Vlasta Vrána

Vlasta Vrána (born 1950) is a Czech-Canadian actor of stage, film, and television. He has appeared in over 285 films, television, and theatre productions, including voice roles, narration, and advertisements.

Early life

Vrána was born in Norway to Czech parents, and moved to Canada at age four.

Career

He made his feature-film debut in Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's '' Shivers''. Other film appearances include '' The Blue Man'' (1985), '' The Kiss'' (1988), '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' (1994), '' Waking the Dead'' (2000), and '' Press Run'' (2000). Vrána played Fire Chief Wickersham in '' Secret Window'' (2004), and Booker (MPC) in '' The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004). He also appeared in '' Pachamama'' (2018).

On television, Vrána has appeared in shows and films, including '' The New Avengers'' (1977), '' The Littlest Hobo'' (1980), '' The Hitchhiker'' (1985), '' Choices'' (1986), '' Spearfield's Daughter'' (1986), '' War of the Worlds'' (1990), '' After Amy'' (2001), '' Friday the 13th: the Series'' (1989, 1990), '' Sirens'' (1995), '' Windsor Protocol'' (1997), '' All Souls'' (2001), '' Mom P.I.'' (1991), and '' Varian's War'' (2001).

Vrána speaks English, Czech, and French, and performs accents. As a voice actor his credits include the video games ''Assassin's Creed'' and '' Splinter Cell'', animated films such as '' Heavy Metal'' (1981) and '' Heavy Metal 2000'', Japanese animation such as ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'' (1982–1983), narration, documentaries, and commercials on radio and television. He narrated the '' Canada Vignettes'' and other films for the National Film Board of Canada.

Awards

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, Outstanding Voice Performance – Masculine
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Filmography

Film

* '' Shivers'' (1975) as Kresimer Sviben
* '' Rabid'' (1977) as Cop at Clinic
* '' One Man'' (1977) as Gendron's Colleague
* ''Blackout'' (1978)
* '' Canada Vignettes'' (1978, Short) as Narrator
* '' Jigsaw (L'homme en colère)'' (1978) as Le gérant du club
* '' Happy Birthday to Me'' (1981) as Bartender
* '' Gas'' (1981) as Baron Stuyvesant
* '' Heavy Metal'' (1981) as Barbarian Leader (voice) (segment "Taarna")
* '' The Amateur'' (1981) as Guide
* '' Top Priority'' (1981)
* ''The Emperor of Peru'' (1982) as Policeman
* '' Hard Feelings'' (1982) as Mr. Holland
* ''A Room Full of Energy'' (1982, Short) as Narrator
* ''Candy the Striper'' (1983 video) as Guy at Bar
* '' Hey Babe!'' (1983) as Roy
* '' The Surrogate'' (1984) as Bill
* '' Breaking All the Rules'' (1985) as Detective
* '' The Blue Man'' (1985) as Scott
* ''The Morning Man'' (1986)
* '' Cat City'' (1986) as Mr. Gatto (English dub, voice)
* ''Keeping Track'' (1986) as Chuck
* '' Nowhere to Hide'' (1987) as Sonny Cambria
* '' The Gnomes' Great Adventure'' (1987, original version) as Swift
* ''Mario, Mike and the Great Gretzky'' (1988, Documentary) as amusing Narrator
* '' The Kiss'' (1988) as Bishop
* ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) as Fr. Leclerc (English dub, voice)
* '' Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!'' (1989) as Frank
* ''Nail Soup: Scandinavian Folktale'' (1989) as Narrator
* '' Falling Over Backwards'' (1990) as Drunk
* '' Angel Square'' (1990) as Logg
* '' Whispers'' (1990) as Sheriff Laurenski
* ''Money'' (1991) as Mel Glatzman
* '' Scanners II: The New Order'' (1991) as Lt. Gelson
* ''The Jungle Book'' (1991) as Grizzle
* ''Gulliver's Travels'' (1992) (voice)
* ''Sandokan'' (1992) (voice)
* '' Brainscan'' (1994) as Frank
* ''Warriors'' (1994) as Mr. Parker
* '' Stalked'' (1994) as Sanders
* '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' (1994) as Vorisek
* '' Relative Fear'' (1994) as Mr. Schulman
* '' Hollow Point'' (1996) as FBI Agent in Chase
* ''Marked Man'' (1996) as Warden Jackson
* '' Mother Night'' (1996) as August Krapptauer
* ''Hawk's Vengeance'' (1996 video) as Duquesne
* '' Natural Enemy'' (1996 video) as Stanley
* '' Night of the Demons 3'' (1997 video) as Dewhurst
* '' Stranger in the House'' (1997) as Alex Alexander
* '' The Peacekeeper'' (1997) as General Douglas
* '' The Assignment'' (1997) as KGB Head Officer
* ''Kayla'' (1997) as Lyman Snow
* ''Escape from Wildcat Canyon'' (1996) as Tully
* '' Kayla'' (1998)
* '' The Ultimate Weapon'' (1998) as 'Top' Drummond
* '' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999) as Mr. Hugo Sr.
* '' Grey Owl'' (1999) as Harry Champlin
* ''Running Home'' (1999) as Robinson
* '' Waking the Dead'' (2000) as Priest at Sarah's Funeral
* '' Press Run'' (2000) as Sam Kettle
* ''Revenge'' (2000) as Dan McCartney
* ''Reaper'' (2000) as Sheriff Norris
* ''Believe'' (2000) as Mortimer Higgins
* '' Where the Money Is'' (2000) as Jewelry Store Employee
* '' Heavy Metal 2000'' (2000) as Street Vendor (voice)
* ''The List'' (2000) (voice)
* ''Cause of Death'' (2001) as Al Bailey
* '' Protection'' (2001) as Shimanski
* '' Fidel'' (2001, Documentary) as Narrator
* ''Requiem for Fanny'' (2001, Documentary) as Narrator
* ''The Book of Eve'' (2002) as Steve Lock
* ''Alone We Stand'' (2002, Short) as Narrator
* '' Levity'' (2003) as Man on Parole Board
* '' The Human Stain'' (2003) as Solly Tabak
* ''Timeline'' (2003) as Monk
* '' Secret Window'' (2004) as Fire Chief Wickersham
* '' The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004) as Booker (MPC)
* '' Wicker Park'' (2004) as Jeweller
* '' A Year in the Death of Jack Richards''(2004) as Jack Richards
* '' Manners of Dying'' (2004) as Doctor Lowe
* '' Spookley the Square Pumpkin'' (2005 video) as Narrator
* '' Black Eyed Dog'' (2006) as Andreas
* '' WarGames: The Dead Code'' (2008 video) as Ivan Prokosh
* '' Dead Like Me: Life After Death'' (2009 video) as Gregor
* ''Arctic Blast'' (2010) as Narrator
* ''Territories'' (2010) as Sheriff White
* '' Upside Down'' (2012) as Mr. Hunt
* ''Pinocchio'' (2012) as Mangiafuoco / The Jailer (English dub, voice)
* '' Red 2'' (2013) as General McKennon
* '' The Informant'' (2013) as Contrôleur Nichols
* '' The Perfect Husband'' (2014) as Gardener
* ''Gurov and Anna'' (2014) as Audiobook Narrator
* '' Race'' (2016) as St-John
* '' The Glass Castle'' (2017) as Mr. Lehocky
* ''The Zone'' (2017) as Stalker
* '' Pachamama'' (2018) as Shaman
* ''Hall'' (2020) as Peter
* '' Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa)'' (2021) as Tom (English version)
* '' Old Guys in Bed'' (2025)

