Tomas Arana
Age: 70 | From: Auburn, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1955-04-03 18:21:26
Aliases: Thomas Clifford Arana
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Auburn, California, USA
Homepage: http://www.tomasarana.com/
Movie Involvements: 61
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Joseph Diamond
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Rudy Langer
CSI: Miami
(2002) Mr. Davis
Without a Trace
(2002) Chuck
Gladiator
(2000) Quintus
ER
(1994) State's Attorney Rifkin
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012) Wayne's Lawyer
Crossing Jordan
(2001) Father CasnelliActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Captain | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Stephen | ||
| Sonny | ||
| President | ||
| 2023 | Stefano Lavori | |
| Virgilio | ||
| 2022 | Dottor Bennet | |
| Alcide | ||
| 2021 | General von Le Suire | |
| 2020 | Thomas Altbruck | |
| 2019 | Eden Bauen | |
| 2018 | Laurie | |
| 2017 | Washington DC Reporter | |
| Rocco | ||
| 2016 | Felix | |
| onorevole Fragalà | ||
| 2014 | Augustine | |
| Kree Ambassador | ||
| DNI Adam Weatherly | ||
| 2013 | Corvallis | |
| President Harry Carrey | ||
| Lord Montague | ||
| Unknown Man | ||
| 2012 | Wayne's Lawyer | |
| Marc Douglas | ||
| Marc Douglas | ||
| 2011 | Man in Tan Coat | |
| Rebecca's Dad | ||
| 2010 | Munroe | |
| Lorenzo Fieschi | ||
| 2008 | Ben Zion Gulkowitz | |
| Riccardo Balestrieri | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2007 | Dr. Benton Walsh | |
| Massimo | ||
| Rene De Leon | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2006 | Zen | |
| Angelo | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| Nigel | ||
| 2004 | Aronson | |
| Jeff | ||
| N/A | ||
| Tharok (voice) | ||
| Martin Marshall | ||
| August Dailermann | ||
| The General | ||
| Raymond Toom | ||
| 2002 | Dr. Herb Kowalski | |
| Chuck | ||
| Mr. Davis | ||
| Mason Cole | ||
| Herman Joyce | ||
| 2001 | Rudy Langer | |
| Father Casnelli | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher | ||
| 2000 | Joseph Diamond | |
| Wade | ||
| Quintus | ||
| 1999 | Subotnik | |
| Stranger (segment "Bad Girl") | ||
| 1998 | Jordan Barrett | |
| 1997 | N/A | |
| Vincent | ||
| Breuning - Dudley's Guy | ||
| Rick McCabe | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rod Playton | ||
| 1994 | State's Attorney Rifkin | |
| Marco | ||
| 1993 | Frank Stillwell | |
| Father Miro | ||
| 1992 | Greg Portman | |
| The Warden | ||
| Inspector Michele | ||
| 1991 | Damon | |
| 1990 | Mato | |
| Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October) | ||
| 1989 | Evan | |
| Pais | ||
| Vincent Omen | ||
| 1988 | Gavros | |
| Lazarus / Crowd Member | ||
| Juan Vázquez | ||
| Porter | ||
| 1987 | Gabor | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | U.S. Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Clown | |
| The King | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
