Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

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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2024

The Silent Planet
The Silent Planet
as Theo
Movie - Released: 7/24/2024
Janet Planet
Janet Planet
as Avi
Movie - Released: 6/21/2024

2023

The Baker
The Baker
as Vic
Movie - Released: 7/27/2023

2018

My Days of Mercy
My Days of Mercy
as Simon
Movie - Released: 3/31/2018

2017

Chicago Justice
Chicago Justice
as Alvin Olinsky
TV - Released: 3/1/2017

2016

Goliath
Goliath
as Tom True
TV - Released: 10/13/2016

2015

Chicago Med
Chicago Med
as Alvin Olinsky
TV - Released: 11/17/2015

2014

Jake Squared
Jake Squared
as Jake Klein
Movie - Released: 8/15/2014
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
as Alvin Olinsky
TV - Released: 1/8/2014

2013

Now You See Me
Now You See Me
as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/29/2013
Devil's Knot
Devil's Knot
as Jerry Driver
Movie - Released: 5/9/2013
The Last Days on Mars
The Last Days on Mars
as Charles Brunel
Movie - Released: 8/11/2013
The Frame
The Frame
as Vaughan
TV - Released: 4/9/2013

2012

Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
as Alvin Olinsky
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2011

Dream House
Dream House
as Boyce
Movie - Released: 9/29/2011
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela
as Colonel de Vries
Movie - Released: 9/16/2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Sergie Katsov
Movie - Released: 11/4/2011
Combat Hospital
Combat Hospital
as Colonel Marks
TV - Released: 6/21/2011
The Killing
The Killing
as James Skinner
TV - Released: 4/3/2011
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
as Sam Rhodes
TV - Released: 9/20/2011

2010

Shutter Island
Shutter Island
as Laeddis
Movie - Released: 2/14/2010
Let Me In
Let Me In
as The Policeman
Movie - Released: 10/1/2010
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
as Joe Rothman
Movie - Released: 2/19/2010
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song
as Dean
Movie - Released: 4/7/2010
A Letter to Elia
A Letter to Elia
as Elia Kazan (Voice)
Movie - Released: 9/4/2010
3 Backyards
3 Backyards
as John
Movie - Released: 1/24/2010
Die
Die
as Mark Murdock
Movie - Released: 1/6/2010

2009

The Fourth Kind
The Fourth Kind
as Abel Campos
Movie - Released: 11/5/2009
I Come with the Rain
I Come with the Rain
as Hasford
Movie - Released: 5/14/2009
Defendor
Defendor
as Chuck Dooney
Movie - Released: 9/12/2009
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Reverend Popescu
Movie - Released: 3/27/2009

2008

Two Lovers
Two Lovers
as Ronald Blatt
Movie - Released: 11/19/2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Monsieur Gateau
Movie - Released: 12/25/2008
Dark Streets
Dark Streets
as Lieutenant
Movie - Released: 12/12/2008

2007

Zodiac
Zodiac
as Jack Mulanax
Movie - Released: 3/2/2007
Shooter
Shooter
as Jack Payne
Movie - Released: 3/22/2007
The Girl in the Park
The Girl in the Park
as Raymond
Movie - Released: 9/9/2007
Prisoner
Prisoner
as Jailer
Movie - Released: 4/14/2007
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
as Val Lewton (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/2/2007
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
TV - Released: 7/23/2007

2006

Skinwalkers
Skinwalkers
as Jonas
Movie - Released: 3/20/2006
Conviction
Conviction
as Mike Randolph
TV - Released: 3/3/2006

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Arthur Ouimet
Movie - Released: 9/30/2005
Movie
The Big Empty
as The Specialist
Movie - Released: 7/1/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Jim (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005

2004

Movie
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
House
House
as Jack Moriarty
TV - Released: 11/16/2004
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
as Joe
TV - Released: 9/22/2004
Traffic
Traffic
as Mike McKay
TV - Released: 1/26/2004

2002

S1m0ne
S1m0ne
as Hank Alano
Movie - Released: 8/23/2002
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage
as Peter Brandt
Movie - Released: 2/6/2002
Ararat
Ararat
as Ali / Jevdet Bay
Movie - Released: 5/20/2002
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/1/2002

2001

Novocaine
Novocaine
as Harlan Sangster
Movie - Released: 11/23/2001
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
as Sully
Movie - Released: 10/10/2001
Shot in the Heart
Shot in the Heart
as Gary Gilmore
Movie - Released: 10/13/2001

2000

Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers
as Yeager Pollack
Movie - Released: 9/23/2000
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
as John Townsend
Movie - Released: 10/13/2000

1999

The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Dominic Palladino
TV - Released: 1/10/1999
The Directors
The Directors
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
as Capt. James Staros
Movie - Released: 12/23/1998
Fallen
Fallen
as Edgar Reese
Movie - Released: 1/16/1998
Movie
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
Movie - Released: 10/19/1998
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
as The Kisser
Movie - Released: 10/30/1998
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil
as Archie
Movie - Released: 10/23/1998

1997

Gattaca
Gattaca
as Antonio Freeman
Movie - Released: 9/7/1997

1996

Crash
Crash
as Vaughan
Movie - Released: 7/17/1996
Hit Me
Hit Me
as Sonny Rose
Movie - Released: 9/9/1996

1995

The Prophecy
The Prophecy
as Thomas Daggett
Movie - Released: 8/5/1995
Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney
as Paul Dellacroce
Movie - Released: 8/1/1995
Sugartime
Sugartime
as Butch Blasi
Movie - Released: 11/25/1995

1994

Exotica
Exotica
as Eric
Movie - Released: 9/29/1994
Camilla
Camilla
as Vincent Lopez
Movie - Released: 11/25/1994

1993

Cyborg 2
Cyborg 2
as Colson 'Colt' Ricks
Movie - Released: 11/24/1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
as Casey Jones / Whit
Movie - Released: 3/17/1993

1992

Chain of Desire
Chain of Desire
as Jesus
Movie - Released: 5/26/1992
Contact
Contact
as Mohannan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
The Habitation of Dragons
The Habitation of Dragons
as Wally Smith
Movie - Released: 9/8/1992

1991

The Adjuster
The Adjuster
as Noah
Movie - Released: 11/27/1991

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Casey Jones
Movie - Released: 3/30/1990
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours
as Wally Bosworth
Movie - Released: 10/5/1990
Almost an Angel
Almost an Angel
as Steve Garner
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990
Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too
as Stuart
Movie - Released: 12/14/1990

1989

Blood Red
Blood Red
as Silvio
Movie - Released: 8/18/1989
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
as Davey
Movie - Released: 11/10/1989

1988

Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water
as Jimmy
Movie - Released: 11/23/1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Young Aristotle Onassis
Movie - Released: 5/1/1988
Malarek
Malarek
as Victor Malarek
Movie - Released: 12/16/1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Alex
Movie - Released: 8/12/1988
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby
as Elias Koteas (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988

1987

Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
as Pete Deveber
Movie - Released: 5/5/1987
Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Skinhead
Movie - Released: 2/27/1987

1985

One Magic Christmas
One Magic Christmas
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 11/22/1985
Private Sessions
Private Sessions
as Johnny O'Reilly
Movie - Released: 3/18/1985

1980

Atlantic City
Atlantic City
as Extra (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/3/1980