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Home/People/Elias Koteas
Elias Koteas profile photo
Born
Mar 11, 1961
Age 65
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

80
Movies
17
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ηλίας Κοτέας
الیاس کوتیاس
IMDb Profile

Elias Koteas

Acting

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).
The Silent Planet poster

The Silent Planet

as Theo
2024
Janet Planet poster

Janet Planet

as Avi
2024
The Baker poster

The Baker

as Vic
2023
My Days of Mercy poster

My Days of Mercy

as Simon
2018
Jake Squared poster

Jake Squared

as Jake Klein
2014
The Last Days on Mars poster

The Last Days on Mars

as Charles Brunel
2013
Now You See Me poster

Now You See Me

as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
2013
Devil's Knot poster

Devil's Knot

as Jerry Driver
2013
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas poster

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

as Sergie Katsov
2011
Dream House poster

Dream House

as Boyce
2011
Winnie Mandela poster

Winnie Mandela

as Colonel de Vries
2011
Let Me In poster

Let Me In

as The Policeman
2010
A Letter to Elia poster

A Letter to Elia

as Elia Kazan (Voice)
2010
My Own Love Song poster

My Own Love Song

as Dean
2010
The Killer Inside Me poster

The Killer Inside Me

as Joe Rothman
2010
Shutter Island poster

Shutter Island

as Laeddis
2010
3 Backyards poster

3 Backyards

as John
2010
Die poster

Die

as Mark Murdock
2010
The Fourth Kind poster

The Fourth Kind

as Abel Campos
2009
Defendor poster

Defendor

as Chuck Dooney
2009