Vlasta Vrana

Born: 1950-01-01 in Norway

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2025

The Cost of Heaven as Ben Novak
Old Guys in Bed

2021

French Exit as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
Sweet as Maple Syrup as The Dean

2020

Transplant as Walter Monroe
Hall as Peter
Swept Up by Christmas as Alan Hawthorne
Within These Walls as Carl

2019

Blood & Treasure as Moshe Cohen
Spookley and the Christmas Kittens as Narrator (voice)

2017

The Glass Castle as Mr. Lehocky
The Disappearance as Brother John
The Zone as Stalker

2016

Race as St. John

2015

Northpole: Open for Christmas as Salvation Army Santa

2014

Rouge Brésil as Pierre Richer

2013

RED 2 as General McKennon
The Informant as Controller Nichols

2012

Upside Down as Mr. Hunt

2011

Being Human as Douglas
Secrets From Her Past as Mo Stefanokis

2010

Arctic Blast as Narrator (voice)
Territories as Sheriff White
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice as Maitre D'
The Child Prodigy as Hutcheson

2009

Carny as Owen
Ring of Deceit as Oscar Brown

2008

WarGames: The Dead Code as Ivan Prokosh
Lava Storm as Mike Wilson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Judge Shoehan
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream as Official

2007

I Me Wed as Roy
A Life Interrupted as Committee Chairman
Killer Wave as Heinz Litchner

2006

Black Eyed Dog as Andreas
René Lévesque as Michael Starr

2005

Crimes of Passion as Malcolm McBradden
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards as Jack Richards
The Tournament as Coach Jenkins

2004

Wicker Park as Jeweller
Secret Window as Fire Chief Wickersham
When Angels Come to Town as Franz
Manners of Dying as Doctor Lowe
Baby for Sale as Ron Grazer
Bad Apple as Fleisig
Spookley the Square Pumpkin as Narrator (voice)

2003

Levity as Man on Parole Board
Timeline as Monk
The Human Stain as Solly Tabak
The Reagans as Ed Meese
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story as Ray Harding

2002

Scent of Danger as Dr. York
Redeemer as Edward Chase
The Book of Eve as Steve Lock
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memories of Earth as Self - Narrator
Gleason as Toots Shor

2001

Protection as Shimanski
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
Varian's War
Requiem for Fanny as Narrator
No Ordinary Baby as Dr Dennis Griffiths
Cause Of Death as Al Bailey
L'Or as Vlad Kovak

2000

Believe as Mortimer Higgins
Reaper as Sheriff Norris
The List
Heavy Metal 2000 as Street Vendor
The Audrey Hepburn Story as Uncle Willem
Where the Money Is as Jewelry Store Employee

1999

Grey Owl as Harry Champlin
Revenge as Dan McCartney
The Collectors as Sgt. Grander
The Girl Next Door as Howard Poolin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Mr. Van Tassle
Eye of the Beholder as Mr. Hugo Sr.

1998

The Worst Witch as The Dragon Lord
Glory & Honor as Morris Jesup
The Ultimate Weapon as 'Top' Drummond
The Windsor Protocol as Hardy's Aide
Escape from Wildcat Canyon as Tully
Emily of New Moon as Wendall MacKay

1997

The Hunger as Rhys
The Assignment as KGB Head Officer
Night of the Demons III as Dewhurst
The Peacekeeper as General Douglas
Stranger in the House as Alex Alexander
While My Pretty One Sleeps as Bishop
Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson as Mr. Rickey

1996

Gotti as Romual Piecyk
Hollow Point as FBI Agent in Charge
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story as Dr. Zimmerman
Mother Night as August Krapptauer
Hawk's Vengeance as Duquesne
Natural Enemy as Stanley

1995

The Little Lulu Show
Relative Fear as Mr. Schulman

1994

Due South as Henri Cloutier
Highlander III: The Sorcerer as Vorisek
Stalked as Sanders
Brainscan as Frank
The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. Robbie Allman
Eye of the Wolf as Jacques

1993

The Rise and Fall of English Montreal as Narrator (voice)

1992

Twin Sisters as Reeves
The First Circle as Principal I. Gerasimovich
A Cry in the Night as Captain Murphy

1986

Choices as Minister
Edge of Ice as Narrator
Life on Ice as Narrator

1985

Secret Weapons as Ivan
Eternal Evil as Scott
Breaking All the Rules as Detective

1984

The Surrogate as Bill
The Slavers

1983

A Matter of Cunning as Ted Haskell
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Murphy
Candy the Stripper
Hey Babe! as Roy
Les six saisons des attikameks as Self

1982

1981

Ulysses 31 as (voice)
The Amateur as Guide
Happy Birthday to Me as Bartender
Heavy Metal as Barbarian Leader (voice)

1980

Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole as Narrator

1979

L'Homme en colère as Club manager
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight as Radio Operator
Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat as Narrator

1978

Blackout
Canada Vignettes: The Horse as Narrator

1977

One Man as Gendron's colleague
Rabid as Cop at Clinic
Strangers at the Door

1976

The New Avengers as Karavitch

1975

Shivers as Kresimer Sviben