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), ' (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), ' (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

|- ! scope=row|2005 |ACTRA |Award of Excellence | | |- ! scope=row|2022 |ACTRA |Outstanding Voice Performance – Masculine<br>for Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa | |

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)
• ' (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
• ' (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
• ' (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
• ' (2008 video) as Ivan Prokosh
• ' (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)

• 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

• ' (1996)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)
• ' (2011) as Detective Chase
• ' (2011) as Manuel Palailogos
• ' (2013) as Introductory Narrator
• ' (2016) as Otar Botkoveli