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