Tomas Arana

Thomas Clifford Arana is a Hollywood star emerging from Italy. 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, Costner's antagonist & 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 Darryl Hannah. Mr. Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European productions including films by directors such as Lina Wertmuller, Liliana Cavani, Carlo Verdone, Michele Soavi and with one of Japan's most successful directors: Koreyoshi Kurahara in the Toho production See You. 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 hitch-hiked 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.

His biggest hit was when he co-starred as Quintus in Ridley Scott's epic blockbuster 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.

His next upcomming movie is the highly anticipated Edward Zwick's Defiance due in december.Arana's height is 6' 0½" (1.84 m)

Films

Actor

1. Defiance (2008) (completed) .... Ben Zion

2. Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008) (TV) .... Jack Favell 3. Bats: Human Harvest (2007) (TV) .... Dr. Benton Walsh 4. Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007) (TV) .... Rene De Leone 5. Rabbit Troubles (2007) .... Man in the van 6. "Pompei, ieri, oggi, domani" (2007) TV mini-series .... Massimo ... aka Pompeii (UK) 7. "Justice League" .... Tharok (1 episode, 2006) ... aka JL (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Far from Home (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Tharok 8. Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006) .... Angelo Buono 9. "In Justice" .... Detective Ben Dryer (1 episode, 2006) - Pilot (2006) TV episode .... Detective Ben Dryer 10. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Joseph Diamond (1 episode, 2005) ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title) ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title) ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title) ... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title) - Shooting Stars (2005) TV episode .... Joseph Diamond 11. "24" .... Dave Conlon (2 episodes, 2005) - Day 4: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2005) TV episode .... Dave Conlon - Day 4: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2005) TV episode .... Dave Conlon 12. "Spooks" .... Herb Ziegler / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004) ... aka MI-5 (USA) - Project Friendly Fire (2004) TV episode .... Herman Joyce - Smoke and Mirrors (2003) TV episode .... Herb Ziegler / Hermann Joyce 13. Frankenfish (2004) (TV) .... Jeff 14. Lonely Place (2004) 15. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) .... Martin Marshall ... aka Bourne Verschwörung, Die (Germany) 16. Servo ungherese, Il (2004) .... August Dailermann ... aka The Hungarian Servant (International: English title) 17. "Crossing Jordan" .... Father Casnelli (1 episode, 2004) - Til Death Do Us Part (2004) TV episode .... Father Casnelli 18. Legami sporchi (2004) .... Raymond Toom 19. "Skin" .... Garret (1 episode, 2003) - Secrets & Lies (2003) TV episode .... Garret 20. This Girl's Life (2003) .... Aronson 21. The Accidental Detective (2003) .... Matt Brandon 22. "CSI: Miami" .... Mr. Davis (1 episode, 2003) - Evidence of Things Unseen (2003) TV episode .... Mr. Davis 23. "Without a Trace" .... Chuck (1 episode, 2002) ... aka W.A.T (USA: short title) - Midnight Sun (2002) TV episode .... Chuck 24. Outpatient (2002) .... Dr. Herb Kowalski 25. Derailed (2002) .... Mason Cole ... aka Terror Train (Europe: English title) 26. Private Property (2002) .... Nigel ... aka Island of the Damned (UK: DVD title) ... aka Terror Island (International: English title) 27. "Thieves" .... Honigger (1 episode, 2001) - Bad Moon Rising (2001) TV episode .... Honigger 28. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Rudy Langer (1 episode, 2001) ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Art (2001) TV episode .... Rudy Langer 29. Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Vice-Adm. Frank J. 'Jack' Fletcher ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title) 30. "ER" .... State's Attorney Rifkin (1 episode, 2001) - Fear of Commitment (2001) TV episode .... State's Attorney Rifkin 31. Chimera (2001/I) .... Tomas 32. "Commissario, Il" .... L'americano (1 episode) - Il traditore (????) TV episode .... L'americano 33. Volpe a tre zampe, La (2001) .... The General ... aka The Three-Legged Fox (USA) 34. 2 on U (2000) .... Mike Donovan 35. Gladiator (2000) .... Quintus

