Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 11, 1961
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Silent Planet | Theo |
| 2024 | Janet Planet | Avi |
| 2023 | The Baker | Vic |
| 2018 | My Days of Mercy | Simon |
| 2014 | Jake Squared | Jake Klein |
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Lionel Shrike (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | Jerry Driver |
| 2013 | The Last Days on Mars | Charles Brunel |
| 2011 | Dream House | Boyce |
| 2011 | Winnie Mandela | Colonel de Vries |
| 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Sergie Katsov |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Laeddis |
| 2010 | Let Me In | The Policeman |
| 2010 | The Killer Inside Me | Joe Rothman |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Dean |
| 2010 | A Letter to Elia | Elia Kazan (Voice) |
| 2010 | 3 Backyards | John |
| 2010 | Die | Mark Murdock |
| 2009 | The Fourth Kind | Abel Campos |
| 2009 | I Come with the Rain | Hasford |
| 2009 | Defendor | Chuck Dooney |
| 2009 | The Haunting in Connecticut | Reverend Popescu |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Ronald Blatt |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Monsieur Gateau |
| 2008 | Dark Streets | Lieutenant |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Jack Mulanax |
| 2007 | Shooter | Jack Payne |
| 2007 | The Girl in the Park | Raymond |
| 2007 | Prisoner | Jailer |
| 2007 | Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows | Val Lewton (voice) |
| 2006 | Skinwalkers | Jonas |
| 2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Arthur Ouimet |
| 2005 | The Big Empty | The Specialist |
| 2004 | Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | S1m0ne | Hank Alano |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Peter Brandt |
| 2002 | Ararat | Ali / Jevdet Bay |
| 2002 | Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick | Self |
| 2001 | Novocaine | Harlan Sangster |
| 2001 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Sully |
| 2001 | Shot in the Heart | Gary Gilmore |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Yeager Pollack |
| 2000 | Lost Souls | John Townsend |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Capt. James Staros |
| 1998 | Fallen | Edgar Reese |
| 1998 | Divorce: A Contemporary Western | |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | The Kisser |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | Archie |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Antonio Freeman |
| 1996 | Crash | Vaughan |
| 1996 | Hit Me | Sonny Rose |
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Thomas Daggett |
| 1995 | Power of Attorney | Paul Dellacroce |
| 1995 | Sugartime | Butch Blasi |
| 1994 | Exotica | Eric |
| 1994 | Camilla | Vincent Lopez |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2 | Colson 'Colt' Ricks |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Casey Jones / Whit |
| 1992 | Chain of Desire | Jesus |
| 1992 | Contact | Mohannan |
| 1992 | The Habitation of Dragons | Wally Smith |
| 1991 | The Adjuster | Noah |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Casey Jones |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Wally Bosworth |
| 1990 | Almost an Angel | Steve Garner |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too | Stuart |
| 1989 | Blood Red | Silvio |
| 1989 | Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics | Davey |
| 1988 | Full Moon in Blue Water | Jimmy |
| 1988 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Young Aristotle Onassis |
| 1988 | Malarek | Victor Malarek |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Alex |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Elias Koteas (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Pete Deveber |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Skinhead |
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas | Eddie |
| 1985 | Private Sessions | Johnny O'Reilly |
| 1980 | Atlantic City | Extra (uncredited) |
| The Block |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Alvin Olinsky |
| 2016 | Goliath | Tom True |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Alvin Olinsky |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Alvin Olinsky |
| 2013 | The Frame | Vaughan |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | Alvin Olinsky |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Colonel Marks |
| 2011 | The Killing | James Skinner |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Sam Rhodes |
| 2007 | Saving Grace | |
| 2006 | Conviction | Mike Randolph |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jim (voice) |
| 2004 | House | Jack Moriarty |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Joe |
| 2004 | Traffic | Mike McKay |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Dominic Palladino |
| 1999 | The Directors | Self |