Cast & creator
Vlasta Vrana
Best known for Due South, Heritage Minutes, Heritage Minutes
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.
Also known as: Viasta Vrana, Vlasta Vrána
156
film credits
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television credits
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1975–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (178)
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Due South
Henri Cloutier
1994
Heritage Minutes
Narrator
1991Heritage Minutes
Monsieur Rickey
1991
War of the Worlds
Jonathan Laporte
1988
Transplant
Walter Monroe
2020
Being Human
Douglas
2011
The Hunger
Rhys
1997The Hunger
Boatman
1997
The Day After Tomorrow
Booker (MPC)
2004
The New Avengers
Karavitch
1976
Blood & Treasure
Moshe Cohen
2019
Big Wolf on Campus
Professor Flugelhoff
1999Big Wolf on Campus
King Augustus
1999
Ulysses 31
(voice)
1981
Counterstrike
Lt. Samuelson
1990
The Worst Witch
The Dragon Lord
1998
RED 2
General McKennon
2013
Secret Window
Fire Chief Wickersham
2004
The Disappearance
Brother John
2017
The Glass Castle
Mr. Lehocky
2017
Timeline
Monk
2003
Wicker Park
Jeweller
2004
Killer Wave
Heinz Litchner
2007
The Human Stain
Solly Tabak
2003
Upside Down
Mr. Hunt
2012
Race
St. John
2016
Emily of New Moon
Wendall MacKay
1998
The Tournament
Coach Jenkins
2005
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Vorisek
1994
Heavy Metal
Barbarian Leader (voice)
1981
René Lévesque
Michael Starr
2006
French Exit
Borius Maurus (Ship's Doctor)
2021
Happy Birthday to Me
Bartender
1981
Heavy Metal 2000
Street Vendor
2000
Eye of the Beholder
Mr. Hugo Sr.
1999Urban Angel
Lieutenant Drabeck
1991
Gotti
Romual Piecyk
1996
Where the Money Is
Jewelry Store Employee
2000
WarGames: The Dead Code
Ivan Prokosh
2008
Arctic Blast
Narrator (voice)
2010
The Assignment
KGB Head Officer
1997
Rouge Brésil
Pierre Richer
2014
Grey Owl
Harry Champlin
1999
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
Official
2008
Shivers
Kresimer Sviben
1975
Brainscan
Frank
1994
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
Maitre D'
2010
Rabid
Cop at Clinic
1977
The Girl Next Door
Howard Poolin
1999
The Kiss
Bishop
1988
The Amateur
Guide
1981
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Uncle Willem
2000
L'Or
Vlad Kovak
2001
Northpole: Open for Christmas
Salvation Army Santa
2015
Scanners II: The New Order
Lt. Gelson
1991
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996Snake Treaty
1989
Sweet as Maple Syrup
The Dean
2021
Eternal Evil
Scott
1985
Levity
Man on Parole Board
2003
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Judge Shoehan
2008
Secret Weapons
Ivan
1985
Bad Apple
Fleisig
2004
The Book of Eve
Steve Lock
2002
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Mr. Van Tassle
1999
A Cry in the Night
Captain Murphy
1992
Relative Fear
Mr. Schulman
1994
Breaking All the Rules
Detective
1985
Swept Up by Christmas
Alan Hawthorne
2020
Secrets From Her Past
Mo Stefanokis
2011
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
Narrator (voice)
2004
Mother Night
August Krapptauer
1996
Night of the Demons III
Dewhurst
1997
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
Frank
1989
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Ray Harding
2003
Redeemer
Edward Chase
2002
Obsessed
Psychiatrist
2002
While My Pretty One Sleeps
Bishop
1997
Nowhere to Hide
Sonny Cambria
1987
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Murphy
1983
L'Homme en colère
Club manager
1979
Day One
Hans Bethe
1989
The Surrogate
Bill
1984
Spookley and the Christmas Kittens
Narrator (voice)
2019
When Angels Come to Town
Franz
2004
Within These Walls
Carl
2020
Crimes of Passion
Malcolm McBradden
2005
The Windsor Protocol
Hardy's Aide
1998
The Slavers
1984
Hollow Point
FBI Agent in Charge
1996
Varian's War
2001
The Real Story of Humpty Dumpty
King (voice)
1990
Stranger in the House
Alex Alexander
1997
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2002
Hard Feelings
Mr. Holland
1982
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Dr. Zimmerman
1996
I Me Wed
Roy
2007
The Ultimate Weapon
'Top' Drummond
1998
Hawk's Vengeance
Duquesne
1996
The List
2000
Eye of the Wolf
Jacques
1994
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
George McBlair
2001
Natural Enemy
Stanley
1996
Territories
Sheriff White
2010
The First Circle
Principal I. Gerasimovich
1992
The Reagans
Ed Meese
2003
The Peacekeeper
General Douglas
1997Shades of Love: Midnight Magic
Ryan Burr
1988
Angel Square
1991
The Morning Man
Gates
1989
Hey Babe!
