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Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 03, 1955 (70)
Birthplace Auburn, California, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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He co-starred as Quintus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000), the Dreamworks-Universal movie and winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture, co-starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, and Oliver Reed. Three of Tomas Arana's more recent films are: La v ... olpe a tre zampe (2005), directed by Sandro Dionisio, a Teatri Uniti (Angelo Curti)/Cattelya Production that co-stars Miranda Otto, Angela Luce, and Nadja Uhl; Outpatient (2002), directed by Alec Carlin, with Justin Kirk and Catherine Kellner and the Jean-Claude Van Damme action film, Derailed (2002), directed by Bob Misiorowski. He was in Chimera (2001), directed by Pappi Corsicato, with Iaia Forte and Tommaso Ragno. He has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from large budget Hollywood Studio pictures to Independent films in both the U.S. and Europe. His studio pictures include L.A. Confidential (1997) (as Bruening, a rogue cop), The Bodyguard (1992) (as Portman, Kevin Costner's antagonist and Whitney Houston's assassin), The Hunt for Red October (1990) (as Loginov, the Russian Saboteur), Tombstone (1993), and First Kid (1996). He played Lazarus in Martin Scorsese's controversial The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). He was also featured in the Sundance-developed Wildflowers (1999), an independent film by Melissa Painter starring Clea DuVall and Daryl Hannah. Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European productions including films by directors such as Lina Wertmüller, Liliana Cavani, Carlo Verdone, Michele Soavi and with one of Japan's most successful directors: Koreyoshi Kurahara in the Toho production See You (1988). In theatre, Arana was the producer as well as a leading actor in the internationally acclaimed Theatre Company Falso Movimento, based in Naples, Italy. Under Arana and the artistic director Mario Martone (now a major Italian Film Director), Falso Movimento won many awards including Best Play of the Year, Best Set Design and the prestigious Mondello Prize. The company toured worldwide for more than nine years at major International Festivals including London, Frankfurt, New York, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Jerusalem, and others. Tomas Arana grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at its prestigious American Conservatory Theatre, afterwards relocating to New York and acting in off-Broadway productions. He then hitchhiked throughout Europe and ended up living in Naples, Italy, where he worked in the Lucio Amelio Art Gallery, working with such artists as Warhol, Rauschenberg, Beuys, Richter, Longobardi, Clemente, Gilbert & George, etc. Andy Warhol painted his portrait, which is now part of his extensive art collection. He has both U.S. and Italian citizenship. He is married and has two sons. IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous

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Limonov: The Ballad

Limonov: The Ballad

2024

as Stephen

Global Harmony

Global Harmony

2024

as President

American Satan

American Satan

2017

as Washington DC Reporter

Incarnate

Incarnate

2016

as Felix

The Possession of Michael King

The Possession of Michael King

2014

as Augustine

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

as Kree Ambassador

The President's Staff

The President's Staff

2013

as President Harry Carrey

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

2013

as Lord Montague

Twins

Twins

2012

as Marc Douglas

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

as Wayne's Lawyer

The Roommate

The Roommate

2011

as Rebecca's Dad

Limitless

Limitless

2011

as Man in Tan Coat

Defiance

Defiance

2008

as Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Bats: Human Harvest

Bats: Human Harvest

2007

as Dr. Benton Walsh

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

2007

as Rene De Leon

Frankenfish

Frankenfish

2004

as Jeff

This Girl's Life

This Girl's Life

2004

as Aronson

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

as Martin Marshall

Derailed

Derailed

2002

as Mason Cole

Outpatient

Outpatient

2002

as Dr. Herb Kowalski

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

2000

as Wade

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

as Quintus

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

as Stranger (segment "Bad Girl")

Heartwood

Heartwood

1998

as Jordan Barrett

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

as Breuning - Dudley's Guy

La signora della città

La signora della città

1996

as Rod Playton

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Frank Stillwell

Out of Control

Out of Control

1992

as The Warden

The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

1992

as Greg Portman

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October)

Domino

Domino

1988

as Gavros

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

as Lazarus / Crowd Member

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1976

as Clown

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Television Credits

Tutti pazzi per amore

as Riccardo Balestrieri

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Dec 07, 2008

Intelligence

as DNI Adam Weatherly

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 07, 2014

Project: S.E.R.A.

as Corvallis

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 30, 2013

The New Pope

as Thomas Altbruck

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 10, 2020

Succession

as Laurie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 03, 2018

Spooks

as Herman Joyce

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 13, 2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Joseph Diamond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Justice League Unlimited

as Tharok (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Crime Stories

as Unknown Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 2013

Crimini

as Zen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 2006

The Hunger

as Rick McCabe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 1997

CSI: Miami

as Mr. Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

ER

as State's Attorney Rifkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Rudy Langer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

6 passi nel giallo

as Marc Douglas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2012

Without a Trace

as Chuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Crossing Jordan

as Father Casnelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Rebecca, la prima moglie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 2008

Mike

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 21, 2024

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