Tomas Arana

Also Known As: Thomas Clifford Arana , Thomas Arana

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

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Auburn, California, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: April 03, 1955

Age: 70 years old

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Gladiator
The Bodyguard
Incidente di percorso
Limonov: The Ballad
The Bourne Supremacy
Frankenfish
The Church
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Body Puzzle
This Girl's Life
The Last Temptation of Christ
Wildflowers
The Sect
Outpatient
Derailed
The Roommate
Mission London
The Taming of the Shrew
Bats: Human Harvest
Rabbit Troubles
Naples to New York
La villa dei misteri
Last Cut
The Prince of Terror
Legami sporchi
Gladiator of Pompeii
Chimera
The President's Staff
Domino
The Hungarian Servant
Twins
Limitless
Defiance
The Possession of Michael King
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Il migliore dei mondi
The Hunt for Red October
Bella Mafia
Soldato sotto la luna
Guardians of the Galaxy
Branchie: An Indian Dream
La divina cometa
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
Private Property
Are they still shooting?
Global Harmony
Non Aprite Quella Bara
L.A. Confidential
The Dark Knight Rises
Lonely Place
Romeo & Juliet
Tombstone
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Intimacy
Pearl Harbor
Out of Control
MMA: Love Never Dies
My Sister and I
The Three-Legged Fox
Love Strikes
Heartwood
American Satan
Panama Sugar
Rosso di sera
Don't Stop Me Now
The Final Scoop
To the Sea, See You
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
The Skin
Incarnate
La signora della città
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Echoes of the Past
Django undisputed
Passaggio per il paradiso
Quel posto nel tempo
The Accidental Detective