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