Thomas Clifford Arana (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor. He appeared in the films ''

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'' (1990), '' The Bodyguard'' (1992), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2004), '' Limitless'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012).

Career

Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European productions including films by directors

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Seven Beauties'',' ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Lov ...

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and

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, and with the Japanese director

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in the

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production '' Umi e, See You''. He appeared as Quintus in

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's ''

'', Michael Bruening in

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's ''

'' and in the second film of the Bourne series, ''

''. Arana also played the

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sleeper agent Loginov in the 1990

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's novel ''

'', the would-be killer in 1992's '' The Bodyguard'' starring

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and

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, a Belarusian resistance leader in

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's 2008 film '' Defiance'', and The Man In The Tan Coat in 2011's '' Limitless'' alongside

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and

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. He appeared in the third installment of

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trilogy, ''

'', as

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's lawyer. In 2013, Arana appeared in the miniseries ''Crimes'' of the German television broadcaster ''

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''. In 2014, Arana appeared as a Kree ambassador in ''

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''. In theatre, Arana was a producer and leading actor in the theatre company , based in

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. Under Arana and artistic director

Mario Martone Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world. His films '' Nasty Love'' (1995) and ''Nostalgia ...

, Falso Movimento won many awards including Best Play of the Year and Best Set Design, as well as the Mondello Prize.https://www.edizioninottetempo.it/it/newspost/premio-mondello-falso-movimento-di-franco-moretti-vince-il-premio-speciale-della-giuria

Filmography

Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arana, Tomas Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people)