Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana is an American actor. He appeared in the films The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Bodyguard (1992), L.A. Confidential (1997), Gladiator (2000), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Limitless (2011) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

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Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European productions including films by directors Lina Wertmüller, Liliana Cavani, Carlo Verdone and Michele Soavi, and with the Japanese director Koreyoshi Kurahara in the Toho production See You. He appeared as Quintus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, Michael Bruening in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential and in the second film of the Bourne series, The Bourne Supremacy.

Arana also played the GRU sleeper agent Loginov in the 1990 film adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, the would-be killer in 1992's The Bodyguard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, a Belarusian resistance leader in Edward Zwick's 2008 film Defiance, and The Man In The Tan Coat in 2011's Limitless alongside Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. He appeared in the third installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, as Bruce Wayne's lawyer. In 2013, Arana appeared in the miniseries Crimes of the German television broadcaster ZDF. In 2014, Arana appeared as a Kree ambassador in Guardians of the Galaxy.[1]

In theatre, Arana was a producer and leading actor in the theatre company Falso Movimento, based in Naples, Italy. Under Arana and artistic director Mario Martone, Falso Movimento won many awards including Best Play of the Year and Best Set Design, as well as the Mondello Prize.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Blood Feud Fascist Uncredited role
1979 Atrocious Tales of Love and Death Walter Navarro Uncredited role
1981 The Skin American G.I.
1986 Incidente di percorso Rebelsky
1987 Io e mia sorella Gábor
1988 Intimacy Porter
The Last Temptation of Christ Lazarus
Umi e Juan Vasquez
Domino Gavros
1989 The Church Evan
Francesco Learned Brother Uncredited role
1990 The Hunt for Red October Matrose Igor Loginov
1991 The Sect Damon
Shadows and Fog Confessing Man Uncredited role
1992 Body Puzzle Michael
The Bodyguard Greg Portman
1993 Over the Line The Warden
Tombstone Frank Stilwell
1996 First Kid Harold
1997 L.A. Confidential Detective Sergeant Michael Breuning
1998 Passage to Paradise Harrison
Heartwood Jordan Barrett
1999 Branchie Subotnik
Wildflowers Wade
2000 Gladiator Quintus
2001 Chimera Tomas Berti
Pearl Harbor Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher
2002 Derailed Mason Cole
2003 The Accidental Detective Matt Brandon
This Girl's Life Aronson
2004 La volpe a tre zampe Il Generale
Il servo ungherese August Dailerman
The Bourne Supremacy CIA Director Martin Marshall
Legami sporchi Raymond Toom
2005 Private Property Nigel
2006 Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Angelo Buono
2008 Defiance Ben Zion Gulkowitz
2010 Mission London Munroe
2011 The Roommate Jeff Evans
Limitless Man In Coat
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Ward Neeley
2013 The President's Staff President Harry Carrey
Romeo & Juliet Lord Montague
2014 The Possession of Michael King Augustine
Guardians of the Galaxy Kree Ambassador
2016 Ustica: The Missing Paper Fragalà
Incarnate Felix
2017 American Satan Reporter
2019 Don't Stop Me Now Eden Bauen
2021 Echoes of the Past General von Le Suire
2024 Limonov: The Ballad Steven [2]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Taming of the Shrew Clown TV film
1985 Otello Iago TV film
Perfidi incanti F. Scott Fitzgerald TV film
1987 Il cespuglio delle bacche velenose Andrea TV film
1988 The Prince of Terror Vincent Omen TV film
1989 Miami Vice Walter Stevens Episode: "Over the Line"
1990 Blue Blood Ugo Mancini 1 episode
1996 Seduced by Madness Leon Miniseries; 2 episodes
The Lazarus Man Andrew Hawthorne Episode: "Killer"
1997 The Burning Zone Professor Herbert Tobler Episode: "Midnight of the Carrier"
The Hunger Rick McCabe Episode: "Red Light"
1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Jackson Mandell Episode: "Tribe"
Players Andrew Pickett Episode: "Con-undrum"
2001 ER Rifkin Episode: "Fear of Commitment"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rudy Langer Episode: "Art"
Thieves Honigger Episode: "Bad Moon Rising"
2002 Il Comissario L'Americano Miniseries; 2 episodes
Without a Trace Chuck Episode: "Midnight Sun"
2003 CSI: Miami Mr. Davis Episode: "Evidence of Things Unseen"
Skin Garret Episode: "Secrets & Lies"
2003–2004 Spooks Herman Joyce 2 episodes
2004 Crossing Jordan Father Casnelli Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part"
Frankenfish Jeff TV film
2005 24 Dave Conlon 2 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joseph Diamond Episode: "Shooting Stars"
2006 In Justice Detective Ben Dryer Episode: "Pilot"
Justice League Unlimited Tharok Voice, episode: "Far From Home"
2007 Pompeii [es] Massimo Miniseries, 2 episodes
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Rene De Leon TV film
Bats: Human Harvest Dr. Benton Walsh TV film
2008 Rebecca, la prima moglie Jack Favell TV film
2008–2009 Tutti pazzi per amore Riccardo Balstrieri 12 episodes
2009 Lie to Me Judge Simon Episode: "The Core of It"
2010 Crimini Zen 1 episode
Colpo di fulmine Lorenzo Fieschi TV film
2012 6 passi nel giallo Marc Douglas Episode: "Gemelle"
2013 Project S.E.R.A. Corvallis Web series, 6 episodes
Crime Stories Unbekannter Mann Episode: "Notwehr"
2014 Intelligence DNI Adam Weatherly 10 episodes
2016 Code Black Admiral Stark Episode: "What Lies Beneath"
2020 The New Pope Tomas Altbruck
2021 Succession Laurie 2 episodes
2024 Mike Philip Bongiorno TV film

References

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  1. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - IMDb. Retrieved 10 June 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ AlloCine. Limonov, la ballade (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via www.allocine.fr.
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