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