Biography and filmography

Carlo Rota

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.

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Movies (48)

Busboys

Busboys

2026 · Boyd

Pick One

Pick One

2025

Six Guns for Hire

Six Guns for Hire

2024 · The Bandit

The Forest King

The Forest King

2023 · Popov (voice)

Red Iron Road

Red Iron Road

2022 · Popov (voice)

Tiempo para mí

Tiempo para mí

2022 · Alberto

Trigger Point

Trigger Point

2021 · Dwight Logan

A Perfect Plan

A Perfect Plan

2020 · Theo

Salma's Big Wish

Salma's Big Wish

2019 · Morlett

Trespassers

Trespassers

2019 · Sergeant Daniels

The Diggers

The Diggers

2019 · Mister Meister

Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom

2019 · Mustapha Bey

State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

2019 · Dr. Iyengar

Welcome to Nowhere

Welcome to Nowhere

2018 · The General

Falsa evidencia

Falsa evidencia

2018 · Santos

People You May Know

People You May Know

2017 · Bill

After the Ball

After the Ball

2015 · Richard

Fortaleza prohibida

Fortaleza prohibida

2014 · George the Greek

Pegasus vs. Chimera

Pegasus vs. Chimera

2012 · King Orthos

Ecstasy

Ecstasy

2011 · Solo

Shark City

Shark City

2009 · Ventura Ritt

El juego del miedo 5

El juego del miedo 5

2008 · Charles

Cold Play

Cold Play

2008 · Nigel

100 Films and a Funeral

100 Films and a Funeral

2007 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

2006 · Musab Hyatti

The Last Hit

The Last Hit

2005 · Mario

Cake

Cake

2005 · Bob Jackman

Horsie's Retreat

Horsie's Retreat

2005 · Spiro

El Evangelio Segun San Juan

El Evangelio Segun San Juan

2003 · Chief of the Temple Guards

Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002 · Tony Manson

Recipe for Murder

Recipe for Murder

2002

On Their Knees

On Their Knees

2001 · Walter

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

2001 · Cal Matthews

El Fantasma de Megaplex

El Fantasma de Megaplex

2000 · Tyler Jesseman

Trapped in a Purple Haze

Trapped in a Purple Haze

2000 · David Lebeff

Misión a Marte

Misión a Marte

2000 · Ambassador

Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star

2000 · Harry Goldberg

The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

1999 · Yakavetta

Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

1999 · Charles

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998 · Findlay Clerk

City of Dark

City of Dark

1997 · Plato

The Wrong Guy

The Wrong Guy

1997 · French Restaurant Waiter

Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

1996 · Bohemia Bartender

First Degree

First Degree

1995 · Joe Galeno

Friends at Last

Friends at Last

1995 · Neil

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1995 · Bartender

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

1993 · C.B.S. Producer

Finding Famiglia

Finding Famiglia

· Carlo

TV shows (58)

Secret Level

Secret Level

2024 · Sorcerer (voice)

The Edge of Sleep

The Edge of Sleep

2024 · Dr. Luis Castaneda

Tracker

Tracker

2024 · Bennett Cranston

High Desert

High Desert

2023 · Arman

Mentiras verdaderas

Mentiras verdaderas

2023 · Francois

Red Iron Road

Red Iron Road

2023 · Popov

FBI: Los más buscados

FBI: Los más buscados

2020 · Anatoly Sabzi

Hudson y Rex

Hudson y Rex

2019 · Archibald Parsons

The Rookie

The Rookie

2018 · Anton Petrovich

Titanes

Titanes

2018 · Oracle (voice)

Back in Time for Dinner

Back in Time for Dinner

2018

Ransom

Ransom

2017 · Damian Delaine

Conviction

Conviction

2016 · Vince Scarlata

Arma Mortal

Arma Mortal

2016 · Guillermo Azoulay

The Player

The Player

2015 · Daoud Raqiv

Jane la virgen

Jane la virgen

2014 · Emilio Solano

Flash

Flash

2014 · Remington Meister

Scorpion

Scorpion

2014 · General Savic

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

2013 · Luca Russo

Un mundo sin fin

Un mundo sin fin

2012 · Edmund

Escándalo

Escándalo

2012 · Ivan

Grimm

Grimm

2011 · Hedig

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011 · Anton LaVey

ThunderCats

ThunderCats

2011 · Ratar-O (voice)

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · Sean Winston

Nikita

Nikita

2010 · Ian Damascus

Detectives Por Accidente

Detectives Por Accidente

2010 · Asher

Human Target

Human Target

2010 · Eli Rosko

Cuello Blanco

Cuello Blanco

2009 · Ghovat

Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe

2009 · Carl Strom

NCIS: Los Ángeles

NCIS: Los Ángeles

2009 · Kalil Abramson

Castle

Castle

2009 · Bahir Harun

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2008 · Feodor 'Frank' Glazov, Richard Feliz

El mentalista

El mentalista

2008 · Dimitri Zubov

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008 · Benicio Fuentes

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007 · Yasir Hamoudi

Shark

Shark

2006 · Anton Robitaille

At the Hotel

At the Hotel

2006 · Albert

Bones

Bones

2005 · Lambert Chaisson

This Is Wonderland

This Is Wonderland

2004 · Giuseppe Burelli

Il Duce Canadese

Il Duce Canadese

2004 · Avvocato

Veritas: The Quest

Veritas: The Quest

2003 · Ali Hassan Rif

Adventure Inc.

Adventure Inc.

2002 · Sergi Borodin

Street Time

Street Time

2002 · Arthur Marx

24

24

2001 · Morris O'Brian

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2001 · Barry Fleming, Felix Courret, Spiros Papps

Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk

2000 · Gardner Vance

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Karl Schrute

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

1999 · Sultan, Lagenfeld

Total Recall 2070

Total Recall 2070

1999

Highlander: The Raven

Highlander: The Raven

1998 · Mario Cardoza

Earth: Final Conflict

Earth: Final Conflict

1997 · Margolis

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

1997 · Mick Stoppel, Mr. Jones, Mick Schtoppel

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1996 · Jack Buchanan

Viper

Viper

1994 · Harry Ibarra

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993 · Torquemada, Dassas

Forever Knight

Forever Knight

1992

General Hospital

General Hospital

1963 · Jenz Sidwell