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Elias Koteas

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  • Producer
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Actor Elias Koteas attends the 'Shutter Island' premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 17, 2010 in New York City.
An elderly baker must smuggle a giant loaf of bread filled with drugs in order to save the life of his estranged son.
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The Baker (2022)
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Elias Koteas was born on March 11, 1961, in Montreal, Canada. Both his parents are of Greek descent. Elias attended Vanier College in Montreal before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a graduate. He also attended the Actors Studio in New York City, where he studied acting under Ellen Burstyn and Peter Masterson. His film debut was in Un drôle de Noël (1985). He has also appeared on stage in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Death of a Salesman," "Bent" and "The Cherry Orchard." In 1989 he was nominated for a Genie (Canada's Academy Award) for best actor in Malarek (1988), a true story in which he plays a troubled street-kid-turned reporter for a Canadian newspaper. A somewhat of a breakthrough role for Elias happened in 1990, when he got the role of vigilante Casey Jones in Les tortues ninja (1990) and its sequels. He is one of Canada's most popular actors and frequently appears in films by Canadian directors Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg. It was Cronenberg's controversial movie Crash (1996) that had Cannes all abuzz in 1996. Elias played Vaughan, a self-appointed "mad scientist" with an unusual fetish--sexual delight in car crashes! The past two years have been busy ones for Koteas, adding six more roles to his resume. As Capt. James Staros, the commanding officer of Charlie Company in La ligne rouge (1998), he brought sensitivity and compassion to his portrayal of a man who cared about the safety of his men--even at the risk of his own career. In 2000 he appeared in Les âmes perdues (2000), a thriller starring Winona Ryder, and starred on Broadway with Josh Brolin in the Sam Shepard play "True West."
BornMarch 11, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations

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    Elias Koteas in La ligne rouge (1998)
    Elias Koteas in La ligne rouge (1998)
    Milla Jovovich and Elias Koteas in Phénomènes paranormaux (2009)
    Elias Koteas in La ligne rouge (1998)
    Elias Koteas and Jason Beghe in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas and Jason Beghe in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas and Markie Post in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Elias Koteas and Jesse Lee Soffer in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Christian Slater, Jeff Bridges, Elias Koteas, Frederic Forrest, and Mako in Tucker: L'homme et son rêve (1988)

    Known for:

    La ligne rouge (1998)
    La ligne rouge
    7.6
    • Capt. Staros
    • 1998
    Mark Wahlberg in Shooter, tireur d'élite (2007)
    Shooter, tireur d'élite
    7.1
    • Jack Payne
    • 2007
    Corey Feldman, David Forman, Josh Pais, Robbie Rist, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, and Brian Tochi in Les tortues ninja (1990)
    Les tortues ninja
    6.8
    • Casey Jones
    • 1990
    Rosanna Arquette, Elias Koteas, James Spader, and Deborah Kara Unger in Crash (1996)
    Crash
    6.4
    • Vaughan
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Silent Planet
      • Post-production
    • Janet Planet (2023)
      Janet Planet
      7.0
      • Avi
      • 2023
    • Harley Quinn & The Joker: Sound Mind (2023)
      Harley Quinn & The Joker: Sound Mind
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • Nicky Quinzel
      • 2023
    • The Baker (2022)
      The Baker
      5.8
      • Vic
      • 2022
    • Kate Beckinsale in Guilty Party (2021)
      Guilty Party
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Charles 'Tuna' Billingham
      • 2021
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Tom True
      • 2021
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Alvin Olinsky
      • 2014–2018
    • Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Alvin Olinsky
      • 2016–2018
    • Kate Mara and Elliot Page in My Days of Mercy (2017)
      My Days of Mercy
      6.5
      • Simon
      • 2017
    • Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Alvin Olinsky
      • 2013–2017
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Alvin Olinsky
      • 2017
    • Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour, and Mike Vogel in Jake Squared (2013)
      Jake Squared
      4.2
      • Jake Klein
      • 2013
    • Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon in Les 3 crimes de West Memphis (2013)
      Les 3 crimes de West Memphis
      6.1
      • Jerry Driver
      • 2013
    • Mireille Enos in The Killing (2011)
      The Killing
      8.3
      TV Series
      • James Skinner
      • 2013
    • Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco in Insaisissables (2013)
      Insaisissables
      7.2
      • Lionel Shrike (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Elias Koteas, Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, and Olivia Williams in The Last Days on Mars (2013)
      The Last Days on Mars
      5.5
      • Charles Brunel
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour, and Mike Vogel in Jake Squared (2013)
      Jake Squared
      4.2
      • producer
      • 2013

    Videos80

    "Do You Like Me?"
    Clip 1:14
    "Do You Like Me?"
    "Are You Involved in Some Kind of Cult?"
    Clip 1:02
    "Are You Involved in Some Kind of Cult?"
    "Are You a Vampire?"
    Clip 1:18
    "Are You a Vampire?"
    "Please Don't See That Boy Again"
    Clip 1:19
    "Please Don't See That Boy Again"
    "Abby Tries Owen's Candy"
    Clip 1:02
    "Abby Tries Owen's Candy"
    "Sense of Calm" from Shutter Island
    Clip 0:49
    "Sense of Calm" from Shutter Island
    "Arriving" from Shutter Island
    Clip 0:51
    "Arriving" from Shutter Island
    The Haunting in Connecticut
    Clip 2:06
    The Haunting in Connecticut
    Dark Streets - 9-minute Clip
    Clip 8:47
    Dark Streets - 9-minute Clip
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Ghost Lights"
    Clip 0:47
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Ghost Lights"
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Shower"
    Clip 0:46
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Shower"
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Birds"
    Clip 0:55
    The Haunting in Connecticut: "Birds"

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Born
      • March 11, 1961
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Jennifer RubinDecember 2, 1987 - 1990 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Print advertisement for The Gap (2001)
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      • 4 Interviews
      • 1 Article

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      Speaks Greek fluently, as well as French.
    • Quotes
      I would think I'd accomplished it all if I could get to play Quasimodo.

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