Tomas Arana

Thomas Clifford Arana (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor. He appeared in the films The Church, The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Bodyguard (1992), L.A. Confidential (1997), Gladiator (2000), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Limitless (2011) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Career Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European productions including films by directors Lina Wertmüller, Liliana Cavani, Carlo Verdone and Michele Soavi, and with the Japanese director Koreyoshi Kurahara in the Toho production Umi e, See You. He appeared as Quintus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, Michael Bruening in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential and in the second film of the Bourne series, The Bourne Supremacy.

Arana also played the GRU sleeper agent Loginov in the 1990 film adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, the would-be killer in 1992's The Bodyguard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, a Belarusian resistance leader in Edward Zwick's 2008 film Defiance, and The Man In The Tan Coat in 2011's Limitless alongside Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. He appeared in the third installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, as Bruce Wayne's lawyer. In 2013, Arana appeared in the miniseries Crimes of the German television broadcaster ZDF. In 2014, Arana appeared as a Kree ambassador in Guardians of the Galaxy.

In theatre, Arana was a producer and leading actor in the theatre company , based in Naples, Italy. Under Arana and artistic director Mario Martone, Falso Movimento won many awards including Best Play of the Year and Best Set Design, as well as the Mondello Prize.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1978 Blood Feud Fascist Uncredited role 1979 Atrocious Tales of Love and Death Walter Navarro Uncredited role 1981 The Skin American G.I. 1986 Incidente di percorso Rebelsky 1987 Io e mia sorella Gábor 1988 Intimacy Porter The Last Temptation of Christ Lazarus Umi e, See You Antonio Vázquez Domino Gavros1989 The Church Evan Francesco Learned Brother Uncredited role 1990 The Hunt for Red October Matrose Igor Loginov 1991 The Sect Damon Shadows and Fog Confessing Man Uncredited role1992 Body Puzzle Michael The Bodyguard Greg Portman 1993 Over the Line The Warden Tombstone Frank Stilwell 1996 First Kid Harold 1997 L.A. Confidential Detective Sergeant Michael Breuning 1998 Passage to Paradise Harrison Heartwood Jordan Barrett 1999 Branchie Subotnik Wildflowers Wade 2000 Gladiator Quintus 2001 Chimera Tomas Berti Pearl Harbor Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher 2002 Derailed Mason Cole 2003 The Accidental Detective Matt Brandon This Girl's Life Aronson 2004 La volpe a tre zampe Il Generale Il servo ungherese August Dailerman The Bourne Supremacy CIA Director Martin Marshall Legami sporchi Raymond Toom 2005 Private Property Nigel 2006 Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Angelo Buono 2008 Defiance Ben Zion Gulkowitz 2010 Mission London Munroe2011 The Roommate Jeff Evans Limitless Man In Coat 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Ward Neeley 2013 The President's Staff President Harry Carrey Romeo & Juliet Lord Montague 2014 The Possession of Michael King Augustine Guardians of the Galaxy Kree Ambassador 2016 Ustica: The Missing Paper Fragalà Incarnate Felix 2017 American Satan Reporter 2019 Don't Stop Me Now Eden Bauen 2021 Echoes of the Past General von Le Suire 2024 Limonov: The Ballad Steven

Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Taming of the Shrew Clown TV film1985 Otello Iago TV film Perfidi incanti F. Scott Fitzgerald TV film 1987 Il cespuglio delle bacche velenose Andrea TV film 1988 The Prince of Terror Vincent Omen TV film 1989 Miami Vice Walter Stevens Episode: "Over the Line" 1990 Blue Blood Ugo Mancini 1 episode1996 Seduced by Madness Leon Miniseries; 2 episodes The Lazarus Man Andrew Hawthorne Episode: "Killer"1997 The Burning Zone Professor Herbert Tobler Episode: "Midnight of the Carrier" The Hunger Rick McCabe Episode: "Red Light"1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Jackson Mandell Episode: "Tribe" Players Andrew Pickett Episode: "Con-undrum"2001 ER Rifkin Episode: "Fear of Commitment" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rudy Langer Episode: "Art" Thieves Honigger Episode: "Bad Moon Rising"2002 Il Comissario L'Americano Miniseries; 2 episodes Without a Trace Chuck Episode: "Midnight Sun"2003 CSI: Miami Mr. Davis Episode: "Evidence of Things Unseen" Skin Garret Episode: "Secrets & Lies" 2003–2004 Spooks Herman Joyce 2 episodes2004 Crossing Jordan Father Casnelli Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" Frankenfish Jeff TV film2005 24 Dave Conlon 2 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joseph Diamond Episode: "Shooting Stars"2006 In Justice Detective Ben Dryer Episode: "Pilot" Justice League Unlimited Tharok Voice, episode: "Far From Home"2007 Massimo Miniseries, 2 episodes Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Rene De Leon TV film Bats: Human Harvest Dr. Benton Walsh TV film 2008 Rebecca, la prima moglie Jack Favell TV film 2008–2009 Tutti pazzi per amore Riccardo Balstrieri 12 episodes 2009 Lie to Me Judge Simon Episode: "The Core of It"2010 Crimini Zen 1 episode Colpo di fulmine Lorenzo Fieschi TV film 2012 6 passi nel giallo Marc Douglas Episode: "Gemelle"2013 Project S.E.R.A. Corvallis Web series, 6 episodes Crime Stories Unbekannter Mann Episode: "Notwehr" 2014 Intelligence DNI Adam Weatherly 10 episodes 2016 Code Black Admiral Stark Episode: "What Lies Beneath" 2020 The New Pope Tomas Altbruck 2021 Succession Laurie 2 episodes 2024 Mike Philip Bongiorno TV film