Television

Voice roles

Canada Vignettes

Canada Vignettes short film voice roles and documentaries narrated by Vlast include the following, among others.

* ''Strangers at the Door'' (1977) as Jan
* ''Back Alley Blue'' (1977)
* ''No Fighting Habitat'' (1979) as Narrator
* ''Meet the Martians'' (1979) as Narrator
* ''Atmos'' (1980) as Narrator
* ''End Game in Paris'' (1982)
* ''The Forbes Home'' (1983) as Narrator
* ''The World Turned Upside Down'' (1985) as Narrator
* ''One Step Away'' (1985)
* ''Age of the Rivers'' (1986) as Narrator
* ''The Lonely Passion of Brian Moore'' (1986) as Narrator
* ''Great Collections from the Montreal Botanical Garden'' (1986) as Narrator
* ''Life on Ice'' (1986) as Narrator
* ''A Safety Net (1987) as Narrator
* ''Dreams of a Land'' (1987) as Narrator
* ''Arctic River'' (1987) as Narrator
* ''Equatorial River'' (1987) Narrator
* ''The Man Who Stole Dreams'' (1987) as Narrator
* ''Edge of Ice'' (1988) as Narrator
* ''On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919'' (1991) as Narrator
* '' The Rise and Fall of English Montreal'' (1993) as Narrator
* ''To a Different Beat'' (1998) as Narrator

Television

Video games

* '' Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games'' (1996)
* ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' (2002)
* '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution'' (2011) as Detective Chase
* '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (2011) as Manuel Palailogos
* '' Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon'' (2013) as Introductory Narrator
* '' Deus Ex: Mankind Divided'' (2016) as Otar Botkoveli

References

External links

*

Vlasta Vrána
at Turner Classic Movies

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vrana, Vlasta
1950 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian voice directors
Canadian people of Czech descent
Norwegian people of Czech descent
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Norwegian emigrants to Canada
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male stage actors