Vlasta Vrana
Actor
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
Secret Window
as Fire Chief Wickersham 2004
Upside Down
as Mr. Hunt 2012
Race
as St. John 2016
Timeline
as Monk 2003
The Glass Castle
as Mr. Lehocky 2017
Heavy Metal
as Barbarian Leader (voice) 1981
Wicker Park
as Jeweller 2004
Shivers
as Kresimer Sviben 1975
Rabid
as Cop at Clinic 1977
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Vorisek 1994
The Human Stain
as Solly Tabak 2003
Brainscan
as Frank 1994
Heavy Metal 2000
as Street Vendor 2000
Happy Birthday to Me
as Bartender 1981
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
as Official 2008
Arctic Blast
as Narrator (voice) 2010