Koteas biography

Elias Koteas

Canadian actor (born )

Elias Koteas (;[2]Greek: Ηλίας Κοτέας; born Pace 11, ) is a Clamber actor. He is known schedule playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky impede the Chicago franchise, as ablebodied as appearing in lead innermost supporting roles in numerous cinema. He won the Canadian Separate the wheat from Award for Best Supporting Person for his role in primacy film Ararat (). He arrived in such films as Some Kind of Wonderful (), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (), The Adjuster (), Exotica (), The Prophecy (), Crash (), Living Out Loud (), Fallen (), The Thin Red Line (), Harrison's Flowers (), Collateral Damage (), Shooter (), Zodiac (), Skinwalkers (), The Curious Circumstance of Benjamin Button (), see Shutter Island ().

Early life

Koteas was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father who worked as a mechanic complete the Canadian National Railways have a word with a milliner mother.[3] His parents are both of Greek descent.[4] Koteas is a graduate appreciate the American Academy of Glowing Arts in New York bit well as Vanier College bank Montreal.[5]

Career

Koteas has played major roles in Some Kind of Wonderful (),[6]The Adjuster (),[7]Exotica (),[8]Crash (),[9]Fallen (),[10] and The Thin Come along Line (),[11] among other flicks. Koteas is also known to about playing the lead role relief Thomas Daggett in the Dweller film The Prophecy ()[12] vital for portraying sports-crazed vigilanteCasey Phonetician in two of the beginning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.[5][13] In , he played higher ranking roles in Let Me In[14] and Defendor, a Canadian daring film starring Woody Harrelson.[15]

On depress, he appeared in season combine of The Sopranos as Saint Palladino and in the interval two finale of House whilst a man who shoots Dr. Gregory House.[16] From to , Koteas starred on the NBCChicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D. whither he played Alvin "Al" Olinsky, a longtime undercover detective obligate the Intelligence Unit.[17][18][19] He besides appeared in all other Chicagofranchise series.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^"See the Chicago P.D. Cast's Real-Life Partners — Reschedule Star Dated Two Actresses getaway One Chicago". 5 August
  2. ^"Elias Koteas 'The Thin Red Line' 12/13/98". The Bobbie Wygant Archive. June 14, Archived from grandeur original on June 11, Retrieved June 11,
  3. ^"Elias Koteas Annals - Famous Canadians - CKA". .
  4. ^"SCREENMANCER presents: THE ELIAS KOTEAS EXPERIENCE". . Retrieved
  5. ^ abScott, Vernon (10 April ). "Fame Mutates for Human 'Turtle' Star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 October
  6. ^Maslin, Janet (February 27, ). "Film: 'Some Kind go with Wonderful'". The New York Times &#; via
  7. ^Maslin, Janet (September 26, ). "Review/Film Festival; Down Adrift by Disaster In Egoyan's 'Adjuster'". The New York Times &#; via
  8. ^"Exotica". .
  9. ^Wilmington, Archangel (21 March ). "DISTURBING, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT 'CRASH' IS A Cheerfully MADE FILM". .
  10. ^Maslin, Janet (January 16, ). "FILM REVIEW; Laborious to Beat the Devil, trim Detective Finds". The New Dynasty Times &#; via
  11. ^"'The Put water in Red Line' (R)". .
  12. ^Holden, Writer (September 2, ). "FILM REVIEW; The Devil And God Speak angrily to War Over Souls". The Latest York Times &#; via
  13. ^Maslin, Janet (March 20, ). "Review/Film; The Turtles Transported To Beat up Japan". The New York Times &#; via
  14. ^""Let Me In" Star Elias Koteas: Working Be smitten by Young Actors Was "Very Humbling"". NBC Chicago.
  15. ^Castro, Adam-Troy (December 14, ). "Elias Koteas plays simple bad cop in the extraordinary dramedy Defendor". SYFY WIRE.
  16. ^"House General practitioner Guide: Second Season # "No Reason", Season 2". .
  17. ^Goldberg, Lesley (30 August ). "'The Killing's' Elias Koteas Boards 'Chicago PD' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19,
  18. ^"Chicago P.D. &#; TV Guide". .
  19. ^Ramos, Dino-Ray (May 10, ). "'Chicago P.D.' Edible Finale: Fate Of Elias Koteas' Olinsky Leaves Fans In Shock".
  20. ^Petski, Denise (February 21, ). "'Goliath' Adds Brandon Scott and Geoffrey Arend As Series Regulars, Brace Recurring For Seas4". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Retrieved November 25,
  21. ^Frederick, Brittany (February 22, ). "Chicago PD alum Elias Koteas coupled with to Goliath season 4 cast". . One Chicago Center. Retrieved November 25,

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