Acting · Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Born March 11, 1961
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).
MovieThe Silent Planet
2024
as Theo
MovieJanet Planet
2024
as Avi
MovieThe Baker
2023
as Vic
MovieMy Days of Mercy
2018
as Simon
TVChicago Justice
2017
as Alvin Olinsky
TVGoliath
2016
as Tom True
TVChicago Med
2015
as Alvin Olinsky
MovieJake Squared
2014
as Jake Klein
TVChicago P.D.
2014
as Alvin Olinsky
MovieThe Last Days on Mars
2013
as Charles Brunel
MovieNow You See Me
2013
as Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
MovieDevil's Knot
2013
as Jerry Driver
TVThe Frame
2013
as Vaughan
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Alvin Olinsky
MovieA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
as Sergie Katsov
MovieDream House
2011
as Boyce
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Sam Rhodes
MovieWinnie Mandela
2011
as Colonel de Vries
TVCombat Hospital
2011
as Colonel Marks
TVThe Killing
2011
as James Skinner
MovieLet Me In
2010
as The Policeman
MovieA Letter to Elia
2010
as Elia Kazan (Voice)
MovieMy Own Love Song
2010
as Dean
MovieThe Killer Inside Me
2010
as Joe Rothman
MovieShutter Island
2010
as Laeddis
Movie3 Backyards
2010
as John
MovieDie
2010
as Mark Murdock
MovieThe Fourth Kind
2009
as Abel Campos
MovieDefendor
2009
as Chuck Dooney
MovieI Come with the Rain
2009
as Hasford
MovieThe Haunting in Connecticut
2009
as Reverend Popescu
MovieThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Monsieur Gateau
MovieDark Streets
2008
as Lieutenant
MovieTwo Lovers
2008
as Ronald Blatt
MovieThe Girl in the Park
2007
as Raymond
MovieVal Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
2007
as Val Lewton (voice)
TVSaving Grace
2007
as William Drugh
MoviePrisoner
2007
as Jailer
MovieShooter
2007
as Jack Payne
MovieZodiac
2007
as Jack Mulanax
MovieSkinwalkers
2006
as Jonas
TVConviction
2006
as Mike Randolph
MovieThe Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Arthur Ouimet
The Big Empty
2005
as The Specialist
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Jim (voice)
TVHouse
2004
as Jack Moriarty
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Joe
TVTwo Times
2004
as Dante Vervoli
TVTraffic
2004
as Mike McKay
MovieWeird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002
as Self
MovieS1m0ne
2002
as Hank Alano
MovieArarat
2002
as Ali / Jevdet Bay
MovieCollateral Damage
2002
as Peter Brandt
MovieNovocaine
2001
as Harlan Sangster
MovieDancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Sully
MovieShot in the Heart
2001
as Gary Gilmore
MovieLost Souls
2000
as John Townsend
MovieHarrison's Flowers
2000
as Yeager Pollack
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Dominic Palladino
TVThe Directors
1999
as Self
MovieThe Thin Red Line
1998
as Capt. James Staros
MovieLiving Out Loud
1998
as The Kisser
MovieApt Pupil
1998
as Archie
MovieDivorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
MovieFallen
1998
as Edgar Reese
MovieGattaca
1997
as Antonio Freeman
MovieHit Me
1996
as Sonny Rose
MovieCrash
1996
as Vaughan
MovieSugartime
1995
as Butch Blasi
MovieThe Prophecy
1995
as Thomas Daggett
MoviePower of Attorney
1995
as Paul Dellacroce
MovieCamilla
1994
as Vincent Lopez
MovieExotica
1994
as Eric
MovieCyborg 2
1993
as Colson 'Colt' Ricks
MovieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1993
as Casey Jones / Whit
MovieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992
as Wally Smith
MovieChain of Desire
1992
as Jesus
MovieContact
1992
as Mohannan
MovieThe Adjuster
1991
as Noah
MovieAlmost an Angel
1990
as Steve Garner
MovieLook Who's Talking Too
1990
as Stuart
MovieDesperate Hours
1990
as Wally Bosworth
MovieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
as Casey Jones
MovieFriends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989
as Davey
MovieBlood Red
1989
as Silvio
MovieMalarek
1988
as Victor Malarek
MovieFull Moon in Blue Water
1988
as Jimmy
MovieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Alex
MovieOnassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
as Young Aristotle Onassis
MovieShe's Having a Baby
1988
as Elias Koteas (uncredited)
MovieGardens of Stone
1987
as Pete Deveber
MovieSome Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Skinhead
MovieOne Magic Christmas
1985
as Eddie
MoviePrivate Sessions
1985
as Johnny O'Reilly
MovieAtlantic City
1980
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieThe Block
God of Tides
as Walker
MovieLittle One
