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.
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Filmography
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Movies 78
TV Shows 19
self 1
Voice 1
Global Harmony (2024)
Il migliore dei mondi (2023)
La divina cometa (2023)
Quel posto nel tempo (2022)
Soldato sotto la luna (2022)
Echoes of the Past (2021)
The New Pope (2020)
Don't Stop Me Now (2019)
Succession (2018)
American Satan (2017)
MMA Love Never Dies (2017)
Incarnate (2016)
Ustica: The Missing Paper (2016)
When Bette Met Mae (2014)
The Possession of Michael King (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Intelligence (2014)
Project: S.E.R.A. (2013)
The President's Staff (2013)
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
Crime Stories (2013)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Twins (2012)
6 passi nel giallo (2012)
Limitless (2011)
The Roommate (2011)
Mission London (2010)
Love Strikes (2010)
Defiance (2008)
Tutti pazzi per amore (2008)
Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008)
Bats: Human Harvest (2007)
Gladiator of Pompeii (2007)
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
Rabbit Troubles (2007)
Crimini (2006)
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005)
Private Property (2005)
This Girl's Life (2004)
Frankenfish (2004)
Lonely Place (2004)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Hungarian Servant (2004)
The Three-Legged Fox (2004)
Legami sporchi (2004)
The Accidental Detective (2003)
Outpatient (2002)
Without a Trace (2002)
CSI: Miami (2002)
Derailed (2002)
Spooks (2002)
Il commissario (2002)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Chimera (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Wildflowers (2000)
Branchie: An Indian Dream (1999)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
Heartwood (1998)
Bella Mafia (1997)
Last Cut (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Hunger (1997)
La villa dei misteri (1997)
La signora della città (1996)
ER (1994)
Tombstone (1993)
Are they still shooting? (1993)
The Final Scoop (1993)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Out of Control (1992)
Body Puzzle (1992)
The Sect (1991)
Panama Sugar (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
The Church (1989)
Rosso di sera (1989)
The Prince of Terror (1989)
Domino (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
See You (1988)
Intimacy (1988)
My Sister and I (1987)
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville (1986)
Incidente di percorso (1986)
Carlo Zago (1985)
Perfidi incanti (1984)
The Skin (1981)
The Taming of the Shrew (1976)
Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie
Napoli-New York
Non Aprite Quella Bara
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GenderMale
Birthday1955-04-03 (68 years old)
Birth NameThomas Clifford Arana
Birth PlaceAuburn, United States of America
Height1.84-meter
CitizenshipsItaly, United States of America
ResidencesSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Auburn, United States of America, Rome · Naples, Italy
Also Known AsThomas Clifford Arana , Thomas Arana
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