Elias Koteas

Biography

Elias Koteas is a Canadian actor with lead and supporting credits in many films and television shows. Born in Montreal, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Vanier College. His supporting work in Ararat (2002) brought him a Canadian Screen Award. His films include Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Crash (1996), Fallen (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998), Zodiac (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Shutter Island (2010). He had the lead as Thomas Daggett in The Prophecy (1995) and played Casey Jones in two original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies; in 2010 he appeared in Let Me In and Defendor. On television he was Dominic Palladino on The Sopranos and appeared on House, then starred as detective Alvin Olinsky from 2014 to 2018 in the Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D.

65years old

Turns 66 on March 11in 148 days

Born March 11, 1961Montreal
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 46
Career span: 39 years1985 to 2024

Genres

Drama74%, 34 films
Thriller33%, 15 films
Comedy22%, 10 films
Action20%, 9 films
Romance20%, 9 films

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Early training
Koteas trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, which he graduated from before building his screen career.

Elias Koteas movies on Netflix

Janet Planet2024IMDb rating 6.1as Avi
The Baker2022IMDb rating 5.9as Vic
My Days of Mercy2018IMDb rating 6.5as Simon
Devil's Knot2013IMDb rating 6.1as Jerry Driver
The Last Days on Mars2013IMDb rating 5.5as Charles Brunel
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas2011IMDb rating 6.2as Sergie Katsov
Dream House2011IMDb rating 6.0as Boyce
Let Me In2010IMDb rating 7.1as The Policeman
My Own Love Song2010IMDb rating 5.8as Dean
Shutter Island2010IMDb rating 8.2as Laeddis
The Killer Inside Me2010IMDb rating 6.1as Joe Rothman
Defendor2009IMDb rating 6.7as Sgt. Chuck Dooney
I Come with the Rain2009IMDb rating 5.4as Hasford
The Fourth Kind2009IMDb rating 5.9as Abel Campos
The Haunting in Connecticut2009IMDb rating 5.9as Reverend Popescu
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008IMDb rating 7.8as Monsieur Gateau
Two Lovers2008IMDb rating 7.0as Ronald Blatt
Shooter2007IMDb rating 7.2as Jack Payne
The Girl in the Park2007IMDb rating 6.3as Raymond
Zodiac2007IMDb rating 7.7as Sgt. Jack Mulanax
Skinwalkers2006IMDb rating 4.5as Jonas Talbot
The Greatest Game Ever Played2005IMDb rating 7.4as Arthur Ouimet
Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3as Ali / Jevdet Bay
Collateral Damage2002IMDb rating 5.5as Peter Brandt
S1m0ne2002IMDb rating 6.1as Hank Alano
Novocaine2001IMDb rating 5.8as Harlan Sangster
Lost Souls2000IMDb rating 4.8as John Townsend
Apt Pupil1998IMDb rating 6.7as Archie
Fallen1998IMDb rating 7.0as Edgar Reese
Living Out Loud1998IMDb rating 6.5as The Kisser
The Thin Red Line1998IMDb rating 7.6as Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros
Gattaca1997IMDb rating 7.7as Antonio Freeman
Crash1996IMDb rating 6.4as Vaughan
The Prophecy1995IMDb rating 6.4as Thomas Dagget
Cyborg 21993IMDb rating 4.0as Colton Ricks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III1993IMDb rating 4.8as Casey Jones / Whit
Almost an Angel1990IMDb rating 5.6as Steve Garner
Desperate Hours1990IMDb rating 5.4as Wally Bosworth
Look Who's Talking Too1990IMDb rating 4.7as Stuart
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990IMDb rating 6.8as Casey Jones
Full Moon in Blue Water1988IMDb rating 5.6as Jimmy
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World1988IMDb rating 6.3as Young Aristotle Onassis
Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988IMDb rating 6.9as Alex Tremulis
Gardens of Stone1987IMDb rating 6.3as Pete Deveber
Some Kind of Wonderful1987IMDb rating 7.0as Duncan
One Magic Christmas1985IMDb rating 6.4as Eddie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Zodiac2007 Crime, Drama, History, Mysteryas Sgt. Jack Mulanax
IMDb rating 7.7690K votes
Shooter2007 Action, Drama, Thrilleras Jack Payne
IMDb rating 7.2379K votes
Shutter Island2010as Laeddis
IMDb rating 8.21.7M votes
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008as Monsieur Gateau
IMDb rating 7.8755K votes
The Thin Red Line1998as Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros
IMDb rating 7.6214K votes
The Fourth Kind2009as Abel Campos
IMDb rating 5.987K votes
Let Me In2010as The Policeman
IMDb rating 7.1134K votes
Collateral Damage2002as Peter Brandt
IMDb rating 5.582K votes

Most often with

David Fincher directed two of these films, Andrew Niccol two and Atom Egoyan two. 27 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Woody Harrelson

