Elias Koteas
Elias Koteas is a Canadian actor known for his versatile performances in film and television. He gained recognition for roles in films such as 'The Thin Red Line' and 'Shutter Island.' Koteas is respected for his ability to portray complex characters, often in dramatic or... Read More
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Shutter Island (2010)
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...
Zodiac (2007)
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
The Silent PlanetAn aging convict serving out a life sentence alone on a distant planet is forced to confront his past when... |
Theo | |
| 2024 |
Janet PlanetIn rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the... |
Avi | |
| 2023 |
The BakerA quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug... |
Vic | |
| 2018 |
My Days of MercyThe daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her... |
Simon | |
| 2017 |
Chicago JusticeThe State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice. |
Alvin Olinsky | |
| 2016 |
GoliathOnce a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than... |
Tom True | |
| 2015 |
Chicago MedAn emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors... |
Alvin Olinsky | |
| 2014 |
Jake SquaredA filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship... |
Jake Klein | |
| 2014 |
Chicago P.D.A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all... |
Alvin Olinsky | |
| 2013 |
The Last Days on MarsOn the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has... |
Charles Brunel | |
| 2013 |
Now You See MeAn FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances... |
Lionel Shrike (uncredited) | |
| 2013 |
Devil's KnotThe savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as... |
Jerry Driver | |
| 2013 |
The FrameA journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema. |
Vaughan | |
| 2012 |
Chicago FireAn edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue... |
Alvin Olinsky | |
| 2011 |
A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasSix years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends... |
Sergie Katsov | |
| 2011 |
Dream HousePublisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a... |
Boyce | |
| 2011 |
UnforgettableFormer Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to... |
Sam Rhodes | |
| 2011 |
Winnie MandelaA drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration. |
Colonel de Vries | |
| 2011 |
Combat HospitalThe frantic lives of the resident doctors and nurses working at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in... |
Colonel Marks | |
| 2011 |
The KillingThe Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington,... |
James Skinner | |
| 2010 |
Let Me InA bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the... |
The Policeman | |
| 2010 |
A Letter to EliaMartin Scorsese reflects on the profound influence of director Elia Kazan, tracing his artistic journey from the Group Theatre to... |
Elia Kazan (Voice) | |
| 2010 |
My Own Love SongA wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis. |
Dean | |
| 2010 |
The Killer Inside MeDeputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful.... |
Joe Rothman | |
| 2010 |
Shutter IslandWorld War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane,... |
Laeddis | |
| 2010 |
3 BackyardsAn executive, a housewife and a youngster spend a day in their Long Island suburban town during the course of... |
John | |
| 2010 |
DieSix people, each of them is on the road to self-destruction. They wake up in cells in a surreal facility,... |
Mark Murdock | |
| 2009 |
The Fourth KindSince the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations,... |
Abel Campos | |
| 2009 |
DefendorA crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld.... |
Chuck Dooney | |
| 2009 |
I Come with the RainKline, a former Los Angeles police officer turned private detective, is hired by a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss to investigate... |
Hasford | |
| 2009 |
The Haunting in ConnecticutWhen the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history:... |
Reverend Popescu | |
| 2008 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBorn under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and... |
Monsieur Gateau | |
| 2008 |
Dark StreetsChaz Davenport is a dashing bachelor who owns what promises to become the hottest new nightclub in town--if only the... |
Lieutenant | |
| 2008 |
Two LoversA depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women. |
Ronald Blatt | |
| 2007 |
The Girl in the ParkA mother, enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her three-year old daughter 15 years ago, has cut herself off from... |
Raymond | |
| 2007 |
Val Lewton: The Man in the ShadowsMartin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO... |
Val Lewton (voice) | |
| 2007 |
Saving GraceGrace Hanadarko is a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite having an excellent career in solving crimes, takes... |
William Drugh | |
| 2007 |
PrisonerA Hollywood director is taken prisoner while scouting a remote prison. |
Jailer | |
| 2007 |
ShooterA top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in... |
Jack Payne | |
| 2007 |
ZodiacOver the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac... |
Jack Mulanax | |
| 2006 |
SkinwalkersCreatures, bound by the blood of the wolf, that can kill with curses and move at lightening speed, watching the... |
Jonas | |
| 2006 |
ConvictionA fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following... |
Mike Randolph | |
| 2005 |
The Greatest Game Ever PlayedA biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon. |
Arthur Ouimet | |
| 2005 |
The Big EmptyA young woman consults multiple doctors for a persistent internal pain, eventually leading to the discovery of a vast, frozen... |
The Specialist | |
| 2005 |
American Dad!The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and... |
Jim (voice) | |
| 2004 |
HouseDr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital... |
Jack Moriarty | |
| 2004 |
CSI: NYFollow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators". |
Joe | |
| 2004 |
TrafficIt's a life-and-death struggle for most secret agents on America's borders - in the sinister and seductive world of illegal... |
Mike McKay | |
| 2004 |
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic PsycheThis compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers. |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 |
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence MalickRosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
S1m0neThe career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the... |
Hank Alano | |
| 2002 |
AraratInterrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film... |
Ali / Jevdet Bay | |
| 2002 |
Collateral DamageFirefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and... |
Peter Brandt | |
| 2001 |
