | Sonny Cambria | Movie | 1987 |
 | Keeping Track | Chuck | Movie | 1987 |
| The Man Who Stole Dreams | (voice) | Movie | 1987 | |
| A Safety Net | Narrator | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Life on Ice | Narrator | Movie | 1986 |
 | Choices | Minister | Movie | 1986 |
 | Edge of Ice | Narrator | Movie | 1986 |
 | Breaking All the Rules | Detective | Movie | 1985 |
 | Secret Weapons | Ivan | Movie | 1985 |
 | Eternal Evil | Scott | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Surrogate | Bill | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Slavers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | Murphy | Movie | 1983 |
 | Les six saisons des attikameks | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Candy the Stripper | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | A Matter of Cunning | Ted Haskell | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hey Babe! | Roy | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hard Feelings | Mr. Holland | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Emperor of Peru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | End Game in Paris | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Amateur | Guide | Movie | 1981 |
 | Ulysses 31 | (voice) | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Heavy Metal | Barbarian Leader (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Happy Birthday to Me | Bartender | Movie | 1981 |
| Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole | Narrator | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape | Narrator | Movie | 1980 |
 | L'Homme en colère | Club manager | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight | Radio Operator | Movie | 1979 |
| Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe | Narrator | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat | Narrator | Movie | 1979 |
 | Blackout | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Canada Vignettes: The Horse | Narrator | Movie | 1978 |
 | One Man | Gendron's colleague | Movie | 1977 |
 | Rabid | Cop at Clinic | Movie | 1977 |
 | Strangers at the Door | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | The New Avengers | Karavitch | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Shivers | Kresimer Sviben | Movie | 1975 |