Roy
1983
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
1988
Blackout
1978
Les Tisserands du pouvoir
1988
Glory & Honor
Morris Jesup
1998
A Life Interrupted
Committee Chairman
2007
Carny
Owen
2009
The Collectors
Sgt. Grander
1999
Cause Of Death
Al Bailey
2001Memories of Earth
Self - Narrator
2002
The Informant
Controller Nichols
2013
Hall
Peter
2022
Twin Sisters
Reeves
1992
Hitting Home
Phil Grande
1988
Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad
Narrator (voice)
1991
The Emperor of Peru
1982
The Child Prodigy
Hutcheson
2010
The Lifeforce Experiment
Dr. Robbie Allman
1994
Gleason
Toots Shor
2002
Baby for Sale
Ron Grazer
2004
Money
Mel Glatzman
1991
Flight from Justice
Nathan
1993
Protection
Shimanski
2001
The Real Story of Rain Rain Go Away
Boondoggle (voice)
1990
Escape from Wildcat Canyon
Tully
1998
Old Guys in Bed
2025
Dracula: Live from Transylvania
Announcer
1989
Deadly Surveillance
Palatzo
1991
Candy the Stripper
1983
One Man
Gendron's colleague
1977
Choices
Minister
1986
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Radio Operator
1979
The Final Heist
Larivière
1991
Lava Storm
Mike Wilson
2008
A Matter of Cunning
Ted Haskell
1983
No Ordinary Baby
Dr Dennis Griffiths
2001
Scent of Danger
Dr. York
2002
Believe
Mortimer Higgins
2000
Stalked
Sanders
1994
The Phone Call
Ben
1989
Dreams of a Land
Narrator
1987
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards
Jack Richards
2005
End Game in Paris
1982
Ring of Deceit
Oscar Brown
2009
Revenge
Dan McCartney
1999
Keeping Track
Chuck
1987
Whispers
Sherrif Laurenski
1990
Strangers at the Door
1977
Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson
Mr. Rickey
1997The Man Who Stole Dreams
(voice)
1987
Manners of Dying
Doctor Lowe
2004
Reaper
Sheriff Norris
2000
Black Eyed Dog
Andreas
2006
Les six saisons des attikameks
Self
1983
Canada Vignettes: The Horse
Narrator
1978
The Cost of Heaven
Ben Novak
2026
Life on Ice
Narrator
1986
Falling Over Backwards
Drunk
1990
Canada Vignettes: Arctic Seascape
Narrator
1980Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe
Narrator
1979Canada Vignettes: Under the Pole
Narrator
1980
Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat
Narrator
1979
The Zone
Stalker
2017
Edge of Ice
Narrator
1986Requiem for Fanny
Narrator
2001A Safety Net
Narrator
1987
The Rise and Fall of English Montreal
Narrator (voice)
1993