Vlasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrana

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Norway

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

Filmography

2026
The Cost of Heaven poster

The Cost of Heaven

Movie · as Ben Novak

2025
Old Guys in Bed poster

Old Guys in Bed

Movie

2022
Hall poster

Hall

Movie · as Peter

2021
French Exit poster

French Exit

Movie · as Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)

2021
Sweet as Maple Syrup poster

Sweet as Maple Syrup

Movie · as The Dean

2020
Within These Walls poster

Within These Walls

Movie · as Carl

2020
Swept Up by Christmas poster

Swept Up by Christmas

Movie · as Alan Hawthorne

2020
Transplant poster

Transplant

TV · as Walter Monroe · 1 ep

2019
Spookley and the Christmas Kittens poster

Spookley and the Christmas Kittens

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2019
Blood & Treasure poster

Blood & Treasure

TV · as Moshe Cohen · 1 ep

2017
The Glass Castle poster

The Glass Castle

Movie · as Mr. Lehocky

2017
The Zone poster

The Zone

Movie · as Stalker

2017
The Disappearance poster

The Disappearance

TV · as Brother John · 3 eps

2016
Race poster

Race

Movie · as St. John

2015
Northpole: Open for Christmas poster

Northpole: Open for Christmas

Movie · as Salvation Army Santa

2014
Rouge Brésil poster

Rouge Brésil

Movie · as Pierre Richer

2013
The Informant poster

The Informant

Movie · as Controller Nichols

2013
RED 2 poster

RED 2

Movie · as General McKennon

2012
Upside Down poster

Upside Down

Movie · as Mr. Hunt

2011
Secrets From Her Past poster

Secrets From Her Past

Movie · as Mo Stefanokis

2011
Being Human poster

Being Human

TV · as Douglas · 1 ep

2010
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice poster

The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice

Movie · as Maitre D'

2010
The Child Prodigy poster

The Child Prodigy

Movie · as Hutcheson

2010
Territories poster

Territories

Movie · as Sheriff White

2010
Arctic Blast poster

Arctic Blast

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2009
Carny poster

Carny

Movie · as Owen

2009
Ring of Deceit poster

Ring of Deceit

Movie · as Oscar Brown

2008
Lava Storm poster

Lava Storm

Movie · as Mike Wilson

2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · as Judge Shoehan

2008
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream poster

The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream

Movie · as Official

2008
WarGames: The Dead Code poster

WarGames: The Dead Code

Movie · as Ivan Prokosh

2007
I Me Wed poster

I Me Wed

Movie · as Roy

2007
A Life Interrupted poster

A Life Interrupted

Movie · as Committee Chairman

2007
Killer Wave poster

Killer Wave

TV · as Heinz Litchner · 2 eps

2006
Black Eyed Dog poster

Black Eyed Dog

Movie · as Andreas

2006
René Lévesque poster

René Lévesque

TV · as Michael Starr · 1 ep

2005
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards poster

A Year in the Death of Jack Richards

Movie · as Jack Richards

2005
Crimes of Passion poster

Crimes of Passion

Movie · as Malcolm McBradden

2005
The Tournament poster

The Tournament

TV · as Coach Jenkins · 16 eps

2004
Wicker Park poster

Wicker Park

Movie · as Jeweller

2004
Bad Apple poster

Bad Apple

Movie · as Fleisig

2004
Secret Window poster

Secret Window

Movie · as Fire Chief Wickersham

2004
Manners of Dying poster

Manners of Dying

Movie · as Doctor Lowe

2004
When Angels Come to Town poster

When Angels Come to Town

Movie · as Franz

2004
Baby for Sale poster

Baby for Sale

Movie · as Ron Grazer

2004
Spookley the Square Pumpkin poster

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2004
The Day After Tomorrow poster

The Day After Tomorrow

Movie · as Booker (MPC)