36. Branchie (1999) .... Subotnik ... aka Branchie: il respiro della fantasia (Italy: promotional title) 37. Wildflowers (1999) .... Wade 38. "Tre stelle" (1999) TV mini-series .... Maj. Möller 39. Passaggio per il paradiso (1998) .... Harrison ... aka Gentle Into the Night ... aka Passage pour le paradis (France) ... aka Passage to Paradise (USA) 40. "Players" .... Andrew Pickett (1 episode, 1998) - Con-undrum (1998) TV episode .... Andrew Pickett 41. "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Jack Mandell (1 episode, 1998) ... aka Walker (Australia) - Tribe (1998) TV episode .... Jack Mandell 42. Heartwood (1998) .... Jordan Barrett 43. "Sotto il cielo dell'Africa" (1998) TV series .... Stefano ... aka Thinking About Africa (USA) ... aka Unter der Sonne Afrikas (Germany) 44. Bella Mafia (1997) (TV) 45. "The Hunger" .... Rick (1 episode, 1997) - Red Light (1997) TV episode .... Rick 46. L.A. Confidential (1997) .... Det. Michael Breuning 47. "The Burning Zone" (1 episode, 1997) - Midnight of the Carrier (1997) TV episode 48. Ultimo taglio (1997) ... aka Last Cut (International: English title) 49. First Kid (1996) .... Harold 50. Signora della città, La (1996) (TV) .... Rod Playton ... aka Witness Run (International: English title) 51. "The Lazarus Man" .... Andrew Hawthorne (1 episode, 1996) - Killer (1996) TV episode .... Andrew Hawthorne 52. Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996) (TV) ... aka Seduced by Madness (USA: short title) 53. Equivoco della luna, L' (1996) 54. Tombstone (1993) .... Frank Stillwell 55. Bugie rosse (1993) .... Marco ... aka The Final Scoop 56. The Bodyguard (1992) .... Greg Portman 57. Shadows and Fog (1992) (uncredited) .... Confessing Man 58. Out of Control (1992) .... The Warden ... aka Over the Line (USA: new title) 59. Setta, La (1991) .... Damon ... aka Demons 4 ... aka The Devil's Daughter (USA) ... aka The Sect 60. Body Puzzle (1991) .... Michele ... aka Misteria (Italy) 61. "Commissario Corso, Il" (1 episode) - L'ultima partita (????) TV episode 62. The Hunt for Red October (1990) .... Igor Loginov, Cook - Red October 63. Sapore di morte (1990) ... aka Deadly Chase (International: English title) 64. Panama zucchero (1990) ... aka Panama Sugar

65. "Miami Vice" .... Walter Stevens (1 episode, 1989) - Over the Line (1989) TV episode .... Walter Stevens 66. Francesco (1989) (uncredited) .... Learned Brother ... aka Franziskus (West Germany) ... aka St. Francis of Assisi 67. Chiesa, La (1989) .... Evan ... aka Cathedral of Demons ... aka Demon Cathedral ... aka Demons 3 ... aka In the Land of the Demons ... aka The Church 68. Domino (1988) .... Gavros 69. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) .... Lazarus / Voice in Crowd 70. Umi e, See You (1988) .... Juan Vasquez ... aka See You (International: English title) 71. Incidente di percorso (1988) .... Rebelsky 72. Intimo (1988) (as Thomas Arana) .... Portiere ... aka Midnight Seduction 73. Rosso di sera (1988) .... Andrea 74. Maestro del terrore, Il (1988) (TV) .... Vincent Omen ... aka Alta tensione - Il maestro del terrore (Italy: series title) ... aka The Prince of Terror (International: English title) 75. Body & Soul (1988) .... Heller 76. Io e mia sorella (1987) .... Gabor ... aka Me and My Sister ... aka My Sister and I (Australia: literal English title) 77. "Commissario Corso, Il" (1987) TV mini-series 78. Cespuglio delle bacche velenose, Il (1987) (TV) .... Andrea 79. Pelle, La (1981) (uncredited) .... U.S. Soldier ... aka Peau, La (France) ... aka The Skin

80. Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici (1978) (uncredited) .... Fascist ... aka Blood Feud (USA) ... aka Revenge (USA: recut version) 81. Giallo napoletano (1978) (uncredited) .... Husband ... aka Atrocious Tales of Love and Revenge ... aka Neapolitan Mystery (International: English title) ... aka Neapolitan Thriller 82. The Taming of the Shrew (1976) (TV) .... A Clown

Upcoming

* "Defiance" (2008)

External links

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