Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 17, 1961
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
Social Media
Carlo Rota
Biography
Carlo Dante Rota (born April 17, 1961) is a British-Canadian-American actor, best known for his roles as construction contractor Yasir Hamoudi on Little Mosque on the Prairie, systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the FOX series 24, Emilio Solano on Jane the Virgin, informant Mick Schtoppel on La Femme Nikita (1997-2001) He has guest starred on TV series including AMC's Breaking Bad, NCIS: LA, CSI: NY, Castle, The Mentalist, Bones, Grimm, 24, White Collar, Queer as Folk (US), Human Target, Relic Hunter, Adventure Inc, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, The Gospel of John, and Traders. Because of his experience prior to acting, he also hosted the Great Canadian Food Show for CBC television in Canada.
In 2008, Rota portrayed Charles, who was a journalist for The Herald, in Saw V.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Me Time | Alberto |
| 2021 | Trigger Point | Dwight Logan |
| 2020 | A Perfect Plan | Theo |
| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Mustapha Bey |
| 2019 | State Like Sleep | |
| 2019 | Trespassers | Sergeant Daniels |
| 2019 | Salma's Big Wish | Morlett |
| 2019 | The Diggers | Mister Meister |
| 2018 | Welcome to Nowhere | The General |
| 2018 | Spinning Man | Santos |
| 2017 | People You May Know | Bill |
| 2015 | After the Ball | Richard |
| 2014 | Brick Mansions | George the Greek |
| 2011 | Ecstasy | Solo |
| 2009 | Shark City | Ventura Ritt |
| 2008 | Saw V | Charles |
| 2008 | Cold Play | Nigel |
| 2006 | Time Bomb | Musab Hyatti |
| 2005 | Cake | Bob Jackman |
| 2005 | Horsie's Retreat | Spiro |
| 2003 | The Gospel of John | Chief of the Temple Guards |
| 2002 | Recipe for Murder | |
| 2002 | Global Heresy | Tony Manson |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Walter |
| 2001 | Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 | Cal Matthews |
| 2001 | The Wandering Soul Murders | Hairdresser |
| 2000 | Mission to Mars | Ambassador |
| 2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | David Lebeff |
| 2000 | Phantom of the Megaplex | Tyler Jesseman |
| 1999 | The Boondock Saints | Yakavetta |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Findlay Clerk |
| 1997 | City of Dark | |
| 1996 | Maximum Risk | Bohemia Bartender |
| 1995 | Young at Heart | Bartender |
| 1995 | Friends at Last | Neil |
| 1995 | First Degree | Joe Galeno |
| 1993 | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | C.B.S. Producer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Secret Level | Sorcerer (voice) |
| 2023 | Red Iron Road | Popov |
| 2023 | True Lies | Francois |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Anatoly Sabzi |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Archibald Parsons |
| 2018 | Titans | Oracle (voice) |
| 2018 | Back in Time for Dinner | |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Anton Petrovich |
| 2017 | Ransom | Damian Delaine |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Guillermo Azoulay |
| 2016 | Conviction | Vince Scarlata |
| 2015 | The Player | Daoud Raqiv |
| 2014 | Jane the Virgin | Emilio Solano |
| 2014 | Scorpion | General Savic |
| 2014 | The Flash | Remington Meister |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Luca Russo |
| 2012 | World Without End | Edmund |
| 2012 | Scandal | Ivan |
| 2011 | Grimm | Hedig |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Anton LaVey |
| 2011 | ThunderCats | Ratar-O (voice) |
| 2010 | Nikita | Ian Damascus |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sean Winston |
| 2009 | Castle | Bahir Harun |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Carl Strom |
| 2009 | White Collar | Ghovat |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Kalil Abramson |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Benicio Fuentes |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Dimitri Zubov |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Feodor 'Frank' Glazov |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Richard Feliz |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Yasir Hamoudi |
| 2006 | Shark | |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Albert |
| 2005 | Bones | Lambert Chaisson |
| 2004 | Il Duce Canadese | Avvocato |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Giuseppe Burelli |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Ali Hassan Rif |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Sergi Borodin |
| 2002 | Street Time | Arthur Marx |
| 2001 | 24 | Morris O'Brian |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karl Schrute |
| 2000 | Queer As Folk | Gardner Vance |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter | Sultan |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter | Lagenfeld |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Mario Cardoza |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | Mick Stoppel |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | Mr. Jones |
| 1997 | Earth: Final Conflict | Margolis |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Jack Buchanan |
| 1994 | Viper | Harry Ibarra |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Torquemada |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dassas |
| 1992 | Forever Knight |