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Elias Koteas

Actor, Producer
Born March 11, 1961 (63 years)
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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Two Lovers
  • Devil's Knot
  • My Own Love Song
  • Power of Attorney
  • Malarek
Known For
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Shooter
  • Let Me In
  • Collateral Damage
  • Gattaca
  • Crash
  • The Last Days on Mars
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • The Prophecy
  • Fallen
  • A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
  • Dream House
  • The Fourth Kind
  • The Haunting in Connecticut
  • Defendor
  • Apt Pupil
  • Exotica
  • Skinwalkers
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
  • Look Who's Talking Too
  • Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow
  • Chicago P.D.
  • Some Kind of Wonderful

Filmography

2023
Janet Planet · as Avi
2022
The Baker · as Vic
2022
Cipher · as Hal Berek
2021
Guilty Party (2021) (TV Series) · as Charles 'tuna' Billingham
2017
My Days of Mercy · as Simon
2017
Chicago Justice (TV Series) · as Alvin Olinsky
2016
Goliath (TV Series) · as Tom True
2015
Chicago Med (TV Series) · as Alvin Olinsky
2014
Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as Alvin 'al' Olinsky
2013
Jake Squared · as Jake Klein
2013
Devil's Knot · as Jerry Driver
2013
The Last Days on Mars · as Charles Brunel
2013
Now You See Me · as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
2013
The Frame (TV Series) · as Vaughan
2012
Chicago Fire (TV Series) · as Alvin Olinsky
2011
Winnie Mandela · as Colonel De Vries
2011
2011
Dream House · as Boyce
2011
Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Sam Rhodes
2011
The Killing (US) (TV Series) · as James Skinner
2011
Combat Hospital (TV Series) · as Colonel Marks
2010
Die · as Mark Murdock
2010
A Letter to Elia · as Elia Kazan (voice)
2010
Let Me In · as The Policeman
2010
The Killer Inside Me · as Joe Rothman
2010
2010
Shutter Island · as Laeddis
2010
3 Backyards · as John
2009
Defendor · as Chuck Dooney
2009
The Fourth Kind · as Abel Campos
2009
I Come with the Rain · as Hasford
2009
The Haunting in Connecticut · as Reverend Popescu
2008
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 (TV Series)
2007
Prisoner · as Jailer
2007
Shooter · as Jack Payne
2007
Zodiac · as Jack Mulanax
2006
Skinwalkers · as Jonas
2006
Conviction (TV Series) · as Mike Randolph
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played · as Arthur Ouimet
2005
American Dad! (TV Series) · as Jim (voice)
2004
House (TV Series) · as Jack Moriarty
2004
CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Joe
2004
Traffic (TV Series) · as Mike Mckay
2002
Ararat · as Ali / Jevdet Bay
2002
S1m0ne · as Hank Alano
2002
Collateral Damage · as Peter Brandt
2001
Novocaine · as Harlan Sangster
2001
Shot in the Heart · as Gary Gilmore
2000
2000
Harrison's Flowers · as Yeager Pollack
2000
Lost Souls · as John Townsend
1999
The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Dominic Palladino
1998
The Thin Red Line · as Capt. James Staros
1998
Living Out Loud · as The Kisser
1998
Apt Pupil · as Archie
1998
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: Glass Shadow · as Colson 'colt' Ricks
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III · as Casey Jones / Whit
1993
Contact · as Mohannan
1992
Chain of Desire · as Jesus
1992
The Habitation of Dragons · as Wally Smith
1991
The Adjuster · as Noah
1990
Almost an Angel · as Steve Garner
1990
1990
Desperate Hours · as Wally Bosworth
1990
Backstreet Dreams · as Wizard
1990
1989
1989
Blood Red · as Silvio
1988
Malarek · as Victor Malarek
1988
1988
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
1986
Crime Story (TV Series) · as Jerry Travers
1985
1985
Private Sessions · as Johnny O'reilly
1980
Atlantic City · as Extra (uncredited)

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