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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 11, 1961
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also Known As
- Ηλίας Κοτέας
- الیاس کوتیاس
Elias Koteas
1.8 Popularity
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
Credits
The Silent Planet
as Theo
2024
5.4
Janet Planet
as Avi
2024
6.0
The Baker
as Vic
2023
6.3
My Days of Mercy
as Simon
2018
7.3
Chicago Justice
as Alvin Olinsky
2017
6.8
Goliath
as Tom True
2016
7.6
Chicago Med
as Alvin Olinsky
2015
8.3
Jake Squared
as Jake Klein
2014
3.9
Chicago P.D.
as Alvin Olinsky
2014
8.4
The Last Days on Mars
as Charles Brunel
2013
5.5
Now You See Me
as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
2013
7.3
Devil's Knot
as Jerry Driver
2013
6.2
The Frame
as Vaughan
2013
10.0
Chicago Fire
as Alvin Olinsky
2012
8.4
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Sergie Katsov
2011
6.0
Dream House
as Boyce
2011
6.2
Unforgettable
as Sam Rhodes
2011
7.2
Winnie Mandela
as Colonel de Vries
2011
5.8
Combat Hospital
as Colonel Marks
2011
7.1
The Killing
as James Skinner
2011
7.8
Let Me In
as The Policeman
2010
6.8
A Letter to Elia
as Elia Kazan (Voice)
2010
6.5
My Own Love Song
as Dean
2010
6.2
The Killer Inside Me
as Joe Rothman
2010
5.8
Shutter Island
as Laeddis
2010
8.2
3 Backyards
as John
2010
4.3
Die
as Mark Murdock
2010
4.7
The Fourth Kind
as Abel Campos
2009
6.3
Defendor
as Chuck Dooney
2009
6.4
I Come with the Rain
as Hasford
2009
5.6
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Reverend Popescu
2009
6.2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Monsieur Gateau
2008
7.6
Dark Streets
as Lieutenant
2008
3.4
Two Lovers
as Ronald Blatt
2008
6.9
The Girl in the Park
as Raymond
2007
6.0
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
as Val Lewton (voice)
2007
6.9
Saving Grace
as William Drugh
2007
7.4
Prisoner
as Jailer
2007
4.8
Shooter
as Jack Payne
2007
7.1
Zodiac
as Jack Mulanax
2007
7.5
Skinwalkers
as Jonas
2006
5.1
Conviction
as Mike Randolph
2006
5.7
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Arthur Ouimet
2005
7.3
🎬
The Big Empty
as The Specialist
2005
7.3
American Dad!
as Jim (voice)
2005
7.0
House
as Jack Moriarty
2004
8.6
CSI: NY
as Joe
2004
7.4
Traffic
as Mike McKay
2004
5.8
🎬
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Self (archive footage)
2004
5.0
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self
2002
6.7
S1m0ne
as Hank Alano
2002
6.0
Ararat
as Ali / Jevdet Bay
2002
6.1
Collateral Damage
as Peter Brandt
2002
5.8
Novocaine
as Harlan Sangster
2001
6.0
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
as Sully
2001
5.3
Shot in the Heart
as Gary Gilmore
2001
5.6
Lost Souls
as John Townsend
2000
5.0
Harrison's Flowers
as Yeager Pollack
2000
6.5
The Sopranos
as Dominic Palladino
1999
8.6
The Directors
as Self
1999
5.8
The Thin Red Line
as Capt. James Staros
1998
7.4
Living Out Loud
as The Kisser
1998
5.8
Apt Pupil
as Archie
1998
6.5
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
2.0
Fallen
as Edgar Reese
1998
6.8
Gattaca
as Antonio Freeman
1997
7.6
Hit Me
as Sonny Rose
1996
5.5
Crash
as Vaughan
1996
6.5
Sugartime
as Butch Blasi
1995
5.9
The Prophecy
as Thomas Daggett
1995
6.5
Power of Attorney
as Paul Dellacroce
1995
4.6
Camilla
as Vincent Lopez
1994
5.5
Exotica
as Eric
1994
6.6
Cyborg 2
as Colson 'Colt' Ricks
1993
4.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
as Casey Jones / Whit
1993
5.5
The Habitation of Dragons
as Wally Smith
1992
6.0
Chain of Desire
as Jesus
1992
4.0
Contact
as Mohannan
1992
6.8
The Adjuster
as Noah
1991
6.0
Almost an Angel
as Steve Garner
1990
5.8
Look Who's Talking Too
as Stuart
1990
5.5
Desperate Hours
as Wally Bosworth
1990
5.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Casey Jones
1990
6.7
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Davey
1989
1.8
Blood Red
as Silvio
1989
4.6
Malarek
as Victor Malarek
1988
4.0
Full Moon in Blue Water
as Jimmy
1988
6.0
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Alex
1988
6.7
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Young Aristotle Onassis
1988
6.6
She's Having a Baby
as Elias Koteas (uncredited)
1988
5.9
Gardens of Stone
as Pete Deveber
1987
6.2
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Skinhead
1987
6.9
One Magic Christmas
as Eddie
1985
5.9
Private Sessions
as Johnny O'Reilly
1985
2.0
Atlantic City
as Extra (uncredited)
1980
6.8
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The Block
N/A
0.0