NovocaineA dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs. |
Harlan Sangster | |
| 2001 |
Dancing at the Blue IguanaAt the Blue Iguana, L.A.'s most notorious strip club, the lives of five exotic dancers converge, clash and ultimately bond... |
Sully | |
| 2001 |
Shot in the HeartThe story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the... |
Gary Gilmore | |
| 2000 |
Lost SoulsA young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To... |
John Townsend | |
| 2000 |
Harrison's Flowers1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he... |
Yeager Pollack | |
| 1999 |
The SopranosThe story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the... |
Dominic Palladino | |
| 1999 |
The DirectorsDocumentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors. |
Self | |
| 1998 |
The Thin Red LineThe story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential... |
Capt. James Staros | |
| 1998 |
Living Out LoudJudith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair... |
The Kisser | |
| 1998 |
Apt PupilOne day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an... |
Archie | |
| 1998 |
Divorce: A Contemporary WesternA look at the dysfunctional relationships of three couples as seen from the male point of view. |
Unknown character | |
| 1998 |
FallenHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again,... |
Edgar Reese | |
| 1997 |
GattacaVincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who... |
Antonio Freeman | |
| 1996 |
Hit MeA bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests'... |
Sonny Rose | |
| 1996 |
CrashA car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded... |
Vaughan | |
| 1995 |
SugartimeSam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by... |
Butch Blasi | |
| 1995 |
The ProphecyThe angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. However, it... |
Thomas Daggett | |
| 1995 |
Power of AttorneyMafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an... |
Paul Dellacroce | |
| 1994 |
CamillaFreda Lopez, an aspiring musician, travels with her husband to the beautiful beaches of Georgia where she befriends Camilla, an... |
Vincent Lopez | |
| 1994 |
ExoticaIn the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor.... |
Eric | |
| 1993 |
Cyborg 2In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics.... |
Colson 'Colt' Ricks | |
| 1993 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIIThe four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where... |
Casey Jones / Whit | |
| 1992 |
The Habitation of DragonsTwo brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they... |
Wally Smith | |
| 1992 |
Chain of DesireA series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire. |
Jesus | |
| 1992 |
ContactAn American soldier and an Arab soldier confront each other during wartime in the desert, each hoping to kill the... |
Mohannan | |
| 1991 |
The AdjusterAn uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords. |
Noah | |
| 1990 |
Almost an AngelTerry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car... |
Steve Garner | |
| 1990 |
Look Who's Talking TooMollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his baby sister,... |
Stuart | |
| 1990 |
Desperate HoursAn escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives. |
Wally Bosworth | |
| 1990 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesA quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in Ninjutsu, must learn to work together to face the menace... |
Casey Jones | |
| 1989 |
Friends, Lovers, & LunaticsAn artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she... |
Davey | |
| 1989 |
Blood RedSet in the Napa Valley in 1895, an immigrant family struggles to keep their vineyards from industrialists. |
Silvio | |
| 1988 |
MalarekMalarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek catches a break when he's hired... |
Victor Malarek | |
| 1988 |
Full Moon in Blue WaterFloyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared... |
Jimmy | |
| 1988 |
Tucker: The Man and His DreamYpsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly... |
Alex | |
| 1988 |
Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldBiography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men,... |
Young Aristotle Onassis | |
| 1988 |
She's Having a BabyJake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage... |
Elias Koteas (uncredited) | |
| 1987 |
Gardens of StoneAt Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in... |
Pete Deveber | |
| 1987 |
Some Kind of WonderfulKeith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help... |
Skinhead | |
| 1985 |
One Magic ChristmasGinny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old... |
Eddie | |
| 1985 |
Private SessionsA therapist goes outside his office and into his patients' personal lives to help them. He is treating a man... |
Johnny O'Reilly | |
| 1980 |
Atlantic CityIn a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in... |
Extra (uncredited) | |
| TBA |
Little OneA sudden change in a child’s behavior threatens to tear a picture-perfect family apart. |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
The BlockA former successful horror fiction writer overcomes writer's block after experiencing a mysterious event. However, his renewed creativity comes at... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
God of TidesOnce a promising musician, Virgil Ross III is now at a crossroads, haunted by alcoholism, failure and fractured family relationships.... |
Walker |
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Got a question about Elias Koteas?
Elias Koteas is known for his roles in films like 'The Thin Red Line,' 'Shutter Island,' and 'The Prophecy.' His performances in these movies have garnered critical acclaim and contributed to his reputation as a talented actor.
Elias Koteas has received nominations for various awards, including a Gemini Award for his performance in 'The Book of Negroes.' However, he has not won major industry awards such as an Oscar.
Elias Koteas made his film debut in the 1985 movie 'One Magic Christmas.' This marked the beginning of his career in the film industry.
Elias Koteas has appeared in several television shows, including 'Chicago P.D.,' 'The Killing,' and 'The Last Ship.' His roles in these series have showcased his versatility as an actor.
Elias Koteas is set to appear in the film 'The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later' released in 2022, continuing his work in film and television.
Elias Koteas' estimated net worth is approximately $2 million. This figure reflects his successful career in acting over several decades.
Elias Koteas is known for his roles in dramatic films and thrillers. He often portrays complex and intense characters, showcasing his range as an actor.
Elias Koteas was born in Montreal, Canada, to Greek immigrant parents. He studied at the National Theatre School of Canada, which helped shape his acting career.