Carlo Rota

Carlo Rota

Known for
Acting
Born
April 17, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Finding Famiglia poster

Finding Famiglia

Movie · as Carlo

2026
Busboys poster

Busboys

Movie · as Boyd

2025
Pick One poster

Pick One

Movie

2024
Six Guns for Hire poster

Six Guns for Hire

Movie · as The Bandit

2024
Secret Level poster

Secret Level

TV · as Sorcerer (voice) · 1 ep

2024
The Edge of Sleep poster

The Edge of Sleep

TV · as Dr. Luis Castaneda · 3 eps

2024
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Bennett Cranston · 1 ep

2023
The Forest King poster

The Forest King

Movie · as Popov (voice)

2023
Red Iron Road poster

Red Iron Road

TV · as Popov · 1 ep

2023
True Lies poster

True Lies

TV · as Francois · 1 ep

2023
High Desert poster

High Desert

TV · as Arman · 2 eps

2022
Me Time poster

Me Time

Movie · as Alberto

2022
Red Iron Road poster

Red Iron Road

Movie · as Popov (voice)

2021
Trigger Point poster

Trigger Point

Movie · as Dwight Logan

2020
A Perfect Plan poster

A Perfect Plan

Movie · as Theo

2020
FBI: Most Wanted poster

FBI: Most Wanted

TV · as Anatoly Sabzi · 1 ep

2019
Cliffs of Freedom poster

Cliffs of Freedom

Movie · as Mustapha Bey

2019
State Like Sleep poster

State Like Sleep

Movie · as Dr. Iyengar

2019
Trespassers poster

Trespassers

Movie · as Sergeant Daniels

2019
Salma's Big Wish poster

Salma's Big Wish

Movie · as Morlett

2019
The Diggers poster

The Diggers

Movie · as Mister Meister

2019
Hudson & Rex poster

Hudson & Rex

TV · as Archibald Parsons · 1 ep

2018
Welcome to Nowhere poster

Welcome to Nowhere

Movie · as The General

2018
Spinning Man poster

Spinning Man

Movie · as Santos

2018
Titans poster

Titans

TV · as Oracle (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Back in Time for Dinner poster

Back in Time for Dinner

TV · 6 eps

2018
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

TV · as Anton Petrovich · 1 ep

2017
People You May Know poster

People You May Know

Movie · as Bill

2017
Ransom poster

Ransom

TV · as Damian Delaine · 2 eps

2016
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

TV · as Guillermo Azoulay · 2 eps

2016
Conviction poster

Conviction

TV · as Vince Scarlata · 1 ep

2015
After the Ball poster

After the Ball

Movie · as Richard

2015
The Player poster

The Player

TV · as Daoud Raqiv · 1 ep

2014
Brick Mansions poster

Brick Mansions

Movie · as George the Greek

2014
Jane the Virgin poster

Jane the Virgin

TV · as Emilio Solano · 8 eps

2014
Scorpion poster

Scorpion

TV · as General Savic · 1 ep

2014
The Flash poster

The Flash

TV · as Remington Meister · 1 ep

2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

TV · as Luca Russo · 1 ep

2012
Pegasus vs. Chimera poster

Pegasus vs. Chimera

Movie · as King Orthos

2012
World Without End poster

World Without End

TV · as Edmund · 8 eps

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Ivan · 3 eps

2011
Ecstasy poster

Ecstasy

Movie · as Solo

2011
Grimm poster

Grimm

TV · as Hedig · 1 ep

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Anton LaVey · 1 ep

2011
ThunderCats poster

ThunderCats

TV · as Ratar-O (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Nikita poster

Nikita

TV · as Ian Damascus · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Sean Winston · 1 ep

2010
Human Target poster

Human Target

TV · as Eli Rosko · 1 ep

2010
The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys

TV · as Asher · 1 ep

2009
Shark City poster

Shark City

Movie · as Ventura Ritt

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Bahir Harun · 1 ep

2009
Stargate Universe poster

Stargate Universe

TV · as Carl Strom · 2 eps

2009
White Collar poster

White Collar

TV · as Ghovat · 1 ep

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Kalil Abramson · 1 ep

2008
Saw V poster

Saw V

Movie · as Charles

2008
Cold Play poster

Cold Play

Movie · as Nigel

2008
Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad

TV · as Benicio Fuentes · 1 ep

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Dimitri Zubov · 1 ep

2008
Sanctuary poster

Sanctuary

TV · as Feodor 'Frank' Glazov, Richard Feliz · 1 ep

2007
100 Films and a Funeral poster

100 Films and a Funeral

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2007
Little Mosque on the Prairie poster

