Carlo Rota

Born: 1961-04-17 in London, England, UK

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2026

Busboys as Boyd

2025

Pick One

2024

Secret Level as Sorcerer (voice)
The Edge of Sleep as Dr. Luis Castaneda

2023

True Lies as Francois
High Desert as Arman
Red Iron Road as Popov

2022

Me Time as Alberto

2021

Trigger Point as Dwight Logan

2020

FBI: Most Wanted as Anatoly Sabzi
A Perfect Plan as Theo

2019

Hudson & Rex as Archibald Parsons
Salma's Big Wish as Morlett
Cliffs of Freedom as Mustapha Bey
Trespassers as Sergeant Daniels
State Like Sleep
The Diggers as Mister Meister

2018

The Rookie as Anton Petrovich
Titans as Oracle (voice)
Spinning Man as Santos
Welcome to Nowhere as The General
Back in Time for Dinner

2017

Ransom as Damian Delaine
People You May Know as Bill

2016

Lethal Weapon as Guillermo Azoulay
Conviction as Vince Scarlata

2015

The Player as Daoud Raqiv
After the Ball as Richard

2014

The Flash as Remington Meister
Scorpion as General Savic
Jane the Virgin as Emilio Solano
Brick Mansions as George the Greek

2013

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Luca Russo

2012

Scandal as Ivan
World Without End as Edmund
Pegasus vs. Chimera as King Orthos

2011

Grimm as Hedig
American Horror Story as Anton LaVey
ThunderCats as Ratar-O (voice)
Ecstasy as Solo

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Sean Winston
Nikita as Ian Damascus
Human Target as Eli Rosko
The Good Guys as Asher

2009

Castle as Bahir Harun
NCIS: Los Angeles as Kalil Abramson
White Collar as Ghovat
Stargate Universe as Carl Strom
Shark City as Ventura Ritt

2008

The Mentalist as Dimitri Zubov
Breaking Bad as Benicio Fuentes
Sanctuary as Feodor 'Frank' Glazov
Saw V as Charles
Cold Play as Nigel

2007

Little Mosque on the Prairie as Yasir Hamoudi
100 Films and a Funeral as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006

Shark as Anton Robitaille
At the Hotel as Albert
Time Bomb as Musab Hyatti

2005

Bones as Lambert Chaisson
Cake as Bob Jackman
Horsie's Retreat as Spiro

2004

This Is Wonderland as Giuseppe Burelli
Il Duce Canadese as Avvocato

2003

Veritas: The Quest as Ali Hassan Rif
The Gospel of John as Chief of the Temple Guards

2002

Street Time as Arthur Marx
Adventure Inc. as Sergi Borodin
Global Heresy as Tony Manson
Recipe for Murder

2001

24 as Morris O'Brian
A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Barry Fleming
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 as Cal Matthews
On Their Knees as Walter

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Karl Schrute
Queer as Folk as Gardner Vance
Mission to Mars as Ambassador
Phantom of the Megaplex as Tyler Jesseman
Trapped in a Purple Haze as David Lebeff
Catch a Falling Star as Harry Goldberg

1999

1998

Highlander: The Raven as Mario Cardoza
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Findlay Clerk

1997

Earth: Final Conflict as Margolis
La Femme Nikita as Mick Stoppel
City of Dark as Plato

1996

The Sentinel as Jack Buchanan
Maximum Risk as Bohemia Bartender

1995

Friends at Last as Neil
First Degree as Joe Galeno
Young at Heart as Bartender

1994

Viper as Harry Ibarra

1993

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Torquemada
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould as C.B.S. Producer

1992

Forever Knight

1963

General Hospital as Jenz Sidwell