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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-03-11 (64 years old)

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).

Known For

Zodiac

Zodiac

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Shooter

Shooter

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Now You See Me

Now You See Me

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Big Empty

The Big Empty

My Days of Mercy

My Days of Mercy

Gattaca

Gattaca

Acting

Crash

1996

Crash

as

Vaughan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as

Casey Jones

Zodiac

2007

Zodiac

as

Jack Mulanax

Two Lovers

2008

Two Lovers

as

Ronald Blatt

Exotica

1994

Exotica

as

Eric

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as

Monsieur Gateau

Novocaine

2001

Novocaine

as

Harlan Sangster

The Fourth Kind

2009

The Fourth Kind

as

Abel Campos

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

2001

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

as

Sully

Shutter Island

2010

Shutter Island

as

Laeddis

Shooter

2007

Shooter

as

Jack Payne

I Come with the Rain

2009

I Come with the Rain

as

Hasford

Desperate Hours

1990

Desperate Hours

as

Wally Bosworth

The Prophecy

1995

The Prophecy

as

Thomas Daggett

Harrison's Flowers

2000

Harrison's Flowers

as

Yeager Pollack

The Thin Red Line

1998

The Thin Red Line

as

Capt. James Staros

S1m0ne

2002

S1m0ne

as

Hank Alano

Almost an Angel

1990

Almost an Angel

as

Steve Garner

Collateral Damage

2002

Collateral Damage

as

Peter Brandt

One Magic Christmas

1985

One Magic Christmas

as

Eddie

Defendor

2009

Defendor

as

Chuck Dooney

Gardens of Stone

1987

Gardens of Stone

as

Pete Deveber

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988

Full Moon in Blue Water

as

Jimmy

Let Me In

2010

Let Me In

as

The Policeman

Skinwalkers

2006

Skinwalkers

as

Jonas

The Adjuster

1991

The Adjuster

as

Noah

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987

Some Kind of Wonderful

as

Skinhead

The Killer Inside Me

2010

The Killer Inside Me

as

Joe Rothman

My Own Love Song

2010

My Own Love Song

as

Dean

The Girl in the Park

2007

The Girl in the Park

as

Raymond

Ararat

2002

Ararat

as

Ali / Jevdet Bay

Cyborg 2

1993

Cyborg 2

as

Colson 'Colt' Ricks

Private Sessions

1985

Private Sessions

as

Johnny O'Reilly

Hit Me

1996

Hit Me

as

Sonny Rose

A Letter to Elia

2010

A Letter to Elia

as

Elia Kazan (Voice)

3 Backyards

2010

3 Backyards

as

John

The Haunting in Connecticut

2009

The Haunting in Connecticut

as

Reverend Popescu

Dream House

2011

Dream House

as

Boyce

Dark Streets

2008

Dark Streets

as

Lieutenant

Die

2010

Die

as

Mark Murdock

Winnie Mandela

2011

Winnie Mandela

as

Colonel de Vries

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

2011

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

as

Sergie Katsov

Now You See Me

2013

Now You See Me

as

Lionel Shrike (uncredited)

Camilla

1994

Camilla

as

Vincent Lopez

Chain of Desire

1992

Chain of Desire

as

Jesus

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

as

Young Aristotle Onassis

The Silent Planet

2024

The Silent Planet

as

Theo

Shot in the Heart

2001

Shot in the Heart

as

Gary Gilmore

Devil's Knot

2013

Devil's Knot

as

Jerry Driver

Prisoner

2007

Prisoner

as

Jailer

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

2007

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

as

Val Lewton (voice)

Blood Red

1989

Blood Red

as

Silvio

The Last Days on Mars

2013

The Last Days on Mars

as

Charles Brunel

Janet Planet

2024

Janet Planet

as

Avi

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

as

Davey

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

2002

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

as

Self

Contact

1992

Contact

as

Mohannan

Malarek

1988

Malarek

as

Victor Malarek

Power of Attorney

1995

Power of Attorney

as

Paul Dellacroce

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played

as

Arthur Ouimet

Lost Souls

2000

Lost Souls

as

John Townsend

Fallen

1998

Fallen

as

Edgar Reese

Jake Squared

2014

Jake Squared

as

Jake Klein

The Big Empty

2005

The Big Empty

as

The Specialist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

as

Casey Jones / Whit

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

1998

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

as

Sugartime

1995

Sugartime

as

Butch Blasi

Living Out Loud

1998

Living Out Loud

as

The Kisser

Apt Pupil

1998

Apt Pupil

as

Archie

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

as

Alex

Atlantic City

1980

Atlantic City

as

Extra (uncredited)

My Days of Mercy

2018

My Days of Mercy

as

Simon

She's Having a Baby

1988

She's Having a Baby

as

Elias Koteas (uncredited)

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

as

Self (archive footage)

Gattaca

1997

Gattaca

as

Antonio Freeman

Look Who's Talking Too

1990

Look Who's Talking Too

as

Stuart

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

The Habitation of Dragons

as

Wally Smith

The Baker

2023

The Baker

as

Vic

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Dominic Palladino

House

House

as

Jack Moriarty

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Jim (voice)

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

as

Joe

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

as

Traffic

Traffic

as

Mike McKay

The Directors

The Directors

as

Self

Combat Hospital

Combat Hospital

as

Colonel Marks

The Killing

The Killing

as

James Skinner

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

as

Alvin Olinsky

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

as

Alvin Olinsky

Goliath

Goliath

as

Tom True

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as

Sam Rhodes

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

as

Alvin Olinsky

Chicago Justice

Chicago Justice

as

Alvin Olinsky

The Frame

The Frame

as

Vaughan

Conviction

Conviction

as

Mike Randolph

Production

Jake Squared

2014

Jake Squared

as

Crew

Directing