Tomas Arana

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
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Auburn, California, USA
    Birthday
    4/3/1955
The Prince of Terror
The Prince of Terror
6.2
Legami sporchi
3
The President's Staff
The President's Staff
2.7
The Hungarian Servant
The Hungarian Servant
4.3
The Final Scoop
The Final Scoop
5.2
Incidente di percorso
0
Bats: Human Harvest
Bats: Human Harvest
4.635
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
0
Rabbit Troubles
Rabbit Troubles
0
The Church
The Church
6.077
Body Puzzle
Body Puzzle
5.1
Derailed
Derailed
4.979
Mission London
Mission London
6.438
Gladiator of Pompeii
Gladiator of Pompeii
0
Lonely Place
0
MMA Love Never Dies
MMA Love Never Dies
3
Rosso di sera
Rosso di sera
7
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
7.4
Quel posto nel tempo
0
Wildflowers
Wildflowers
4.2
Last Cut
Last Cut
4.5
Chimera
0
Private Property
0
Intimacy
Intimacy
5.9
Out of Control
Out of Control
4
La villa dei misteri
La villa dei misteri
0
Twins
Twins
0
Domino
Domino
5.4
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Ustica: The Missing Paper
5.5
The Three-Legged Fox
The Three-Legged Fox
7.5
La signora della città
La signora della città
0
Outpatient
0
Frankenfish
Frankenfish
5.663
The Possession of Michael King
The Possession of Michael King
6.076
Love Strikes
Love Strikes
3.6
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
6.667
My Sister and I
My Sister and I
6.422
Panama Sugar
Panama Sugar
4
Are they still shooting?
Are they still shooting?
0
This Girl's Life
This Girl's Life
4.641
The Roommate
The Roommate
5.357
Limitless
Limitless
7.186
Defiance
Defiance
6.831
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
7
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
5.05
The Sect
The Sect
6.234
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
6.746
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
7.4
Echoes of the Past
Echoes of the Past
6.533
Gladiator
Gladiator
8.209
Don't Stop Me Now
Don't Stop Me Now
6.4
La divina cometa
La divina cometa
2
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy
7.315
Incarnate
Incarnate
5.354
See You
See You
0
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
7
Tombstone
Tombstone
7.603
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.188
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
6.9
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
7.386
American Satan
American Satan
7.325
The Skin
The Skin
6.226
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
7.906
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
7.784
Heartwood
Heartwood
2
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
6.932
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises
7.8
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