Tomas Arana
Acting • Born 1955-04-03
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
Filmography
101 credits
Gladiator
Movie • 2000
Quintus
The Bodyguard
Movie • 1992
Greg Portman
Incidente di percorso
Movie • 1986
Limonov: The Ballad
Movie • 2024
Stephen
The Bourne Supremacy
Movie • 2004
Martin Marshall
Frankenfish
Movie • 2004
Jeff
The Church
Movie • 1989
Evan
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Movie • 1999
Stranger (segment "Bad Girl")
Body Puzzle
Movie • 1992
Inspector Michele
This Girl's Life
Movie • 2004
Aronson
The Last Temptation of Christ
Movie • 1988
Lazarus / Crowd Member
Wildflowers
Movie • 2000
Wade
The Sect
Movie • 1991
Damon
Outpatient
Movie • 2002
Dr. Herb Kowalski
Derailed
Movie • 2002
Mason Cole
The Roommate
Movie • 2011
Rebecca's Dad
Mission London
Movie • 2010
Munroe
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 1976
Clown
Bats: Human Harvest
Movie • 2007
Dr. Benton Walsh
Rabbit Troubles
Movie • 2007
Naples to New York
Movie • 2024
Captain
La villa dei misteri
Movie • 1997
Last Cut
Movie • 1997
Vincent
The Prince of Terror
Movie • 1989
Vincent Omen
Legami sporchi
Movie • 2004
Raymond Toom
Chimera
Movie • 2001
Tomas
The President's Staff
Movie • 2013
President Harry Carrey
Domino
Movie • 1988
Gavros
The Hungarian Servant
Movie • 2004
August Dailermann
Twins
Movie • 2012
Marc Douglas
Limitless
Movie • 2011
Man in Tan Coat
Defiance
Movie • 2008
Ben Zion Gulkowitz
The Possession of Michael King
Movie • 2014
Augustine
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Movie • 2006
Angelo
Il migliore dei mondi
Movie • 2023
Stefano Lavori
The Hunt for Red October
Movie • 1990
Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October)
Bella Mafia
Movie • 1997
Soldato sotto la luna
Movie • 2022
Alcide
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie • 2014
Kree Ambassador
Branchie: An Indian Dream
Movie • 1999
Subotnik
La divina cometa
Movie • 2023
Virgilio
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
Movie • 1986
Private Property
Movie • 2005
Nigel
Are They Still Shooting?
Movie • 1993
Father Miro
Global Harmony
Movie • 2024
President
Non Aprite Quella Bara
Movie • 2024
Sonny
L.A. Confidential
Movie • 1997
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie • 2012
Wayne's Lawyer
Lonely Place
Movie • 2004
Romeo & Juliet
Movie • 2013
Lord Montague
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Frank Stillwell
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Movie • 2016
onorevole Fragalà
Intimacy
Movie • 1988
Porter
Pearl Harbor
Movie • 2001
Frank J. Fletcher
Out of Control
Movie • 1992
The Warden
MMA: Love Never Dies
Movie • 2017
Rocco
My Sister and I
Movie • 1987
Gabor
The Three-Legged Fox
Movie • 2004
The General
Love Strikes
Movie • 2010
Lorenzo Fieschi
Heartwood
Movie • 1998
Jordan Barrett
American Satan
Movie • 2017
Washington DC Reporter
Panama Sugar
Movie • 1990
Mato
Rosso di sera
Movie • 1989
Pais
Don't Stop Me Now
Movie • 2019
Eden Bauen
The Final Scoop
Movie • 1994
Marco
Umi e, See You
Movie • 1988
Antonio Vázquez
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Movie • 2007
Rene De Leon
The Skin
Movie • 1981
U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Incarnate
Movie • 2016
Felix
La signora della città
Movie • 1996
Rod Playton
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Movie • 2005
Self
Echoes of the Past
Movie • 2021
General von Le Suire
Django Undisputed
Movie • 2024
The King
Passage to Paradise
Movie • 1996
Harrison
Quel posto nel tempo
Movie • 2022
Dottor Bennet
The Accidental Detective
Movie • 2003
Matt Brandon
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Movie • 2005
Self
First Kid
Movie • 1996
Harold
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Joseph Diamond
Tutti pazzi per amore
TV • 2008
Riccardo Balestrieri
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Tharok (voice)
Intelligence
TV • 2014
DNI Adam Weatherly
Project: S.E.R.A.
TV • 2013
Corvallis
Crime Stories
TV • 2013
Unknown Man
Crimes
TV • 2006
Zen
The Hunger
TV • 1997
Rick McCabe
Succession
TV • 2018
Laurie
Rebecca, la prima moglie
TV • 2008
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Mr. Davis
ER
TV • 1994
State's Attorney Rifkin
Spooks
TV • 2002
Herman Joyce
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Rudy Langer
The New Pope
TV • 2020
Thomas Altbruck
6 passi nel giallo
TV • 2012
Marc Douglas
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Chuck
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Father Casnelli
Mike
TV • 2024
Philip Bongiorno
24
TV • 2001
Dave Conlon
Gladiator of Pompeii
TV • 2007
Massimo
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Walter Stevens
In Justice
TV • 2006
Ben Dryer