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
! scope=row|2005 |ACTRA |Award of Excellence
! scope=row|2022 |ACTRA |Outstanding Voice Performance – Masculinefor 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) 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) as Mr. Horvath
Television
+ Vlasta Vrána live action television credits Year Title Role Notes 1977 The New Avengers Karavitch 1 episode 1979 The Spirit Adventure: Night Flight Radio Operator TV movie 1980 The Littlest Hobo Policeman 2 episodes 1983 Illusion Ben Grover TV movie 1983 Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole Murphy TV movie 1983 A Matter of Cunning Ted Haskell TV movie 1984 Charlie Grant's War Police Chief TV movie 1985 Secret Weapons Ivan TV movie 1985 The Hitchhiker Mark Greenburg / Undercover Cop #2 2 episodes 1985 A Time to Live Policeman Grosso TV movie 1986 Choices Minister TV movie 1986 C.A.T. Squad TV movie 1986 He Shoots, He Scores Popov 1 episode 1986 Spearfield's Daughter Gerd TV miniseries 1987 Amerika Sergei TV miniseries 1987 Katsender TV movie 1987 Ford: The Man and the Machine William Murphy TV movie 1988 The Mills of Power Frank Genereux TV miniseries 1988 God Bless the Child Harold Matthews TV movie 1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf Doctor TV movie 1988 Hitting Home Phil Grande TV movie 1988 Midnight Magic Ryan Burr TV movie 1989 Red Earth, White Earth William TV movie 1989 Day One Hans Bethe TV movie 1989 Champagne Charlie Hawkins TV movie 1990 April Morning Paul Revere TV movie 1990 War of the Worlds Jonathan Laporte 1 episode 1989, 1990 Friday the 13th: The Series Webster Eby / Sheriff 2 episodes 1989, 1993 Street Legal Howard Champion / Mario Pestano 2 episodes 1990 Counterstrike Detective Lt. Samuelson 1991 Deadly Surveillance Palatzo TV movie 1991 Mom P.I. 1 episode 1991–1992 Urban Angel Lieutenant Drabeck 15 episodes 1992 A Bunch of Munsch (voice) Episode: "David's Father/Pigs" 1993 Flight from Justice Nathan TV movie 1993 Vendetta II: The New Mafia Benny TV movie 1994 The Lifeforce Experiment Dr. Robbie Allman TV movie 1995 Tales of the Wild Jacques aka Aventures dans le Grand NordEpisode: "Kazan" 1995 Sirens Arnold Freize 1 episode 1995 Hiroshima Gen. Tom Farrell TV movie 1995 Crosswinds Harry TV movie 1996 For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story Dr. Zimmerman TV movie 1996 Midnight in Saint Petersburg Hans Schreiber TV movie 1996 Due South Henri Cloutier 1 episode 1996 Gotti Romual Piecyk TV movie 1997 While My Pretty One Sleeps Bishop TV movie 1997 Windsor Protocol Hardy's Aide TV movie 1997 Lobby Jacques Baldwin 2 episodes 1997 Ivanhoe Reginald Front-de-Boeuf TV miniseries 1997, 1998 The Hunger Boatman / Rhys 2 episodes 1998 Glory & Honor Morris Jesup TV movie 1998 Thunder Point (additional voices) TV movie 1998 The Girl Next Door Howard Poolin TV movie starring Tracey Gold 1998 De LaRosbille 1999 Cold Squad Valentin Kucharek 1 episode 1999 Bonnano: A Godfather's Story Franklin Roosevelt TV movie 1999 The Collectors Sgt Grander TV movie 1999 Emily of New Moon Wendall McKay 1 episode 1999 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Mr. Van Tassle TV movie 1999 Voix à la radio 2 episodes 1999 Revenge of the Land TV movie 2001 Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story George McBlair TV movie 2001 All Souls Dr. Lyman Brisco 1 episode 2001 Varian's War Franz Werfel TV movie 2001 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within Dr. Charles Cook TV movie 2001 Vlad Kovak TV miniseries. French-Canadian original title: L'Or ("Gold" in English) 2001 After Amy Dr. Dennis Griffiths TV movie 2002 Obsessed Psychiatrist TV movie 2002 Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher Franklin D. Roosevelt TV movie 2002 Redeemer Edward Chase TV movie 1999, 2002 Big Wolf on Campus Professor Flugelhoff / King Augustus 2 episodes 2002 Just a Walk in the Park Publisher TV movie 2002 Scent of Danger Dr. York TV movie 2003 Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story Ray Harding TV movie 2003 Bad Apple Fleisig TV movie 2004 Baby for Sale TV movie 2004 When Angels Come to Town Franz TV movie 2004 Life and Times, John Paul II (voice) Documentary video 2005 The Tournament Coach Jenkins 3 episodes 2005 Crimes of Passion Malcolm McBradden TV movie 2005 Human Trafficking Tommy TV miniseries 2005 Canadian Case Files Narrator 6 episodes 2007 A Life Interrupted Committee Chairman TV movie 2007 I Me Wed Roy TV movie 2007 Race to Mars Space Agency Narrator (voice) TV miniseries 2008 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Judge Shoehan TV movie 2008 Lava Storm Mike Wilson TV movie 2008 The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream Official TV movie 2008 The Christmas Choir TV movie 2009 Carny Pastor Owen TV movie 2009 The Last Templar Taxi Driver 2 episodes 2010 The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice Maitre D' TV movie 2015 Northpole: Open for Christmas Salvation Army Santa TV movie 2014–2016 19-2 Ben's Father 11 episodes 2018 Les Misérables Voice Director TV miniseries 2020 Swept Up by Christmas Alan Hawthorne TV movie 2020 Transplant Walter Monroe 1 episode
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