2003
Levity poster

Levity

Movie · as Man on Parole Board

2003
The Reagans poster

The Reagans

Movie · as Ed Meese

2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story poster

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Movie · as Ray Harding

2003
The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain

Movie · as Solly Tabak

2003
Timeline poster

Timeline

Movie · as Monk

2002
The Book of Eve poster

The Book of Eve

Movie · as Steve Lock

2002
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher poster

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

Movie · as Franklin D. Roosevelt

2002
Gleason poster

Gleason

Movie · as Toots Shor

2002
Redeemer poster

Redeemer

Movie · as Edward Chase

2002
Memories of Earth

Memories of Earth

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2002
Scent of Danger poster

Scent of Danger

Movie · as Dr. York

2002
Obsessed poster

Obsessed

Movie · as Psychiatrist

2001
Requiem for Fanny

Requiem for Fanny

Movie · as Narrator

2001
No Ordinary Baby poster

No Ordinary Baby

Movie · as Dr Dennis Griffiths

2001
Cause Of Death poster

Cause Of Death

Movie · as Al Bailey

2001
Protection poster

Protection

Movie · as Shimanski

2001
Varian's War poster

Varian's War

Movie

2001
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story poster

Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story

Movie · as George McBlair

2001
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

Movie · as Dr. Charles Cook

2001
L'Or poster

L'Or

TV · as Vlad Kovak · 10 eps

2000
Where the Money Is poster

Where the Money Is

Movie · as Jewelry Store Employee

2000
Heavy Metal 2000 poster

Heavy Metal 2000

Movie · as Street Vendor

2000
Believe poster

Believe

Movie · as Mortimer Higgins

2000
Reaper poster

Reaper

Movie · as Sheriff Norris

2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story poster

The Audrey Hepburn Story

Movie · as Uncle Willem

2000
The List poster

The List

Movie

2000
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

Movie · as Priest at Sarah's Funeral

1999
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

Movie · as Howard Poolin

1999
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow poster

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Movie · as Mr. Van Tassle

1999
Grey Owl poster

Grey Owl

Movie · as Harry Champlin

1999
Revenge poster

Revenge

Movie · as Dan McCartney

1999
Eye of the Beholder poster

Eye of the Beholder

Movie · as Mr. Hugo Sr.

1999
The Collectors poster

The Collectors

Movie · as Sgt. Grander

1999
Big Wolf on Campus poster

Big Wolf on Campus

TV · as Professor Flugelhoff, King Augustus · 1 ep

1998
The Windsor Protocol poster

The Windsor Protocol

Movie · as Hardy's Aide

1998
Glory & Honor poster

Glory & Honor

Movie · as Morris Jesup

1998
The Ultimate Weapon poster

The Ultimate Weapon

Movie · as 'Top' Drummond

1998
Escape from Wildcat Canyon poster

Escape from Wildcat Canyon

Movie · as Tully

1998
The Worst Witch poster

The Worst Witch

TV · as The Dragon Lord · 1 ep

1998
Emily of New Moon poster

Emily of New Moon

TV · as Wendall MacKay · 1 ep

1997
While My Pretty One Sleeps poster

While My Pretty One Sleeps

Movie · as Bishop

1997
Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson poster

Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson

Movie · as Mr. Rickey

1997
The Assignment poster

The Assignment

Movie · as KGB Head Officer

1997
Stranger in the House poster

Stranger in the House

Movie · as Alex Alexander

1997
Night of the Demons III poster

Night of the Demons III

Movie · as Dewhurst

1997
The Peacekeeper poster

The Peacekeeper

Movie · as General Douglas

1997
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

TV · as Rhys, Boatman · 1 ep

1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg poster

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

Movie

1996
Gotti poster

Gotti

Movie · as Romual Piecyk

1996
Hawk's Vengeance poster

Hawk's Vengeance

Movie · as Duquesne

1996
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story poster

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

Movie · as Dr. Zimmerman

1996
Mother Night poster

Mother Night

Movie · as August Krapptauer

1996
Hollow Point poster

Hollow Point

Movie · as FBI Agent in Charge

1996
Natural Enemy poster

Natural Enemy

Movie · as Stanley

1994
Brainscan poster

Brainscan

Movie · as Frank

1994
Eye of the Wolf poster

Eye of the Wolf

Movie · as Jacques

1994
The Lifeforce Experiment poster

The Lifeforce Experiment

Movie · as Dr. Robbie Allman

1994
Stalked poster

Stalked

Movie · as Sanders

1994
Relative Fear poster

Relative Fear

Movie · as Mr. Schulman

1994
Highlander III: The Sorcerer poster

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Movie · as Vorisek

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as Henri Cloutier · 1 ep

1993
The Rise and Fall of English Montreal poster

The Rise and Fall of English Montreal

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1993
Flight from Justice poster

Flight from Justice

Movie · as Nathan

1992
Twin Sisters poster

Twin Sisters

Movie · as Reeves

1992
A Cry in the Night poster

A Cry in the Night

Movie · as Captain Murphy

1992
The First Circle poster

The First Circle

Movie · as Principal I. Gerasimovich

1991
Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad poster

Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1991
Scanners II: The New Order poster

