Elias Koteas

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Known For

Acting

Born

1961-03-11

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Elias Koteas

Biography

Elias Koteas (born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor, known for his roles as Alvin "Al" Olinsky on the series Chicago P.D., Tom True on Goliath, Lionel Shrike in Now You See Me (2013), Col. Marks on Combat Hospital, James Skinner on The Killing, Laeddis in Shutter Island (2010), Monsieur Gateau in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Jack Payne in the film Shooter (2007), Peter Brandt in Collateral Damage (2002), Capt. James Stars in The Thin Red Line (1998), Edgar Reese in Fallen (1998), Antonio Freeman in Gattaca (1997), and Casey Jones in two of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Ararat (2002). He has appeared in many films including Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), The Adjuster (1991), Exotica (1994), The Prophecy (1995), Crash (1996), Living Out Loud (1998), Harrison's Flowers (2002), Zodiac (2007), and Skinwalkers (2007).

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Acting History

2024
The Silent Planet as Theo
2024
Janet Planet as Avi
2023
The Baker as Vic
2018
My Days of Mercy as Simon
2017
Chicago Justice as Alvin Olinsky
2016
Goliath as Tom True
2015
Chicago Med as Alvin Olinsky
2014
Jake Squared as Jake Klein
2014
Chicago P.D. as Alvin Olinsky
2013
The Last Days on Mars as Charles Brunel
2013
Now You See Me as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
2013
Devil's Knot as Jerry Driver
2013
The Frame as Vaughan
2012
Chicago Fire as Alvin Olinsky
2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Sergie Katsov
2011
Dream House as Boyce
2011
Unforgettable as Sam Rhodes
2011
Winnie Mandela as Colonel de Vries
2011
Combat Hospital as Colonel Marks
2011
The Killing as James Skinner
2010
Let Me In as The Policeman
2010
A Letter to Elia as Elia Kazan (Voice)
2010
My Own Love Song as Dean
2010
The Killer Inside Me as Joe Rothman
2010
Shutter Island as Laeddis
2010
3 Backyards as John
2010
Die as Mark Murdock
2009
The Fourth Kind as Abel Campos
2009
Defendor as Chuck Dooney
2009
I Come with the Rain as Hasford
2009
The Haunting in Connecticut as Reverend Popescu
2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Monsieur Gateau
2008
Dark Streets as Lieutenant
2008
Two Lovers as Ronald Blatt
2007
The Girl in the Park as Raymond
2007
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows as Val Lewton (voice)
2007
Saving Grace as William Drugh
2007
Prisoner as Jailer
2007
Shooter as Jack Payne
2007
Zodiac as Jack Mulanax
2006
Skinwalkers as Jonas
2006
Conviction as Mike Randolph
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played as Arthur Ouimet
2005
The Big Empty as The Specialist
2005
American Dad! as Jim (voice)
2004
House as Jack Moriarty
2004
CSI: NY as Joe
2004
Traffic as Mike McKay
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Self (archive footage)
2002
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick as Self
2002
S1m0ne as Hank Alano
2002
Ararat as Ali / Jevdet Bay
2002
Collateral Damage as Peter Brandt
2001
Novocaine as Harlan Sangster
2001
Dancing at the Blue Iguana as Sully
2001
Shot in the Heart as Gary Gilmore
2000
Lost Souls as John Townsend
2000
Harrison's Flowers as Yeager Pollack
1999
The Sopranos as Dominic Palladino
1999
The Directors as Self
1998
The Thin Red Line as Capt. James Staros
1998
Living Out Loud as The Kisser
1998
Apt Pupil as Archie
1998
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
Fallen as Edgar Reese
1997
Gattaca as Antonio Freeman
1996
Hit Me as Sonny Rose
1996
Crash as Vaughan
1995
Sugartime as Butch Blasi
1995
The Prophecy as Thomas Daggett
1995
Power of Attorney as Paul Dellacroce
1994
Camilla as Vincent Lopez
1994
Exotica as Eric
1993
Cyborg 2 as Colson 'Colt' Ricks
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Casey Jones / Whit
1992
The Habitation of Dragons as Wally Smith
1992
Chain of Desire as Jesus
1992
Contact as Mohannan
1991
The Adjuster as Noah
1990
Almost an Angel as Steve Garner
1990
Look Who's Talking Too as Stuart
1990
Desperate Hours as Wally Bosworth
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Casey Jones
1989
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Davey
1989
Blood Red as Silvio
1988
Malarek as Victor Malarek
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water as Jimmy
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Alex
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Young Aristotle Onassis
1988
She's Having a Baby as Elias Koteas (uncredited)
1987
Gardens of Stone as Pete Deveber
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as Skinhead
1985
One Magic Christmas as Eddie
1985
Private Sessions as Johnny O'Reilly
1980
Atlantic City as Extra (uncredited)
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