Acting · Norway · Born January 1, 1950
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.
MovieThe Cost of Heaven
2026
as Ben Novak
MovieOld Guys in Bed
2025
MovieHall
2022
as Peter
MovieSweet as Maple Syrup
2021
as The Dean
MovieFrench Exit
2021
as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
MovieSwept Up by Christmas
2020
as Alan Hawthorne
MovieWithin These Walls
2020
as Carl
TVTransplant
2020
as Walter Monroe
MovieSpookley and the Christmas Kittens
2019
as Narrator (voice)
TVBlood & Treasure
2019
as Moshe Cohen
MovieThe Zone
2017
as Stalker
TVThe Disappearance
2017
as Brother John
MovieThe Glass Castle
2017
as Mr. Lehocky
MovieRace
2016
as St. John
MovieNorthpole: Open for Christmas
2015
as Salvation Army Santa
MovieRouge Brésil
2014
as Pierre Richer
MovieThe Informant
2013
as Controller Nichols
MovieRED 2
2013
as General McKennon
MovieUpside Down
2012
as Mr. Hunt
MovieSecrets From Her Past
2011
as Mo Stefanokis
TVBeing Human
2011
as Douglas
MovieTerritories
2010
as Sheriff White
MovieArctic Blast
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Child Prodigy
2010
as Hutcheson
MovieThe Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
2010
as Maitre D'
MovieRing of Deceit
2009
as Oscar Brown
MovieCarny
2009
as Owen
MovieWarGames: The Dead Code
2008
as Ivan Prokosh
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2008
as Judge Shoehan
MovieThe Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
2008
as Official
MovieLava Storm
2008
as Mike Wilson
MovieI Me Wed
2007
as Roy
MovieA Life Interrupted
2007
as Committee Chairman
TVKiller Wave
2007
as Heinz Litchner
TVRené Lévesque
2006
as Michael Starr
MovieBlack Eyed Dog
2006
as Andreas
MovieA Year in the Death of Jack Richards
2005
as Jack Richards
MovieCrimes of Passion
2005
as Malcolm McBradden
TVThe Tournament
2005
as Coach Jenkins
MovieWhen Angels Come to Town
2004
as Franz
MovieSpookley the Square Pumpkin
2004
as Narrator (voice)
MovieManners of Dying
2004
as Doctor Lowe
MovieWicker Park
2004
as Jeweller
MovieBaby for Sale
2004
as Ron Grazer
MovieSecret Window
2004
as Fire Chief Wickersham
MovieBad Apple
2004
as Fleisig
MovieThe Reagans
2003
as Ed Meese
MovieTimeline
2003
as Monk
MovieThe Human Stain
2003
as Solly Tabak
MovieRudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
2003
as Ray Harding
MovieLevity
2003
as Man on Parole Board
Memories of Earth
2002
as Self - Narrator
MovieScent of Danger
2002
as Dr. York
MovieGleason
2002
as Toots Shor
MovieObsessed
2002
as Psychiatrist
MovieThe Book of Eve
2002
as Steve Lock
MovieMatthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2002
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
MovieRedeemer
2002
as Edward Chase
MovieProtection
2001
as Shimanski
MovieNo Ordinary Baby
2001
as Dr Dennis Griffiths
TVL'Or
2001
as Vlad Kovak
MovieVarian's War
2001
MovieHeart: The Marilyn Bell Story
2001
as George McBlair
MovieCause Of Death
2001
as Al Bailey
Requiem for Fanny
2001
as Narrator
MovieThe List
2000
MovieHeavy Metal 2000
2000
as Street Vendor
MovieWhere the Money Is
2000
as Jewelry Store Employee
MovieThe Audrey Hepburn Story
2000
as Uncle Willem
MovieBelieve
2000
as Mortimer Higgins
MovieReaper
2000
as Sheriff Norris
MovieEye of the Beholder
1999
as Mr. Hugo Sr.
MovieThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Mr. Van Tassle
MovieGrey Owl
1999
as Harry Champlin
MovieRevenge
1999
as Dan McCartney
MovieThe Girl Next Door
1999
as Howard Poolin
MovieThe Collectors
1999
as Sgt. Grander
TVBig Wolf on Campus
1999
as Professor Flugelhoff
MovieThe Windsor Protocol
1998
as Hardy's Aide
TVThe Worst Witch
1998
as The Dragon Lord
MovieEscape from Wildcat Canyon
1998
as Tully
MovieThe Ultimate Weapon
1998
as 'Top' Drummond
MovieGlory & Honor
1998
as Morris Jesup
TVEmily of New Moon
1998
as Wendall MacKay
MovieNight of the Demons III
1997
as Dewhurst
MovieThe Assignment
1997
as KGB Head Officer
MovieThe Peacekeeper
1997
as General Douglas
MovieHeritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson
1997
as Mr. Rickey
TVThe Hunger
1997
as Rhys
MovieWhile My Pretty One Sleeps
1997
as Bishop
MovieStranger in the House
1997
as Alex Alexander
MovieNatural Enemy
1996
as Stanley
MovieMother Night
1996
as August Krapptauer
MovieHollow Point
1996
as FBI Agent in Charge
MovieMidnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
MovieHawk's Vengeance
1996
as Duquesne
MovieGotti
1996
as Romual Piecyk
MovieFor Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
as Dr. Zimmerman
MovieRelative Fear
1994
as Mr. Schulman
MovieHighlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
as Vorisek
TVDue South
1994
as Henri Cloutier
MovieBrainscan
1994
as Frank
MovieThe Lifeforce Experiment
1994
as Dr. Robbie Allman
MovieEye of the Wolf
1994
as Jacques
MovieStalked
1994
as Sanders
MovieThe Rise and Fall of English Montreal
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFlight from Justice
1993
as Nathan
MovieA Cry in the Night
1992
as Captain Murphy
MovieTwin Sisters
1992
as Reeves
MovieThe First Circle
1992
as Principal I. Gerasimovich
Urban Angel
1991
as Lieutenant Drabeck
MovieThe Final Heist
1991
as Larivière
MovieAngel Square
1991
MovieDeadly Surveillance
1991
as Palatzo
MovieScanners II: The New Order
1991
as Lt. Gelson
MovieMoney
1991
as Mel Glatzman
MovieHeritage Minutes: Underground Railroad
1991
as Narrator (voice)
TVHeritage Minutes
1991
as Narrator
MovieWhispers
1990
as Sherrif Laurenski
MovieFalling Over Backwards
1990
as Drunk
TVCounterstrike
1990
as Lt. Samuelson
MovieThe Real Story of Humpty Dumpty
1990
as King (voice)
MovieThe Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away
1990
as Boondoggle (voice)
MovieThe Phone Call
1989
as Ben
MovieDracula: Live from Transylvania
1989
as Announcer
MovieThe Morning Man
1989
as Gates
MovieEddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
1989
as Frank
MovieDay One
1989
as Hans Bethe
Snake Treaty
1989
MovieLes Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
1988
Shades of Love: Midnight Magic
1988
as Ryan Burr
MovieLes Tisserands du pouvoir
1988
MovieThe Kiss
1988
as Bishop
TVWar of the Worlds
1988
as Jonathan Laporte
MovieHitting Home
1988
as Phil Grande
MovieC.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
MovieDreams of a Land
1987
as Narrator
MovieNowhere to Hide
1987
as Sonny Cambria
MovieKeeping Track
1987
as Chuck
The Man Who Stole Dreams
1987
as (voice)
A Safety Net
1987
as Narrator
MovieLife on Ice
1986
as Narrator
MovieChoices
1986
as Minister
MovieEdge of Ice
1986
as Narrator
MovieBreaking All the Rules
1985
as Detective
MovieSecret Weapons
1985
as Ivan
MovieEternal Evil
1985
as Scott
MovieThe Surrogate
1984
as Bill
MovieThe Slavers
1984
MovieCook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983
as Murphy
MovieLes six saisons des attikameks
1983
as Self
MovieCandy the Stripper
1983
MovieA Matter of Cunning
1983
as Ted Haskell
MovieHey Babe!
1983
as Roy
MovieHard Feelings
1982
as Mr. Holland
MovieThe Emperor of Peru
1982
MovieEnd Game in Paris
1982
MovieThe Amateur
1981
as Guide
TVUlysses 31
1981
as (voice)
MovieHeavy Metal
1981
as Barbarian Leader (voice)
MovieHappy Birthday to Me
1981
as Bartender
Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole
1980
as Narrator
MovieCanada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape
1980
as Narrator
MovieL'Homme en colère
1979
as Club manager
MovieThe Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979
as Radio Operator
Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe
1979
as Narrator
MovieCanada Vignettes: Métis Coat
1979
as Narrator
MovieBlackout
1978
MovieCanada Vignettes: The Horse
1978
as Narrator
MovieOne Man
1977
as Gendron's colleague
MovieRabid
1977
as Cop at Clinic
MovieStrangers at the Door
1977
TVThe New Avengers
1976
as Karavitch
MovieShivers
1975
as Kresimer Sviben
