
Carlo Rota
Acting
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.
TV Shows(57)

Secret Level
Sorcerer (voice)
2024

The Edge of Sleep
Dr. Luis Castaneda
2024

High Desert
Arman
2023

True Lies
Francois
2023

Red Iron Road
Popov
2023

FBI: Most Wanted
Anatoly Sabzi
2020

Hudson & Rex
Archibald Parsons
2019

The Rookie
Anton Petrovich
2018

Titans
Oracle (voice)
2018

Back in Time for Dinner
2018

Ransom
Damian Delaine
2017

Conviction
Vince Scarlata
2016

Lethal Weapon
Guillermo Azoulay
2016

The Player
Daoud Raqiv
2015

Jane the Virgin
Emilio Solano
2014

The Flash
Remington Meister
2014

Scorpion
General Savic
2014

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

World Without End
Edmund
2012

Scandal
Ivan
2012

Grimm
Hedig
2011

American Horror Story
Anton LaVey
2011

ThunderCats
Ratar-O (voice)
2011

Hawaii Five-0
Sean Winston
2010

Nikita
Ian Damascus
2010

The Good Guys
Asher
2010

Human Target
Eli Rosko
2010

White Collar
Ghovat
2009

Stargate Universe
Carl Strom
2009

NCIS: Los Angeles
Kalil Abramson
2009

Castle
Bahir Harun
2009

Sanctuary
Feodor 'Frank' Glazov
2008

The Mentalist
Dimitri Zubov
2008

Breaking Bad
Benicio Fuentes
2008

Little Mosque on the Prairie
Yasir Hamoudi
2007

Shark
Anton Robitaille
2006
At the Hotel
Albert
2006

Bones
Lambert Chaisson
2005

This Is Wonderland
Giuseppe Burelli
2004

Il Duce Canadese
Avvocato
2004

Veritas: The Quest
Ali Hassan Rif
2003

Adventure Inc.
Sergi Borodin
2002

Street Time
Arthur Marx
2002

24
Morris O'Brian
2001

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Barry Fleming
2001

Queer as Folk
Gardner Vance
2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Karl Schrute
2000

Relic Hunter
Sultan
1999

Total Recall 2070
1999

Highlander: The Raven
Mario Cardoza
1998

Earth: Final Conflict
Margolis
1997

La Femme Nikita
Mick Stoppel
1997

The Sentinel
Jack Buchanan
1996

Viper
Harry Ibarra
1994

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Torquemada
1993

Forever Knight
1992

General Hospital
Jenz Sidwell
1963
Movies(44)

Busboys
Boyd
2026

Pick One
2025

Me Time
Alberto
2022

Trigger Point
Dwight Logan
2021

A Perfect Plan
Theo
2020

Salma's Big Wish
Morlett
2019

Trespassers
Sergeant Daniels
2019

The Diggers
Mister Meister
2019

Cliffs of Freedom
Mustapha Bey
2019

State Like Sleep
2019

Welcome to Nowhere
The General
2018

Spinning Man
Santos
2018

People You May Know
Bill
2017

After the Ball
Richard
2015

Brick Mansions
George the Greek
2014

Pegasus vs. Chimera
King Orthos
2012

Ecstasy
Solo
2011

Shark City
Ventura Ritt
2009

Saw V
Charles
2008

Cold Play
Nigel
2008

100 Films and a Funeral
Self - Narrator (voice)
2007

Time Bomb
Musab Hyatti
2006

Cake
Bob Jackman
2005

Horsie's Retreat
Spiro
2005

The Gospel of John
Chief of the Temple Guards
2003

Global Heresy
Tony Manson
2002

Recipe for Murder
2002
On Their Knees
Walter
2001

Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534
Cal Matthews
2001

Phantom of the Megaplex
Tyler Jesseman
2000

Trapped in a Purple Haze
David Lebeff
2000

Mission to Mars
Ambassador
2000

Catch a Falling Star
Harry Goldberg
2000

The Boondock Saints
Yakavetta
1999

Murder in a Small Town
Charles
1999

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Findlay Clerk
1998

City of Dark
Plato
1997

Maximum Risk
Bohemia Bartender
1996

First Degree
Joe Galeno
1995

Friends at Last
Neil
1995

Young at Heart
Bartender
1995

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
C.B.S. Producer
1993

Six Guns for Hire
The Bandit

Finding Famiglia
Carlo