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Vlasta Vrana

Acting Born Jan 1, 1950 Norway 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Due South

as Henri Cloutier

Transplant

as Walter Monroe

Being Human

as Douglas
Film

Upside Down

as Mr. Hunt
Film

RED 2

as General McKennon

Full filmography

  • Due South (1994) as Henri Cloutier
  • Ulysses 31 (1981) as (voice)
  • Transplant (2020) as Walter Monroe
  • War of the Worlds (1988) as Jonathan Laporte
  • Being Human (2011) as Douglas
  • The Hunger (1997) as Rhys
  • The Hunger (1997) as Boatman
  • The New Avengers (1976) as Karavitch
  • Blood & Treasure (2019) as Moshe Cohen
  • Upside Down (2012) as Mr. Hunt
  • Big Wolf on Campus (1999) as Professor Flugelhoff
  • Big Wolf on Campus (1999) as King Augustus
  • RED 2 (2013) as General McKennon
  • Counterstrike (1990) as Lt. Samuelson
  • The Disappearance (2017) as Brother John
  • The Worst Witch (1998) as The Dragon Lord
  • Secret Window (2004) as Fire Chief Wickersham
  • Wicker Park (2004) as Jeweller
  • Timeline (2003) as Monk
  • Heavy Metal (1981) as Barbarian Leader (voice)
  • Eye of the Beholder (1999) as Mr. Hugo Sr.
  • The Glass Castle (2017) as Mr. Lehocky
  • Race (2016) as St. John
  • Emily of New Moon (1998) as Wendall MacKay