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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
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1955-04-03
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 5.7
- info Birth Place Auburn, California, USA
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8.3
Gladiator
2000-05-04
6.7
The Bodyguard
1992-11-25
0
Incidente di percorso
1986-01-01
7.1
Limonov: The Ballad
2024-09-05
7.4
The Bourne Supremacy
2004-07-23
5.8
Frankenfish
2004-10-09
6.1
The Church
1989-03-10
7.5
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999-11-02
5.2
Body Puzzle
1992-03-20
4.9
This Girl's Life
2004-12-03
7.3
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988-05-28
3.7
Wildflowers
2000-03-04
6.3
The Sect
1991-03-01
2
Outpatient
2002-10-14
5.1
Derailed
2002-05-19
5.4
The Roommate
2011-02-04
6.7
Mission London
2010-04-16
6.9
The Taming of the Shrew
1976-11-10
4.6
Bats: Human Harvest
2007-11-10
0
Rabbit Troubles
2007-05-23
0
Naples to New York
2024-11-21
0
La villa dei misteri
1997-05-01
4.5
Last Cut
1997-10-02
5.8
The Prince of Terror
1989-01-08
3
Legami sporchi
2004-01-01
0
Gladiator of Pompeii
2007-09-22
0
Chimera
2001-05-26
2.7
The President's Staff
2013-12-02
5
Domino
1988-11-02
4.3
The Hungarian Servant
2004-05-21
0
Twins
2012-03-14
7.2
Limitless
2011-03-17
6.8
Defiance
2008-12-31
6.2
The Possession of Michael King
2014-08-14
5.4
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
2006-01-10
6.3
Il migliore dei mondi
2023-11-17
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02
6.8
Bella Mafia
1997-11-16
1
Soldato sotto la luna
2022-09-30
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014-07-30
5
Branchie: An Indian Dream
1999-11-12
0
Quel posto nel tempo
2022-11-27
2
La divina cometa
2023-05-11
0
Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
1986-09-10
0
Private Property
2005-03-07
0
Are they still shooting?
1993-08-29
0
Global Harmony
2024-03-08
0
Non Aprite Quella Bara
2024-03-14
7.8
L.A. Confidential
1997-09-19
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17
0
Lonely Place
2004-09-12
6.7
Romeo & Juliet
2013-09-12
7.6
Tombstone
1993-12-25
5.5
Ustica: The Missing Paper
2016-03-31
5.9
Intimacy
1988-02-11
7
Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
2.5
Out of Control
1992-10-10
3
MMA: Love Never Dies
2017-04-06
6.4
My Sister and I
1987-12-19
7.5
The Three-Legged Fox
2004-02-01
3.6
Love Strikes
2010-04-13
1.5
Heartwood
1998-04-19
7.3
American Satan
2017-10-13
4
Panama Sugar
1990-05-04
7
Rosso di sera
1989-01-24
6.4
Don't Stop Me Now
2019-04-18
4.9
The Final Scoop
1993-01-01
0
See You
1988-05-18
7.4
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007-08-09
6.3
The Skin
1981-08-27
5.4
Incarnate
2016-12-01
0
La signora della città
1996-06-04
7.1
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005-06-07
6.6
Echoes of the Past
2021-11-11
10
Django undisputed
7.7
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06
7.4
Tutti pazzi per amore
2008-12-07
8.3
Justice League Unlimited
2004-07-31
6.5
Intelligence
2014-01-07
5.1
Project: S.E.R.A.
2013-12-30
6.8
Crime Stories
2013-04-07
7
Crimini
2006-12-06
5.6
The Hunger
1997-07-20
8.3
Succession
2018-06-03
7
Rebecca, la prima moglie
2008-01-01
7.8
CSI: Miami
2002-09-23
7.9
ER
1994-09-19
7.7
Spooks
2002-05-13
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30
7.7
The New Pope
2020-01-10
5.5
6 passi nel giallo
2012-02-22
7.3
Without a Trace
2002-09-26
7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001-09-24