Tomas Arana
Acting
Born: April 3, 1955 (age 71) · Auburn, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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 volpe 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
Known for
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Gladiator
2000
Limitless
2011
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Pearl Harbor
2001
L.A. Confidential
1997
The Hunt for Red October
1990
The Bodyguard
1992
Tombstone
1993
Defiance
2008
24
2001
Photos (1)
Movies (72)
Gladiator
Quintus
The Dark Knight Rises
Wayne's Lawyer
Guardians of the Galaxy
Kree Ambassador
The Hunt for Red October
Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October)
The Bourne Supremacy
Martin Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Vice Admiral
Limitless
Man in Tan Coat
L.A. Confidential
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Tombstone
Frank Stillwell
The Bodyguard
Greg Portman
The Last Temptation of Christ
Lazarus / Crowd Member
Defiance
Ben Zion Gulkowitz
The Roommate
Rebecca's Dad
Incarnate
Felix
First Kid
Harold
The Skin
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
The Possession of Michael King
Augustine
Derailed
Mason Cole
Romeo & Juliet
Lord Montague
Out of Control
The Warden
Bella Mafia
1997
Frankenfish
Jeff
The Church
Evan
American Satan
Washington DC Reporter
Limonov: The Ballad
Stephen
Last Cut
Vincent
Django Undisputed
The King
Bats: Human Harvest
Dr. Benton Walsh
This Girl's Life
Aronson
Naples to New York
Captain
The Sect
Damon
Echoes of the Past
General von Le Suire
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Angelo
Don't Stop Me Now
Eden Bauen
Heartwood
Jordan Barrett
Body Puzzle
Ispettore Michele
Branchie: An Indian Dream
Subotnik
Mission London
Munroe
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Rene De Leon
Intimacy
Porter
Umi e, See You
Antonio Vázquez
My Sister and I
Gabor
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Stranger (segment "Bad Girl")
Outpatient
Dr. Herb Kowalski
Ustica: The Missing Paper
onorevole Fragalà
Domino
Gavros
Wildflowers
Wade
Twins
Marc Douglas
Panama Sugar
Mato
The Three-Legged Fox
The General
La villa dei misteri
1997
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
1986
Global Harmony
President
The Taming of the Shrew
Clown
MMA: Love Never Dies
Rocco
The President's Staff
President Harry Carrey
The Prince of Terror
Vincent Omen
The Final Scoop
Marco
Love Strikes
Lorenzo Fieschi
The Divine Comedy
Virgilio
The Accidental Detective
Matt Brandon
Passage to Paradise
Harrison
Il migliore dei mondi
Stefano Lavori
Rosso di sera
Pais
Non aprite quella bara
Sonny
Chimera
Tomas
La signora della città
Rod Playton
Quel posto nel tempo
Dottor Bennet
Rabbit Troubles
2007
The Hungarian Servant
August Dailermann
Are They Still Shooting?
Father Miro
Soldato sotto la luna
Alcide
TV Shows (25)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Joseph Diamond · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Rudy Langer · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Mr. Davis · 1 eps
24
Dave Conlon · 2 eps
Miami Vice
Walter Stevens · 1 eps
Without a Trace
Chuck · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Father Casnelli · 1 eps
ER
Rifkin · 1 eps
Succession
Laurie · 2 eps
Lie to Me
Judge Simon · 1 eps
Spooks
Herman Joyce · 2 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jack Mandell · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Tharok (voice) · 1 eps
The Hunger
Rick McCabe · 1 eps
The New Pope
Thomas Altbruck · 4 eps
Everyone's Crazy About Love
Riccardo Balestrieri · 13 eps
Intelligence
DNI Adam Weatherly · 10 eps
In Justice
Ben Dryer · 1 eps
Crimes
Zen · 1 eps
Gladiator of Pompeii
Massimo · 2 eps
6 passi nel giallo
Marc Douglas · 1 eps
Project: S.E.R.A.
Corvallis · 6 eps
Crime Stories
Unknown Man · 1 eps
Rebecca, la prima moglie
2 eps
Mike
Philip Bongiorno · 2 eps
