Acting
Tomas Arana
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
Limonov: The Ballad
Film · 2024
Naples to New York
Film · 2024
Global Harmony
Film · 2024
Non aprite quella bara
Film · 2024
Django Undisputed
Film · 2024
Mike
Series · 2024
Il migliore dei mondi
Film · 2023
The Divine Comedy
Film · 2023
Soldato sotto la luna
Film · 2022
Quel posto nel tempo
Film · 2022
Echoes of the Past
Film · 2021
The New Pope
Series · 2020
Don't Stop Me Now
Film · 2019
Succession
Series · 2018
MMA: Love Never Dies
Film · 2017
American Satan
Film · 2017
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Film · 2016
Incarnate
Film · 2016
The Possession of Michael King
Film · 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Film · 2014
Intelligence
Series · 2014
The President's Staff
Film · 2013
Romeo & Juliet
Film · 2013
Project: S.E.R.A.
Series · 2013
Crime Stories
Series · 2013
Twins
Film · 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Film · 2012
6 passi nel giallo
Series · 2012
The Roommate
Film · 2011
Limitless
Film · 2011
Mission London
Film · 2010
Love Strikes
Film · 2010
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
Defiance
Film · 2008
Everyone's Crazy About Love
Series · 2008
Rebecca, la prima moglie
Series · 2008
Bats: Human Harvest
Film · 2007
Rabbit Troubles
Film · 2007
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Film · 2007
Gladiator of Pompeii
Series · 2007
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Film · 2006
Crimes
Series · 2006
In Justice
Series · 2006
Private Property
Film · 2005
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Film · 2005
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Film · 2005
The Bourne Supremacy
Film · 2004
Frankenfish
Film · 2004
This Girl's Life
Film · 2004
Legami sporchi
Film · 2004
The Hungarian Servant
Film · 2004
Lonely Place
Film · 2004
The Three-Legged Fox
Film · 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Series · 2004
The Accidental Detective
Film · 2003
Outpatient
Film · 2002
Derailed
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Spooks
Series · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
Chimera
Film · 2001
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Crossing Jordan
Series · 2001
24
Series · 2001
Gladiator
Film · 2000
Wildflowers
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Film · 1999
Branchie: An Indian Dream
Film · 1999
Heartwood
Film · 1998
La villa dei misteri
Film · 1997
Last Cut
Film · 1997
Bella Mafia
Film · 1997
L.A. Confidential
Film · 1997
The Hunger
Series · 1997
La signora della città
Film · 1996
Passage to Paradise
Film · 1996
First Kid
Film · 1996
The Final Scoop
Film · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Are They Still Shooting?
Film · 1993
Tombstone
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
The Bodyguard
Film · 1992
Body Puzzle
Film · 1992
Out of Control
Film · 1992
The Sect
Film · 1991
The Hunt for Red October
Film · 1990
Panama Sugar
Film · 1990
The Church
Film · 1989
The Prince of Terror
Film · 1989
Rosso di sera
Film · 1989
The Last Temptation of Christ
Film · 1988
Domino
Film · 1988
Intimacy
Film · 1988
Umi e, See You
Film · 1988
My Sister and I
Film · 1987
Incidente di percorso
Film · 1986
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
Film · 1986
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
The Skin
Film · 1981
The Taming of the Shrew
Film · 1976