About
| Birth Notes: | 11 March 1961, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Height: | 5' 10 1/2" |
| Family: | * Jennifer Rubin (1987 - 1990) (divorced) |
| Biography: | Elias Koteas was born on March 11, 1961, in Montreal, Canada. Both his parents are of Greek descent. Elias attended Vanier College in Montreal before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a graduate. He also attended the Actors Studio in New York City, where he studied acting under Ellen Burstyn and Peter Masterson . His film debut was in One Magic Christmas (1985). He has also appeared on stage in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Death of a Salesman," "Bent" and "The Cherry Orchard." In 1989 he was nominated for a Genie (Canada's Academy Award) for best actor in Malarek (1989), a true story in which he plays a troubled street-kid-turned reporter for a Canadian newspaper. A somewhat of a breakthrough role for Elias happened in 1990, when he got the role of vigilante Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its sequels. He is one of Canada's most popular actors and frequently appears in films by Canadian directors Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg. It was Cronenberg's controversial movie Crash (1996) that had Cannes all abuzz in 1996. Elias played Vaughan, a self-appointed "mad scientist" with an unusual fetish - sexual delight in car crashes! The past two years have been busy ones for Koteas, adding six more roles to his resume. As Capt. James Staros, the commanding officer of Charlie Company in The Thin Red Line (1998), he brought sensitivity and compassion to his portrayal of a man who cared about the safety of his men--even at the risk of his own career. In 2000 he appeared in Lost Souls (2000), a thriller starring Winona Ryder, and starred on Broadway with Josh Brolin in the Sam Shepard play "True West." |
Filmography
| Almost an Angel (1990) as Steve Garner |
| Apt Pupil (1998) as Archie |
| Collateral Damage (2002) as Peter Brandt |
| Crash (1996) as Vaughan |
| Cyborg 2 (1993) as Colson 'Colt' Ricks |
| Defendor (2009) as Chuck Dooney |
| Exotica (1994) as Eric |
| Fallen (1998) as Edgar Reese |
| Gattaca (1997) as Antonio Freeman |
| Harrison's Flowers (2000) as Yeager Pollack |
| I Come with the Rain (2008) as Hasford |
| Look Who's Talking Too (1990) as Stuart |
| Lost Souls (2000) as John Townsend |
| My Own Love Song (2010) as Dean |
| Novocaine (2001) as Harlan Sangster |
| One Magic Christmas (1985) as Eddie |
| Prisoner (2007) as Jailer |
| S1m0ne (2002) as Hank Alano |
| Shooter (2007) as Jack Payne |
| Shutter Island (2010) as Laeddis |
| Skinwalkers (2006) as Jonas |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) as Casey Jones |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) as Monsieur Gateau |
| The Fourth Kind (2009) as Abel Campos |
| The Girl in the Park (2007) as Raymond |
| The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) as Arthur Ouimet |
| The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) as Reverend Popescu |
| The Killer Inside Me (2010) as Joe Rothman |
| The Prophecy (1995) as Thomas Dagget |
| The Thin Red Line (1998) as Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros |
| Two Lovers (2008) as Ronald Blatt |
| Zodiac (2007) as Sgt. Jack Mulanax |
| 3 Backyards (2010) as John |
| Ararat (2002) as Ali/Jevdet Bay |
| Atlantic City (1980) as Extra |
| Backstreet Dreams (1990) as Wizard |
| Blood Red (1989) as Silvio |
| Camilla (1994) as Vincent Lopez |
| Chain of Desire (1992) as Jesus |
| Contact (1992) as Mohannan |
| Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) as Sully |
| Dark Streets (2008) as Lieutenant |
| Desperate Hours (1990) as Wally Bosworth |
| Die (2010) as Mark Murdock |
| Divorce: A Contemporary Western (1998) as Matt |
| Down and Dirty Pictures (2011) |
| Dream House (2011) as Hooded Man/Boyce |
| Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989) as Davey |
| Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) as Jimmy |
| Gardens of Stone (1987) as Pete Deveber |
| Hit Me (1996) as Sonny Rose |
| Let Me In (2010) as The Policeman |
| Living Out Loud (1998) as The Kisser |
| Malarek (1989) as Victor Malarek |
| Power of Attorney (1995) as Paul Dellacroce |
| Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) as Himself |
| She's Having a Baby (1988) as Himself |
| Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) as Skinhead |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) as Casey Jones/Whit |
| The Adjuster (1991) as Noah |
| The Big Empty (2005) as The Specialist |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) as Alex Tremulis |
| Winnie (2011) |
Trivia
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* Appears frequently in Atom Egoyan's films: Ararat (2002), Exotica (1994) and The Adjuster (1991). * He is frequently confused for actor Christopher Meloni, although Koteas is less beefy and Meloni is of Italian-French descent rather than Greek. * Speaks Greek fluently, as well as French. * Is a Greek/Canadian |
Quotes
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* I would think I'd accomplished it all if I could get to play Quasimodo. * I play guys who are willing to go really far. If the dung really hits the fan, I don't know if I could walk the talk. But anyone who isn't willing to die for his convictions isn't worth living. My characters, no matter how demented they are, they have their convictions. (Screenmancer.com, 2001) |
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