Ennis Esmer
Born: 1978-12-29 in Ankara, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
ENNIS ESMER is best known for his work as arms dealing hedonist turned FBI consultant Rich Dotcom on NBC’s Blindspot, lothario / tennis pro Nash in Amazon’s Red Oaks, and the ultra-challenging role of “Ennis” on the hit CTV series Children Ruin Everything, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy 3 years in a row. He is currently hosting season 5 of Roast Battle Canada on CTV, and can soon be seen as Dr Jamie Astaphan in the Paramount+ meta-comedy-biopic-limited series Hate The Player, about the rise and fall of Ben Johnson. He recently played a murderous tech bro on Law & Order, a murdered comedian on Law & Order: Toronto, and a jerk CEO on CBS’ Ghosts, who doesn’t get murdered or murder anybody. Other recent highlights include the indie feature I Used to Be Funny, starring Rachel Sennot, which premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Netflix limited series The Madness, starring Colman Domingo & John Ortiz. Previously, he played Oz on CTV/NBC’s The Listener for five seasons and is well known for recurring roles on Schitt’s Creek, The Flash, Netflix’s You Me Her, Syfy’s Dark Matter, FXX’s Man Seeking Woman and CW/CTV’s The L.A. Complex.
Filmography
2026
- CIA as Kerem Levni
- BROTHER as Ethan
- V.I.N.C.E. (Voice Intelligent Narrative Creation Engine)
2025
- The Players as Luca
2024
- Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent as Kevin Russo
- Sight Unseen as Kye
- The Madness as Agent Khalil
- Boot Camp as Bob
- I Used to Be Funny as Noah
- Fight Another Day as Gerrard
2023
- Plan B as Manny
- The Amityville Curse as Reverend Marion
2022
- Children Ruin Everything as Ennis
2021
- Ghosts as Brett
2020
- Nose to Tail as Mark
2019
- Hudson & Rex as Richie Lugo
2018
- Little Big Awesome as Stuhven (voice)
- Clara as Charlie Durant
- The Go-Getters as The Cabbie
2017
- Frankie Drake Mysteries as Count Grigore
2016
- Private Eyes as Kurtis Mazhari
- Wynonna Earp as Kuru
- You Me Her as Dave Amari
- Miss Sloane as Brian
- Brace for Impact as Moe
2015
- Blindspot as Rich Dotcom
- Schitt's Creek as Emir Kaplan
- Dark Matter as Wexler
- Man Seeking Woman as Leo
- How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town as Adam Mitchell
- Ruthless as Dave Ham
- Big News From Grand Rock
2014
- The Flash as Bashir Malik / Psych
- Red Oaks as Nash
- Dirty Singles as Sean
2013
- What If as Paramedic
- Sex After Kids as Ben
2012
- Off2Kali Comedy as Himself
2011
- Dave vs Death as Tim Matthews
2010
- Lost Girl as Philip
- Republic of Doyle as Pete Donnelly
2009
- The Listener as Osman 'Oz' Bey
2008
- Flashpoint
- The Rocker as Barney
2007
- Young People Fucking as Gord
- Snowglobe as Jamie
2006
- Billable Hours as Zoltan
2004
- ReGenesis as Dr. Daniel Peters
- Decoys as Gibby
- Welcome to Mooseport as Airport Passenger
2003
- Veritas: The Quest as Eguptian Guard
- The Cheetah Girls as Comedian
- How to Deal
- The Toronto Show as Host
1990
- Law & Order as Marius Cole