Personal Info
Birth date
1961-03-11 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also known as
Ηλίας Κοτέας
الیاس کوتیاس
Elias Koteas
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).
Filmography
Chicago P.D.
8.415
Overview:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.American Dad!
6.975
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."CSI: NY
7.3
Overview:
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".The Sopranos
8.651
Overview:
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.Chicago Fire
8.412
Overview:
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.Chicago Med
8.29
Overview:
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.Goliath
7.572
Overview:
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.Unforgettable
7.176
Overview:
Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.The Killing
7.839
Overview:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.The Directors
5.8
Overview:
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.Saving Grace
7.566
Overview:
Grace Hanadarko is a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite having an excellent career in solving crimes, takes self-destruction to new heights. After seeing tremendous tragedy, both professionally and personally, Grace reaches a turning point one night and meets a rough-hewn angel with a similar past who wants to help lead her back to the right path.Shutter Island
8.201
Overview:
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.Chicago Justice
6.8
Overview:
The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice.Now You See Me
7.333
Overview:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.Traffic
5.8
Overview:
Going beyond the Academy Award-winning movie, Traffic: The Miniseries takes an inside look at the highly lucrative world of illegal trafficking, a world in which supply and demand isn't just for drugs: it's also for goods, weapons, and even human beings.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.593
Overview:
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.Conviction
5.7
Overview:
A fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following their career paths as these passionate but naive ADAs are confronted with tough, emotional cases that challenge their limited experience – and force them to mature quickly or be overwhelmed.Shooter
7.119
Overview:
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.Zodiac
7.5
Overview:
The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.Combat Hospital
7.056
Overview:
The frantic lives of the resident doctors and nurses working at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan. They navigate through the relentless life-and-death battles on the operating table as well as the never-ending conflicts that arise from working in a war zone military hospital.Gattaca
7.561
Overview:
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
6.689
Overview:
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.The Fourth Kind
6.336
Overview:
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.Crash
6.43
Overview:
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins to use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.The Thin Red Line
7.5
Overview:
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.Fallen
6.778
Overview:
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.Acting
TBAThe Block as Unknown
2024The Silent Planet as Theo
2024Janet Planet as Avi
2023The Baker as Vic
2018My Days of Mercy as Simon
2017Chicago Justice (1 Episode) as Alvin Olinsky
2016Goliath (7 Episodes) as Tom True
2015Chicago Med (2 Episodes) as Alvin Olinsky
2014Jake Squared as Jake Klein
2014Chicago P.D. (107 Episodes) as Alvin Olinsky
2013The Last Days on Mars as Charles Brunel
2013Now You See Me as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
2013Devil's Knot as Jerry Driver
2013The Frame (1 Episode) as Vaughan
2012Chicago Fire (4 Episodes) as Alvin Olinsky
2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Sergie Katsov
2011Dream House as Boyce
2011Unforgettable (1 Episode) as Sam Rhodes
2011Winnie Mandela as Colonel de Vries
2011Combat Hospital (13 Episodes) as Colonel Marks
2011The Killing (12 Episodes) as James Skinner
2010Let Me In as The Policeman
2010A Letter to Elia as Elia Kazan (Voice)
2010My Own Love Song as Dean
2010The Killer Inside Me as Joe Rothman
2010Shutter Island as Laeddis
20103 Backyards as John
2010Die as Mark Murdock
2009The Fourth Kind as Abel Campos
2009Defendor as Chuck Dooney
2009I Come with the Rain as Hasford
2009The Haunting in Connecticut as Reverend Popescu
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Monsieur Gateau
2008Dark Streets as Lieutenant
2008Two Lovers as Ronald Blatt
2007The Girl in the Park as Raymond
2007Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows as Val Lewton (voice)
2007Saving Grace (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Prisoner as Jailer
2007Shooter as Jack Payne
2007Zodiac as Jack Mulanax
2006Skinwalkers as Jonas
2006Conviction (1 Episode) as Mike Randolph
2005The Greatest Game Ever Played as Arthur Ouimet
2005The Big Empty as The Specialist
2005American Dad! (2 Episodes) as Jim (voice)
2004House (1 Episode) as Jack Moriarty
2004CSI: NY (2 Episodes) as Joe
2004Traffic (3 Episodes) as Mike McKay
2004Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Self (archive footage)
2002Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick as Self
2002S1m0ne as Hank Alano
2002Ararat as Ali / Jevdet Bay
2002Collateral Damage as Peter Brandt
2001Novocaine as Harlan Sangster
2001Shot in the Heart as Gary Gilmore
2001Dancing at the Blue Iguana as Sully
2000Lost Souls as John Townsend
2000Harrison's Flowers as Yeager Pollack
1999The Sopranos (1 Episode) as Dominic Palladino
1999The Directors (1 Episode) as Self
1998The Thin Red Line as Capt. James Staros
1998Living Out Loud as The Kisser
1998Apt Pupil as Archie
1998Divorce: A Contemporary Western as Unknown
1998Fallen as Edgar Reese
1997Gattaca as Antonio Freeman
1996Hit Me as Sonny Rose
1996Crash as Vaughan
1995Sugartime as Butch Blasi
1995The Prophecy as Thomas Daggett
1995Power of Attorney as Paul Dellacroce
1994Camilla as Vincent Lopez
1994Exotica as Eric
1993Cyborg 2 as Colson 'Colt' Ricks
1993Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Casey Jones / Whit
1992The Habitation of Dragons as Wally Smith
1992Chain of Desire as Jesus
1992Contact as Mohannan
1991The Adjuster as Noah
1990Almost an Angel as Steve Garner
1990Look Who's Talking Too as Stuart
1990Desperate Hours as Wally Bosworth
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Casey Jones
1989Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics as Davey
1989Blood Red as Silvio
1988Malarek as Victor Malarek
1988Full Moon in Blue Water as Jimmy
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Alex
1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Young Aristotle Onassis
1988She's Having a Baby as Elias Koteas (uncredited)
1987Gardens of Stone as Pete Deveber
1987Some Kind of Wonderful as Skinhead
1985One Magic Christmas as Eddie
1985Private Sessions as Johnny O'Reilly
1980Atlantic City as Extra (uncredited)
Production
2014Jake Squared ... Producer