
Carlo Rota
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

Young at Heart
1995

The Boondock Saints
1999

Cliffs of Freedom
2019

Trigger Point
2021

Ecstasy
2011

On Their Knees
2001

Recipe for Murder
2002

Me Time
2022

Time Bomb
2006

Brick Mansions
2014

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998

Saw V
2008

Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000

After the Ball
2015

Welcome to Nowhere
2018

Cake
2005

Shark City
2009

Horsie's Retreat
2005

State Like Sleep
2019

Friends at Last
1995

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534
2001

Maximum Risk
1996

Spinning Man
2018

City of Dark
1997

Trespassers
2019

Salma's Big Wish
2019

The Diggers
2019

Cold Play
2008

The Gospel of John
2003

A Perfect Plan
2020

People You May Know
2017

Global Heresy
2002

Phantom of the Megaplex
2000

First Degree
1995

Catch a Falling Star
2000

Murder in a Small Town
1999

Pick One
2025

Pegasus vs. Chimera
2012

Mission to Mars
2000

Six Guns for Hire
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Busboys
2026

Finding Famiglia
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Castle
2009

Shark
2006

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993

24
2001

Forever Knight
1992

Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007

Relic Hunter
1999

At the Hotel
2006

Highlander: The Raven
1998

Total Recall 2070
1999

Veritas: The Quest
2003

Stargate Universe
2009

La Femme Nikita
1997

La Femme Nikita
1997

Adventure Inc.
2002

Street Time
2002

Breaking Bad
2008

Nikita
2010

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013

White Collar
2009

The Mentalist
2008

Titans
2018

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Jane the Virgin
2014

Queer As Folk
2000

Hawaii Five-0
2010

Relic Hunter
1999

Red Iron Road
2023

Viper
1994

The Player
2015

Hudson & Rex
2019

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993

Il Duce Canadese
2004

Lethal Weapon
2016

Scorpion
2014

True Lies
2023

World Without End
2012

Back in Time for Dinner
2018

Ransom
2017

Grimm
2011

American Horror Story
2011

Scandal
2012

ThunderCats
2011

Earth: Final Conflict
1997

The Flash
2014

Bones
2005

Conviction
2016

The Sentinel
1996

Sanctuary
2008

Sanctuary
2008

This Is Wonderland
2004

FBI: Most Wanted
2020

Secret Level
2024

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Rookie
2018

Human Target
2010

The Good Guys
2010

High Desert
2023

General Hospital
1963

The Edge of Sleep
2024