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Elias Koteas

Born 1961-03-11
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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).

Filmography 95

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