Carlo Rota

Acting

Carlo Rota

Born April 17, 1961London, England, UK99 credits

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

Busboys

Busboys

Movie

2026

Pick One

Pick One

Movie

2025

Secret Level
7.4

Secret Level

TV

2024

The Edge of Sleep
7.1

The Edge of Sleep

TV

2024

High Desert
6.7

High Desert

TV

2023

True Lies
6.1

True Lies

TV

2023

Filmography

Busboys
2026Busboysas BoydMovie
Pick One
2025Pick OneMovie
Secret Level
2024Secret Levelas Sorcerer (voice)TV
The Edge of Sleep
2024The Edge of Sleepas Dr. Luis CastanedaTV
High Desert
2023High Desertas ArmanTV
True Lies
2023True Liesas FrancoisTV
Red Iron Road
2023Red Iron Roadas PopovTV
Me Time
2022Me Timeas AlbertoMovie
Trigger Point
2021Trigger Pointas Dwight LoganMovie
A Perfect Plan
2020A Perfect Planas TheoMovie
FBI: Most Wanted
2020FBI: Most Wantedas Anatoly SabziTV
Salma's Big Wish
2019Salma's Big Wishas MorlettMovie
Trespassers
2019Trespassersas Sergeant DanielsMovie
The Diggers
2019The Diggersas Mister MeisterMovie
Cliffs of Freedom
2019Cliffs of Freedomas Mustapha BeyMovie
Hudson & Rex
2019Hudson & Rexas Archibald ParsonsTV
State Like Sleep
2019State Like SleepMovie
The Rookie
2018The Rookieas Anton PetrovichTV
Titans
2018Titansas Oracle (voice)TV
Back in Time for Dinner
2018Back in Time for DinnerTV
Welcome to Nowhere
2018Welcome to Nowhereas The GeneralMovie
Spinning Man
2018Spinning Manas SantosMovie
People You May Know
2017People You May Knowas BillMovie
Ransom
2017Ransomas Damian DelaineTV
Conviction
2016Convictionas Vince ScarlataTV
Lethal Weapon
2016Lethal Weaponas Guillermo AzoulayTV
The Player
2015The Playeras Daoud RaqivTV
After the Ball
2015After the Ballas RichardMovie
Jane the Virgin
2014Jane the Virginas Emilio SolanoTV
The Flash
2014The Flashas Remington MeisterTV
Scorpion
2014Scorpionas General SavicTV
Brick Mansions
2014Brick Mansionsas George the GreekMovie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Luca RussoTV
Pegasus vs. Chimera
2012Pegasus vs. Chimeraas King OrthosMovie
World Without End
2012World Without Endas EdmundTV
Scandal
2012Scandalas IvanTV
Grimm
2011Grimmas HedigTV
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas Anton LaVeyTV
Ecstasy
2011Ecstasyas SoloMovie
ThunderCats
2011ThunderCatsas Ratar-O (voice)TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Sean WinstonTV
Nikita
2010Nikitaas Ian DamascusTV
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guysas AsherTV
Human Target
2010Human Targetas Eli RoskoTV
Shark City
2009Shark Cityas Ventura RittMovie
White Collar
2009White Collaras GhovatTV
Stargate Universe
2009Stargate Universeas Carl StromTV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Kalil AbramsonTV
Castle
2009Castleas Bahir HarunTV
Saw V
2008Saw Vas CharlesMovie
Sanctuary
2008Sanctuaryas Feodor 'Frank' GlazovTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Dimitri ZubovTV
Breaking Bad
2008Breaking Badas Benicio FuentesTV
Cold Play
2008Cold Playas NigelMovie
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007Little Mosque on the Prairieas Yasir HamoudiTV
Shark
2006Sharkas Anton RobitailleTV
Time Bomb
2006Time Bombas Musab HyattiMovie
A
2006At the Hotelas AlbertTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Lambert ChaissonTV
Cake
2005Cakeas Bob JackmanMovie
Horsie's Retreat
2005Horsie's Retreatas SpiroMovie
This Is Wonderland
2004This Is Wonderlandas Giuseppe BurelliTV
Il Duce Canadese
2004Il Duce Canadeseas AvvocatoTV
The Gospel of John
2003The Gospel of Johnas Chief of the Temple GuardsMovie
Veritas: The Quest
2003Veritas: The Questas Ali Hassan RifTV
Adventure Inc.
2002Adventure Inc.as Sergi BorodinTV
Global Heresy
2002Global Heresyas Tony MansonMovie
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Arthur MarxTV
Recipe for Murder
2002Recipe for MurderMovie
24
200124as Morris O'BrianTV
O
2001On Their Kneesas WalterMovie
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534
2001Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534as Cal MatthewsMovie
Queer As Folk
2000Queer As Folkas Gardner VanceTV
Phantom of the Megaplex
2000Phantom of the Megaplexas Tyler JessemanMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Karl SchruteTV
Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000Trapped in a Purple Hazeas David LebeffMovie
Mission to Mars
2000Mission to Marsas AmbassadorMovie
Catch a Falling Star
2000Catch a Falling Staras Harry GoldbergMovie
Relic Hunter
1999Relic Hunteras SultanTV
The Boondock Saints
1999The Boondock Saintsas YakavettaMovie
Murder in a Small Town
1999Murder in a Small Townas CharlesMovie
Total Recall 2070
1999Total Recall 2070TV
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998Naked City: Justice with a Bulletas Findlay ClerkMovie
Highlander: The Raven
1998Highlander: The Ravenas Mario CardozaTV
Earth: Final Conflict
1997Earth: Final Conflictas MargolisTV
City of Dark
1997City of Darkas PlatoMovie
La Femme Nikita
1997La Femme Nikitaas Mick StoppelTV
Maximum Risk
1996Maximum Riskas Bohemia BartenderMovie
The Sentinel
1996The Sentinelas Jack BuchananTV
First Degree
1995First Degreeas Joe GalenoMovie
Friends at Last
1995Friends at Lastas NeilMovie
Young at Heart
1995Young at Heartas BartenderMovie
Viper
1994Viperas Harry IbarraTV
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gouldas C.B.S. ProducerMovie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continuesas TorquemadaTV
Forever Knight
1992Forever KnightTV
General Hospital
1963General Hospitalas Jenz SidwellTV
Six Guns for Hire
—Six Guns for Hireas The BanditMovie
Finding Famiglia
—Finding Famigliaas CarloMovie