Acting
Carlo Rota
Born 1961-04-17
London, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Carlo Rota
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Breaking Bad
2008
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The Flash
2014
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The Mentalist
2008
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American Horror Story
2011
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Bones
2005
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The Rookie
2018
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Scorpion
2014
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
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Grimm
2011
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Saw V
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (110 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Busboys | Boyd | Movie | 2026 |
 | Pick One | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Secret Level | Sorcerer (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Edge of Sleep | Dr. Luis Castaneda | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Tracker | Bennett Cranston | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Six Guns for Hire | The Bandit | Movie | 2024 |
 | High Desert | Arman | TV Series | 2023 |
 | True Lies | Francois | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Red Iron Road | Popov | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Me Time | Alberto | Movie | 2022 |
 | Trigger Point | Dwight Logan | Movie | 2021 |
 | A Perfect Plan | Theo | Movie | 2020 |
 | FBI: Most Wanted | Anatoly Sabzi | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Salma's Big Wish | Morlett | Movie | 2019 |
 | Trespassers | Sergeant Daniels | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Diggers | Mister Meister | Movie | 2019 |
 | Cliffs of Freedom | Mustapha Bey | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hudson & Rex | Archibald Parsons | TV Series | 2019 |
 | State Like Sleep | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Rookie | Anton Petrovich | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Titans | Oracle (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Back in Time for Dinner | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Welcome to Nowhere | The General | Movie | 2018 |
 | Spinning Man | Santos | Movie | 2018 |
 | People You May Know | Bill | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ransom | Damian Delaine | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Conviction | Vince Scarlata | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Lethal Weapon | Guillermo Azoulay | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Player | Daoud Raqiv | TV Series | 2015 |
 | After the Ball | Richard | Movie | 2015 |
 | Jane the Virgin | Emilio Solano | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Flash | Remington Meister | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Scorpion | General Savic | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Brick Mansions | George the Greek | Movie | 2014 |
 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Luca Russo | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Pegasus vs. Chimera | King Orthos | Movie | 2012 |
 | World Without End | Edmund | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Scandal | Ivan | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Grimm | Hedig | TV Series | 2011 |
 | American Horror Story | Anton LaVey | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Ecstasy | Solo | Movie | 2011 |
 | ThunderCats | Ratar-O (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sean Winston | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Nikita | Ian Damascus | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Good Guys | Asher | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Human Target | Eli Rosko | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Shark City | Ventura Ritt | Movie | 2009 |
 | White Collar | Ghovat | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Stargate Universe | Carl Strom | TV Series | 2009 |
 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Kalil Abramson | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Castle | Bahir Harun | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Saw V | Charles | Movie | 2008 |
 | Sanctuary | Feodor 'Frank' Glazov | TV Series | 2008 |
| Sanctuary | Richard Feliz | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Mentalist | Dimitri Zubov | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Breaking Bad | Benicio Fuentes | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Cold Play | Nigel | Movie | 2008 |
 | 100 Films and a Funeral | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Yasir Hamoudi | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Shark | Anton Robitaille | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Time Bomb | Musab Hyatti | Movie | 2006 |
| At the Hotel | Albert | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | Bones | Lambert Chaisson | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Cake | Bob Jackman | Movie | 2005 |
 | Horsie's Retreat | Spiro | Movie | 2005 |
 | This Is Wonderland | Giuseppe Burelli | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Il Duce Canadese | Avvocato | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Gospel of John | Chief of the Temple Guards | Movie | 2003 |
 | Veritas: The Quest | Ali Hassan Rif | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Adventure Inc. | Sergi Borodin | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Global Heresy | Tony Manson | Movie | 2002 |
 | Street Time | Arthur Marx | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Recipe for Murder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | 24 | Morris O'Brian | TV Series | 2001 |
| On Their Knees | Walter | Movie | 2001 | |
 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Barry Fleming | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Felix Courret | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Spiros Papps | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 | Cal Matthews | Movie | 2001 |
 | Queer as Folk | Gardner Vance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Phantom of the Megaplex | Tyler Jesseman | Movie | 2000 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karl Schrute | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | David Lebeff | Movie | 2000 |
 | Mission to Mars | Ambassador | Movie | 2000 |
 | Catch a Falling Star | Harry Goldberg | Movie | 2000 |
 | Relic Hunter | Sultan | TV Series | 1999 |
| Relic Hunter | Lagenfeld | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Boondock Saints | Yakavetta | Movie | 1999 |
 | Murder in a Small Town | Charles | Movie | 1999 |
 | Total Recall 2070 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Findlay Clerk | Movie | 1998 |
 | Highlander: The Raven | Mario Cardoza | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Earth: Final Conflict | Margolis | TV Series | 1997 |
 | City of Dark | Plato | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Wrong Guy | French Restaurant Waiter | Movie | 1997 |
 | La Femme Nikita | Mick Stoppel | TV Series | 1997 |
| La Femme Nikita | Mr. Jones | TV Series | 1997 |
| La Femme Nikita | Mick Schtoppel | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Maximum Risk | Bohemia Bartender | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Sentinel | Jack Buchanan | TV Series | 1996 |
 | First Degree | Joe Galeno | Movie | 1995 |
 | Friends at Last | Neil | Movie | 1995 |
 | Young at Heart | Bartender | Movie | 1995 |
 | Viper | Harry Ibarra | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | C.B.S. Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Torquemada | TV Series | 1993 |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dassas | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Forever Knight | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | General Hospital | Jenz Sidwell | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Finding Famiglia | Carlo | Movie | — |