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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Limonov: The Ballad
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Non Aprite Quella Bara
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Global Harmony
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Il migliore dei mondi
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La divina cometa
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Quel posto nel tempo
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Soldato sotto la luna
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Echoes of the Past
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The New Pope
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2020

Don't Stop Me Now
Eden Bauen
2019

Succession
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2018

American Satan
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2017

MMA: Love Never Dies
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2017

Incarnate
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2016

Ustica: The Missing Paper
onorevole Fragalà
2016

The Possession of Michael King
Augustine
2014

Guardians of the Galaxy
Kree Ambassador
2014

Intelligence
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2014

Project: S.E.R.A.
Corvallis · (6 episodes)
2013

The President's Staff
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2013

Romeo & Juliet
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2013

Crime Stories
Unknown Man · (1 episode)
2013

The Dark Knight Rises
Wayne's Lawyer
2012

Twins
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2012

6 passi nel giallo
Marc Douglas · (1 episode)
2012

Limitless
Man in Tan Coat
2011

The Roommate
Rebecca's Dad
2011

Mission London
Munroe
2010

Love Strikes
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2010

Defiance
Ben Zion Gulkowitz
2008

Tutti pazzi per amore
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2008

Rebecca, la prima moglie
(2 episodes)
2008

Bats: Human Harvest
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2007

Gladiator of Pompeii
Massimo
2007

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
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2007

Rabbit Troubles
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Crimini
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2006

Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
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Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
2005

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
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Private Property
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This Girl's Life
Aronson
2004

Frankenfish
Jeff
2004
Lonely Place
2004

Justice League Unlimited
Tharok (voice) · (1 episode)
2004

The Bourne Supremacy
Martin Marshall
2004

The Hungarian Servant
August Dailermann
2004

The Three-Legged Fox
The General
2004
Legami sporchi
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2004

The Accidental Detective
Matt Brandon
2003
Outpatient
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2002

Without a Trace
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2002

CSI: Miami
Mr. Davis · (1 episode)
2002

Derailed
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2002

Spooks
Herman Joyce · (2 episodes)
2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Rudy Langer · (1 episode)
2001

Crossing Jordan
Father Casnelli · (1 episode)
2001
Chimera
2001

Pearl Harbor
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Joseph Diamond · (1 episode)
2000

Wildflowers
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2000

Gladiator
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Branchie: An Indian Dream
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1999

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Heartwood
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1998

Bella Mafia
1997

Last Cut
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1997

L.A. Confidential
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1997

The Hunger
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1997

La villa dei misteri
1997

Passaggio per il paradiso
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1996

La signora della città
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1996

ER
State's Attorney Rifkin · (1 episode)
1994

The Final Scoop
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1994

Tombstone
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1993

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Father Miro
1993

The Bodyguard
Greg Portman
1992

Out of Control
The Warden
1992

Body Puzzle
Inspector Michele
1992

The Sect
Damon
1991

Panama Sugar
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1990

The Hunt for Red October
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1990

The Church
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1989

Rosso di sera
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1989

The Prince of Terror
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1989

Domino
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1988

The Last Temptation of Christ
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1988

To the Sea, See You
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1988

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1988

My Sister and I
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1987

Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville
1986
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1986

The Skin
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1981

The Taming of the Shrew
Clown
1976