Elias Koteas
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
96
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-03-11 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Acting

2024

Janet Planet as Avi

2024

The Silent Planet as Theo

2023

The Baker as Vic

2018

My Days of Mercy as Simon

2017

Chicago Justice as Alvin Olinsky

2016

Goliath as Tom True

2015

Chicago Med as Alvin Olinsky

2014

Chicago P.D. as Alvin Olinsky

2014

Jake Squared as Jake Klein

2013

Now You See Me as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)

2013

The Frame as Vaughan

2013

The Last Days on Mars as Charles Brunel

2013

Devil's Knot as Jerry Driver

2012

Chicago Fire as Alvin Olinsky

2011

The Killing as James Skinner

2011

Unforgettable as Sam Rhodes

2011

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Sergie Katsov

2011

Combat Hospital as Colonel Marks

2011

Dream House as Boyce

2011

Winnie Mandela as Colonel de Vries

2010

Shutter Island as Laeddis

2010

Let Me In as The Policeman

2010

The Killer Inside Me as Joe Rothman

2010

A Letter to Elia as Elia Kazan (Voice)

2010

Die as Mark Murdock

2010

My Own Love Song as Dean

2010

3 Backyards as John

2009

The Fourth Kind as Abel Campos

2009

The Haunting in Connecticut as Reverend Popescu

2009

Defendor as Chuck Dooney

2009

I Come with the Rain as Hasford

2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Monsieur Gateau

2008

Two Lovers as Ronald Blatt

2008

Dark Streets as Lieutenant

2007

Saving Grace as Not available

2007

Zodiac as Jack Mulanax

2007

Shooter as Jack Payne

2007

The Girl in the Park as Raymond

2007

Prisoner as Jailer

2007

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows as Val Lewton (voice)

2006

Conviction as Mike Randolph

2006

Skinwalkers as Jonas

2005

American Dad! as Jim (voice)

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played as Arthur Ouimet

2005

The Big Empty as The Specialist

2004

House as Jack Moriarty

2004

CSI: NY as Joe

2004

Traffic as Mike McKay

2002

Collateral Damage as Peter Brandt

2002

S1m0ne as Hank Alano

2002

Ararat as Ali / Jevdet Bay

2001

Novocaine as Harlan Sangster

2001

Shot in the Heart as Gary Gilmore

2000

Lost Souls as John Townsend

2000

Harrison's Flowers as Yeager Pollack

1999

The Sopranos as Dominic Palladino

1999

The Directors as Self

1998

The Thin Red Line as Capt. James Staros

1998

Fallen as Edgar Reese

1998

Apt Pupil as Archie

1998

Living Out Loud as The Kisser

1998

Divorce: A Contemporary Western as Not available

1997

Gattaca as Antonio Freeman

1996

Crash as Vaughan

1996

Hit Me as Sonny Rose

1995

The Prophecy as Thomas Daggett

1995

Power of Attorney as Paul Dellacroce

1995

Sugartime as Butch Blasi

1994

Exotica as Eric

1994

Camilla as Vincent Lopez

1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Casey Jones / Whit

1993

Cyborg 2 as Colson 'Colt' Ricks

1992

Chain of Desire as Jesus

1992

Contact as Mohannan

1992

The Habitation of Dragons as Wally Smith

1991

The Adjuster as Noah

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Casey Jones

1990

Look Who's Talking Too as Stuart

1990

Desperate Hours as Wally Bosworth

1990

Almost an Angel as Steve Garner

1989

Blood Red as Silvio

1988

She's Having a Baby as Elias Koteas (uncredited)

1988

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Young Aristotle Onassis

1988

Malarek as Victor Malarek

1987

Some Kind of Wonderful as Skinhead

1987

Gardens of Stone as Pete Deveber

1985

One Magic Christmas as Eddie

1985

Private Sessions as Johnny O'Reilly

1980

Atlantic City as Extra (uncredited)
Crew

2014

Jake Squared Producer