Scanners II: The New Order

Movie · as Lt. Gelson

1991
Deadly Surveillance poster

Deadly Surveillance

Movie · as Palatzo

1991
The Final Heist poster

The Final Heist

Movie · as Larivière

1991
Money poster

Money

Movie · as Mel Glatzman

1991
Angel Square poster

Angel Square

Movie

1991
Urban Angel

Urban Angel

TV · as Lieutenant Drabeck · 11 eps

1991
Heritage Minutes poster

Heritage Minutes

TV · as Narrator, Monsieur Rickey · 1 ep

1990
Whispers poster

Whispers

Movie · as Sherrif Laurenski

1990
The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty poster

The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty

Movie · as King (voice)

1990
The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away poster

The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away

Movie · as Boondoggle (voice)

1990
Falling Over Backwards poster

Falling Over Backwards

Movie · as Drunk

1990
Counterstrike poster

Counterstrike

TV · as Lt. Samuelson · 1 ep

1989
The Phone Call poster

The Phone Call

Movie · as Ben

1989
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! poster

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

Movie · as Frank

1989
Day One poster

Day One

Movie · as Hans Bethe

1989
Snake Treaty

Snake Treaty

Movie

1989
Dracula: Live from Transylvania poster

Dracula: Live from Transylvania

Movie · as Announcer

1989
The Morning Man poster

The Morning Man

Movie · as Gates

1988
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf poster

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

Movie

1988
The Kiss poster

The Kiss

Movie · as Bishop

1988
Hitting Home poster

Hitting Home

Movie · as Phil Grande

1988
Les Tisserands du pouvoir poster

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Movie

1988
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte poster

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Movie

1988
Shades of Love: Midnight Magic

Shades of Love: Midnight Magic

Movie · as Ryan Burr

1988
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds

TV · as Jonathan Laporte · 1 ep

1988
Mount Royal

Mount Royal

TV · as Joel Kingman · 11 eps

1987
Nowhere to Hide poster

Nowhere to Hide

Movie · as Sonny Cambria

1987
Dreams of a Land poster

Dreams of a Land

Movie · as Narrator

1987
The Man Who Stole Dreams

The Man Who Stole Dreams

Movie · as (voice)

1987
Keeping Track poster

Keeping Track

Movie · as Chuck

1987
A Safety Net

A Safety Net

Movie · as Narrator

1986
Life on Ice poster

Life on Ice

Movie · as Narrator

1986
Edge of Ice poster

Edge of Ice

Movie · as Narrator

1986
Choices poster

Choices

Movie · as Minister

1985
Eternal Evil poster

Eternal Evil

Movie · as Scott

1985
Breaking All the Rules poster

Breaking All the Rules

Movie · as Detective

1985
Secret Weapons poster

Secret Weapons

Movie · as Ivan

1984
The Slavers poster

The Slavers

Movie

1984
The Surrogate poster

The Surrogate

Movie · as Bill

1983
A Matter of Cunning poster

A Matter of Cunning

Movie · as Ted Haskell

1983
Les six saisons des attikameks poster

Les six saisons des attikameks

Movie · as Self

1983
Candy the Stripper poster

Candy the Stripper

Movie

1983
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole poster

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Movie · as Murphy

1983
Hey Babe! poster

Hey Babe!

Movie · as Roy

1982
Hard Feelings poster

Hard Feelings

Movie · as Mr. Holland

1982
End Game in Paris poster

End Game in Paris

Movie

1982
The Emperor of Peru poster

The Emperor of Peru

Movie

1981
Happy Birthday to Me poster

Happy Birthday to Me

Movie · as Bartender

1981
Heavy Metal poster

Heavy Metal

Movie · as Barbarian Leader (voice)

1981
The Amateur poster

The Amateur

Movie · as Guide

1981
Ulysses 31 poster

Ulysses 31

TV · as (voice) · 26 eps

1980
Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole

Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole

Movie · as Narrator

1980
Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape poster

Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape

Movie · as Narrator

1979
Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe

Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe

Movie · as Narrator

1979
Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat poster

Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat

Movie · as Narrator

1979
Jig-Saw poster

Jig-Saw

Movie · as Club manager

1979
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight poster

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

Movie · as Radio Operator

1978
Blackout poster

Blackout

Movie

1978
Canada Vignettes: The Horse poster

Canada Vignettes: The Horse

Movie · as Narrator

1977
Rabid poster

Rabid

Movie · as Cop at Clinic

1977
One Man poster

One Man

Movie · as Gendron's colleague

1977
Strangers at the Door poster

Strangers at the Door

Movie

1976
The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers

TV · as Karavitch · 1 ep

1975
Shivers poster

Shivers

Movie · as Kresimer Sviben