Little Mosque on the Prairie

TV · as Yasir Hamoudi · 90 eps

2006
Time Bomb poster

Time Bomb

Movie · as Musab Hyatti

2006
Shark poster

Shark

TV · as Anton Robitaille · 1 ep

2006
At the Hotel

At the Hotel

TV · as Albert · 6 eps

2005
Cake poster

Cake

Movie · as Bob Jackman

2005
Horsie's Retreat poster

Horsie's Retreat

Movie · as Spiro

2005
The Last Hit

The Last Hit

Movie · as Mario

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Lambert Chaisson · 1 ep

2004
Il Duce Canadese poster

Il Duce Canadese

TV · as Avvocato · 2 eps

2004
This Is Wonderland poster

This Is Wonderland

TV · as Giuseppe Burelli · 1 ep

2003
The Gospel of John poster

The Gospel of John

Movie · as Chief of the Temple Guards

2003
Veritas: The Quest poster

Veritas: The Quest

TV · as Ali Hassan Rif · 1 ep

2002
Recipe for Murder poster

Recipe for Murder

Movie

2002
Global Heresy poster

Global Heresy

Movie · as Tony Manson

2002
Adventure Inc. poster

Adventure Inc.

TV · as Sergi Borodin · 1 ep

2002
Street Time poster

Street Time

TV · as Arthur Marx · 2 eps

2001
On Their Knees

On Their Knees

Movie · as Walter

2001
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 poster

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

Movie · as Cal Matthews

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Morris O'Brian · 29 eps

2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery poster

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

TV · as Barry Fleming, Felix Courret, Spiros Papps · 2 eps

2000
Trapped in a Purple Haze poster

Trapped in a Purple Haze

Movie · as David Lebeff

2000
Phantom of the Megaplex poster

Phantom of the Megaplex

Movie · as Tyler Jesseman

2000
Catch a Falling Star poster

Catch a Falling Star

Movie · as Harry Goldberg

2000
Mission to Mars poster

Mission to Mars

Movie · as Ambassador

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Karl Schrute · 1 ep

2000
Queer as Folk poster

Queer as Folk

TV · as Gardner Vance · 9 eps

1999
The Boondock Saints poster

The Boondock Saints

Movie · as Yakavetta

1999
Murder in a Small Town poster

Murder in a Small Town

Movie · as Charles

1999
Relic Hunter poster

Relic Hunter

TV · as Sultan, Lagenfeld · 1 ep

1999
Total Recall 2070 poster

Total Recall 2070

TV · 1 ep

1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet poster

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Movie · as Findlay Clerk

1998
Highlander: The Raven poster

Highlander: The Raven

TV · as Mario Cardoza · 1 ep

1997
City of Dark poster

City of Dark

Movie · as Plato

1997
The Wrong Guy poster

The Wrong Guy

Movie · as French Restaurant Waiter

1997
La Femme Nikita poster

La Femme Nikita

TV · as Mick Stoppel, Mr. Jones, Mick Schtoppel · 10 eps

1997
Earth: Final Conflict poster

Earth: Final Conflict

TV · as Margolis · 1 ep

1996
Maximum Risk poster

Maximum Risk

Movie · as Bohemia Bartender

1996
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

TV · as Jack Buchanan · 1 ep

1995
Young at Heart poster

Young at Heart

Movie · as Bartender

1995
Friends at Last poster

Friends at Last

Movie · as Neil

1995
First Degree poster

First Degree

Movie · as Joe Galeno

1994
Viper poster

Viper

TV · as Harry Ibarra · 1 ep

1993
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould poster

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Movie · as C.B.S. Producer

1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

TV · as Torquemada, Dassas · 1 ep

1992
Forever Knight poster

Forever Knight

TV · 1 ep

1963
General Hospital poster

General Hospital

TV · as Jenz Sidwell · 1 ep