Nick Nolte

John Travolta

Ned Beatty

Bruce Greenwood

Virginia Madsen

David FincherDirector, 2 films Andrew NiccolDirector, 2 films

Atom EgoyanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Woody Harrelson2 films together, 1998 to 2009
Woody Harrelson's page
- Defendor2009IMDb rating 6.7Koteas as Sgt. Chuck DooneyHarrelson as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
- The Thin Red Line1998IMDb rating 7.6Koteas as Capt. James 'Bugger' StarosHarrelson as Sgt. Keck
Nick Nolte2 films together, 1998 to 2010
Nick Nolte's page
- My Own Love Song2010IMDb rating 5.8Koteas as DeanNolte as Caldwell
- The Thin Red Line1998IMDb rating 7.6Koteas as Capt. James 'Bugger' StarosNolte as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
John Travolta2 films together, 1990 to 1998
John Travolta's page
- The Thin Red Line1998IMDb rating 7.6Koteas as Capt. James 'Bugger' StarosTravolta as Brig. Gen. Quintard
- Look Who's Talking Too1990IMDb rating 4.7Koteas as StuartTravolta as James
Ned Beatty2 films together, 2007 to 2010
Ned Beatty's page
- The Killer Inside Me2010IMDb rating 6.1Koteas as Joe RothmanBeatty as Chester Conway
- Shooter2007IMDb rating 7.2Koteas as Jack PayneBeatty as Senator Charles F. Meachum
Bruce Greenwood2 films together, 2002 to 2013
Bruce Greenwood's page
- Devil's Knot2013IMDb rating 6.1Koteas as Jerry DriverGreenwood as Judge Burnett
- Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3Koteas as Ali / Jevdet BayGreenwood as Clarence Ussher / Martin
Virginia Madsen2 films together, 1995 to 2009
Virginia Madsen's page
- The Haunting in Connecticut2009IMDb rating 5.9Koteas as Reverend PopescuMadsen as Sara Campbell
- The Prophecy1995IMDb rating 6.4Koteas as Thomas DaggetMadsen as Katherine
David FincherDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2008
All films by David Fincher
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008IMDb rating 7.8Koteas as Monsieur Gateau
- Zodiac2007IMDb rating 7.7Koteas as Sgt. Jack Mulanax
Andrew NiccolDirector, 2 films, 1997 to 2002
All films by Andrew Niccol
- S1m0ne2002IMDb rating 6.1Koteas as Hank Alano
- Gattaca1997IMDb rating 7.7Koteas as Antonio Freeman
Atom EgoyanDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2013
All films by Atom Egoyan
- Devil's Knot2013IMDb rating 6.1Koteas as Jerry Driver
- Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3Koteas as Ali / Jevdet Bay
Also two films together21 more actors
- Will PattonJanet Planet (2024) and The Fourth Kind (2009)
- Dean StockwellTucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) and Gardens of Stone (1987)
- John Carroll LynchShutter Island (2010) and Zodiac (2007)
- Mark RuffaloShutter Island (2010) and Zodiac (2007)
- Philip Baker HallZodiac (2007) and Lost Souls (2000)
- Martin DonovanThe Haunting in Connecticut (2009) and Living Out Loud (1998)
- Winona RyderS1m0ne (2002) and Lost Souls (2000)
- Eric StoltzThe Prophecy (1995) and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Alessandro NivolaDevil's Knot (2013) and The Girl in the Park (2007)
- Holly HunterLiving Out Loud (1998) and Crash (1996)
- Corey FeldmanTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
- Kate MaraMy Days of Mercy (2018) and Shooter (2007)
- Alan C. PetersonDefendor (2009) and Shooter (2007)
- Mary Stuart MastersonGardens of Stone (1987) and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Rhona MitraShooter (2007) and Skinwalkers (2006)
- Ben ChaplinLost Souls (2000) and The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Simón AndreuI Come with the Rain (2009) and Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
- Matthew KnightSkinwalkers (2006) and The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Brian TochiTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
- Ellen McElduffLiving Out Loud (1998) and Desperate Hours (1990)
- Robbie RistTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Elias Koteas's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

36 of the 46 films have a worldwide figure.

36Worldwide figure
3US gross only
1Never in cinemas
6Figure not found

Top grosser

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008Monsieur Gateau$336 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 72% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008as Monsieur Gateau
$336M18.5% of the total
2
Shutter Island2010as Laeddis
$295M16.3% of the total
3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990as Casey Jones
$202M11.1% of the total
4
Look Who's Talking Too1990as Stuart
$121M6.7% of the total
5
The Thin Red Line1998as Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros
$98M5.4% of the total
6
Shooter2007as Jack Payne
$96M5.3% of the total
7
Zodiac2007as Sgt. Jack Mulanax
$85M4.7% of the total
8
Collateral Damage2002as Peter Brandt
$78M4.3% of the total