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Carlo Rota

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

Young at Heart

1995

The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

1999

Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom

2019

Trigger Point

Trigger Point

2021

Ecstasy

Ecstasy

2011

On Their Knees

On Their Knees

2001

Recipe for Murder

Recipe for Murder

2002

Me Time

Me Time

2022

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

2006

Brick Mansions

Brick Mansions

2014

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

1993

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

Saw V

Saw V

2008

Trapped in a Purple Haze

Trapped in a Purple Haze

2000

After the Ball

After the Ball

2015

Welcome to Nowhere

Welcome to Nowhere

2018

Cake

Cake

2005

Shark City

Shark City

2009

Horsie's Retreat

Horsie's Retreat

2005

State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

2019

Friends at Last

Friends at Last

1995

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534

2001

Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

1996

Spinning Man

Spinning Man

2018

City of Dark

City of Dark

1997

Trespassers

Trespassers

2019

Salma's Big Wish

Salma's Big Wish

2019

The Diggers

The Diggers

2019

Cold Play

Cold Play

2008

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

2003

A Perfect Plan

A Perfect Plan

2020

People You May Know

People You May Know

2017

Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002

Phantom of the Megaplex

Phantom of the Megaplex

2000

First Degree

First Degree

1995

Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star

2000

Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

1999

Pick One

Pick One

2025

Pegasus vs. Chimera

Pegasus vs. Chimera

2012

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Six Guns for Hire

Six Guns for Hire

Busboys

Busboys

2026

Finding Famiglia

Finding Famiglia

Castle

Castle

2009

Shark

Shark

2006

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

24

24

2001

Forever Knight

Forever Knight

1992

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

1999

At the Hotel

At the Hotel

2006

Highlander: The Raven

Highlander: The Raven

1998

Total Recall 2070

Total Recall 2070

1999

Veritas: The Quest

Veritas: The Quest

2003

Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe

2009

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

1997

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

1997

Adventure Inc.

Adventure Inc.

2002

Street Time

Street Time

2002

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008

Nikita

Nikita

2010

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

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

2013

White Collar

White Collar

2009

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

Titans

Titans

2018

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin

2014

Queer As Folk

Queer As Folk

2000

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

1999

Red Iron Road

Red Iron Road

2023

Viper

Viper

1994

The Player

The Player

2015

Hudson & Rex

Hudson & Rex

2019

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

Il Duce Canadese

Il Duce Canadese

2004

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

2016

Scorpion

Scorpion

2014

True Lies

True Lies

2023

World Without End

World Without End

2012

Back in Time for Dinner

Back in Time for Dinner

2018

Ransom

Ransom

2017

Grimm

Grimm

2011

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Scandal

Scandal

2012

ThunderCats

ThunderCats

2011

Earth: Final Conflict

Earth: Final Conflict

1997

The Flash

The Flash

2014

Bones

Bones

2005

Conviction

Conviction

2016

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1996

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2008

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2008

This Is Wonderland

This Is Wonderland

2004

FBI: Most Wanted

FBI: Most Wanted

2020

Secret Level

Secret Level

2024

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

The Rookie

The Rookie

2018

Human Target

Human Target

2010

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

2010

High Desert

High Desert

2023

General Hospital

General Hospital

1963

The Edge of Sleep

The Edge of Sleep

2024