Acting · London, England, UK · Born April 17, 1961
Carlo Dante Rota (born April 17, 1961) is a British-Canadian-American actor, best known for his roles as construction contractor Yasir Hamoudi on Little Mosque on the Prairie, systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the FOX series 24, Emilio Solano on Jane the Virgin, informant Mick Schtoppel on La Femme Nikita (1997-2001) He has guest starred on TV series including AMC's Breaking Bad, NCIS: LA, CSI: NY, Castle, The Mentalist, Bones, Grimm, 24, White Collar, Queer as Folk (US), Human Target, Relic Hunter, Adventure Inc, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, The Gospel of John, and Traders. Because of his experience prior to acting, he also hosted the Great Canadian Food Show for CBC television in Canada. In 2008, Rota portrayed Charles, who was a journalist for The Herald, in Saw V.
MovieBusboys
2026
as Boyd
MoviePick One
2025
TVSecret Level
2024
as Sorcerer (voice)
TVThe Edge of Sleep
2024
as Dr. Luis Castaneda
TVHigh Desert
2023
as Arman
TVTrue Lies
2023
as Francois
TVRed Iron Road
2023
as Popov
MovieMe Time
2022
as Alberto
MovieTrigger Point
2021
as Dwight Logan
MovieA Perfect Plan
2020
as Theo
TVFBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Anatoly Sabzi
MovieSalma's Big Wish
2019
as Morlett
MovieTrespassers
2019
as Sergeant Daniels
MovieThe Diggers
2019
as Mister Meister
MovieCliffs of Freedom
2019
as Mustapha Bey
TVHudson & Rex
2019
as Archibald Parsons
MovieState Like Sleep
2019
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Anton Petrovich
TVTitans
2018
as Oracle (voice)
TVBack in Time for Dinner
2018
MovieWelcome to Nowhere
2018
as The General
MovieSpinning Man
2018
as Santos
MoviePeople You May Know
2017
as Bill
TVRansom
2017
as Damian Delaine
TVConviction
2016
as Vince Scarlata
TVLethal Weapon
2016
as Guillermo Azoulay
TVThe Player
2015
as Daoud Raqiv
MovieAfter the Ball
2015
as Richard
TVJane the Virgin
2014
as Emilio Solano
TVThe Flash
2014
as Remington Meister
TVScorpion
2014
as General Savic
MovieBrick Mansions
2014
as George the Greek
TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Luca Russo
MoviePegasus vs. Chimera
2012
as King Orthos
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Edmund
TVScandal
2012
as Ivan
TVGrimm
2011
as Hedig
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Anton LaVey
MovieEcstasy
2011
as Solo
TVThunderCats
2011
as Ratar-O (voice)
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Sean Winston
TVNikita
2010
as Ian Damascus
TVThe Good Guys
2010
as Asher
TVHuman Target
2010
as Eli Rosko
MovieShark City
2009
as Ventura Ritt
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Ghovat
TVStargate Universe
2009
as Carl Strom
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Kalil Abramson
TVCastle
2009
as Bahir Harun
MovieSaw V
2008
as Charles
TVSanctuary
2008
as Feodor 'Frank' Glazov
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Dimitri Zubov
TVBreaking Bad
2008
as Benicio Fuentes
MovieCold Play
2008
as Nigel
Movie100 Films and a Funeral
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVLittle Mosque on the Prairie
2007
as Yasir Hamoudi
TVShark
2006
as Anton Robitaille
MovieTime Bomb
2006
as Musab Hyatti
At the Hotel
2006
as Albert
TVBones
2005
as Lambert Chaisson
MovieCake
2005
as Bob Jackman
MovieHorsie's Retreat
2005
as Spiro
TVThis Is Wonderland
2004
as Giuseppe Burelli
TVIl Duce Canadese
2004
as Avvocato
MovieThe Gospel of John
2003
as Chief of the Temple Guards
TVVeritas: The Quest
2003
as Ali Hassan Rif
TVAdventure Inc.
2002
as Sergi Borodin
MovieGlobal Heresy
2002
as Tony Manson
TVStreet Time
2002
as Arthur Marx
MovieRecipe for Murder
2002
TV24
2001
as Morris O'Brian
On Their Knees
2001
as Walter
TVA Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Barry Fleming
MovieRough Air: Danger on Flight 534
2001
as Cal Matthews
TVQueer as Folk
2000
as Gardner Vance
MoviePhantom of the Megaplex
2000
as Tyler Jesseman
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Karl Schrute
MovieTrapped in a Purple Haze
2000
as David Lebeff
MovieMission to Mars
2000
as Ambassador
MovieCatch a Falling Star
2000
as Harry Goldberg
TVRelic Hunter
1999
as Sultan
MovieThe Boondock Saints
1999
as Yakavetta
MovieMurder in a Small Town
1999
as Charles
TVTotal Recall 2070
1999
MovieNaked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998
as Findlay Clerk
TVHighlander: The Raven
1998
as Mario Cardoza
TVEarth: Final Conflict
1997
as Margolis
MovieCity of Dark
1997
as Plato
TVLa Femme Nikita
1997
as Mick Stoppel
MovieMaximum Risk
1996
as Bohemia Bartender
TVThe Sentinel
1996
as Jack Buchanan
MovieFirst Degree
1995
as Joe Galeno
MovieFriends at Last
1995
as Neil
MovieYoung at Heart
1995
as Bartender
TVViper
1994
as Harry Ibarra
MovieThirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993
as C.B.S. Producer
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Torquemada
TVForever Knight
1992
TVGeneral Hospital
1963
as Jenz Sidwell
MovieSix Guns for Hire
as The Bandit
MovieFinding Famiglia
as Carlo
