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Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

Actor · Born April 3, 1955 (71) · Auburn, California, USA

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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Born
April 3, 1955 (71)
From
Auburn, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Tomas Arana's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
20%
Bonds
19%
Morality
17%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 14
Threshold guardian
2 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
6
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tomas Arana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomas Arana's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Naples to New York(2024)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Philip Bongiorno

  • Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie(2024)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Django Undisputed(2025)

    as The King

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Non aprite quella bara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sonny

  • Global Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as President

  • Il migliore dei mondi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Stefano Lavori

  • The Divine Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Virgilio

  • Quel posto nel tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dottor Bennet

  • Soldato sotto la luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alcide

  • Echoes of the Past(2021)

    as General von Le Suire

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The New Pope(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Thomas Altbruck

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Stop Me Now(2019)

    as Eden Bauen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Laurie

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • American Satan(2017)

    as Washington DC Reporter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Final Fight(2017)

    as Rocco

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Incarnate(2016)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ustica: The Missing Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as onorevole Fragalà

  • The Possession of Michael King(2014)

    as Augustine

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)

    as Kree Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Intelligence(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as DNI Adam Weatherly

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • When Bette Met Mae(2014)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Project: S.E.R.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Corvallis

  • The President's Staff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as President Harry Carrey

  • Romeo & Juliet(2013)

    as Lord Montague

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Crime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Unknown Man

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Wayne's Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Marc Douglas

  • 6 passi nel giallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc Douglas

  • Limitless(2011)

    as Man in Tan Coat

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate(2011)

    as Rebecca's Dad

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mission London(2010)

    as Munroe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Love Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Lorenzo Fieschi

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Simon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Defiance(2008)

    as Ben Zion Gulkowitz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Everyone's Crazy About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Riccardo Balestrieri

  • Rebecca, la prima moglie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Bats: Human Harvest(2007)

    as Dr. Benton Walsh

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses(2007)

    as Rene De Leon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Gladiator of Pompeii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Massimo

  • Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Zen

  • Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders(2006)

    as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • In Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Dryer

  • Private Property (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nigel

  • This Girl's Life(2003)

    as Aronson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Frankenfish(2004)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lonely Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tharok (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Bourne Supremacy(2004)

    as Martin Marshall

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Hungarian Servant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as August Dailermann

  • The Three-Legged Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The General

  • Legami sporchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Raymond Toom

  • The Accidental Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Matt Brandon

  • Outpatient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dr. Herb Kowalski

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Davis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Derailed(2002)

    as Mason Cole

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Herman Joyce

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dave Conlon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudy Langer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Casnelli

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Chimera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tomas

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Vice Admiral

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Diamond

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Wildflowers(1999)

    as Wade

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(2000)

    as Quintus

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Branchie: An Indian Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Subotnik

  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stranger (segment "Bad Girl")

  • Heartwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jordan Barrett

  • Bella Mafia(1997)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Last Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Vincent

  • L.A. Confidential(1997)

    as Breuning - Dudley's Guy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick McCabe

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • La villa dei misteri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • First Kid(1996)

    as Harold

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Passage to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Harrison

  • La signora della città (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rod Playton

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Rifkin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marco

  • Tombstone(1993)

    as Frank Stillwell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Are They Still Shooting? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Father Miro

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Mandell

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Bodyguard(1992)

    as Greg Portman

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Warden

  • Body Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ispettore Michele

  • The Sect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Damon

  • Panama Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mato

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Church(1989)

    as Evan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rosso di sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Pais

  • The Prince of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Vincent Omen

  • Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Gavros

  • The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)

    as Lazarus / Crowd Member

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Umi e, See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Antonio Vázquez

  • Intimacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Porter

  • My Sister and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Gabor

  • Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Incidente di percorso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Stevens

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Skin(1981)

    as U.S. Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Taming of the Shrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Clown

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles from 1976 to 2024; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Gladiator (2000)

$466M worldwide

Highest rated

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19762024

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 101: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 3% of 31 roles
81910111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tomas Arana's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 52 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

The Final Fight (2017)

94th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tomas Arana's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles53–88 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles32–58 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles24–72 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles9–73 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles43–84 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tomas Arana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomas Arana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Hillary shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers