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Elias Koteas (born on March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Koteas was born in Montréal, Canada to a father who worked as a mechanic for the Canadian National Railways and a homemaker mother. His parents are both of Greek descent, and he speaks Greek fluently. Koteas attended Vanier College in Montreal, Canada before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a 1983 graduate. He was a member of the Academy's 1983-1984 Production Company. He also attended the Actors' Studio in New York City, where he studied acting under Ellen Burstyn and Peter Masterson. During his early years, Koteas washed dishes and bussed tables in New York for $1 an hour. At the time, he was not a U.S. citizen and therefore was not allowed to work in that country.

Career

While at the AADA, Koteas played Father Rangier in the school's production of "The Devils" adapted by John Whiting from the Aldous Huxley novel. He was also Paris in "The Golden Apple" a musical by John Latouche and Jerome Moross.

Koteas is known for his film portrayal of Casey Jones in the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and for the character Thomas Daggett in the American film The Prophecy, which also starred Christopher Walken as the Archangel Gabriel and Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer.

Koteas had noteworthy roles in the Denzel Washington thriller, Fallen as the demon-possessed serial killer Edgar Reese. He appeared in John Hughes' Some Kind Of Wonderful, Atom Egoyan's Exotica, Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line and David Cronenberg's Crash. Koteas also made an appearance in Season 4 of "The Sopranos" as Dominic Palladino, and in the Season 2 Finale of House. In the finale, Koteas played a man who shot doctor Gregory House. Elias' most recent movie was "The Greatest Game Ever Played," a Disney biography about a young golfer. Up next is the thriller "Skinwalkers" and "Zodiac" in 2006.

Filmography

* One Magic Christmas (1985)
* Gardens of Stone (1987)
* Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
* Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
* Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
* Blood Red (1989) .... Silvio
* Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989) .... Davey
* Malarek (1989) .... Victor Malarek
* Almost an Angel (1990)
* Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
* Desperate Hours (1990)
* Backstreet Dreams (1990)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) .... Casey Jones
* The Adjuster (1991)
* Chain of Desire (1992)
* Contact (1992)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) .... Casey Jones/Whit
* Cyborg 2 (1993)
* Camilla (1994)
* Exotica (1994)
* The Prophecy (1995)
* Power of Attorney (1995)
* Hit Me (1996)
* Crash (1996)
* Gattaca (1997)
* The Thin Red Line (1998)
* Apt Pupil (1998)
* Living Out Loud (1998)
* Fallen (1998)
* Divorce: A Contemporary Western (1998)
* Lost Souls (2000)
* Harrison's Flowers (2000)
* Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
* Novocaine (2001)
* Ararat (2002)
* Collateral Damage (2002)
* The Big Empty (2003)
* The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
* Skinwalkers (2006)
* House (2006)
* Zodiac (2007)
* The Girl In The Park (2007)

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News: Elias Koteas joins cast of LET ME IN Yup. Wow. Cloverfield director, Matt Reeves' American adap. of the Swedish book/film Let the Right One In just got pretty darn interesting with the addition of Casey Jones himself, Mr. Elias Koteas playing the role of the policeman. ... Continue reading 'Let Me In' Adds More Cast Members + A New Promo Poster While we're not usually big on the announcements of the first day of production, this press release also revealed a new promotional poster (check it out after the jump) as well as adding Elias Koteas (Shutter Island), Cara Buono (of ... Continue reading Elias Koteas, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese Join Let Me In The press release mentions a few new additions to the cast, which include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (Kelli Moltisanti in “The Sopranos�) as Owen's mother and Sasha Barrese (The Hangover) as Virginia. ... Continue reading Danland Movies: Movie Review: The Fourth Kind Decent actors like Will Patton and Elias Koteas fumble their parts in a blaze of eagerness and earnestness, further undermining the film's goal of being believed rather than rebuked. As a thriller the movie fails on the grounds that ... Continue reading Elias Koteas, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese Join Let Me In The press release mentions a few new additions to the cast, which include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (Kelli Moltisanti in “The Sopranos�) as Owen's m[...] Continue reading Free Download Of The Adjuster Insurance adjuster Noah (Elias Koteas) works with people who have suffered the loss of their homes and other disasters. He gets a little too involved with his clients, taking advantage of their vulnerability to control their lives–while ... Continue reading Elias Koteas, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese Join Let Me In /Film - Overture Films has sent out an official press release announcing that principal photography began today on Let Me In, Matt Reeves" adaptation/remake of Let the Right On. The press release mentions a f... Continue reading 'The Fourth Kind': Only kind of scary | 2 stars - KansasCity.com Harried by a local lawman (Will Patton) who holds her responsible for the deaths, Abbey calls in a fellow psychologist from Anchorage (Elias Koteas) to provide counsel and support. What they uncover is a pattern of alien ... Continue reading You Will Be Forever "Web Magazine": The Fourth Kind Spoiler Will Patton and Elias Koteas co-star in the film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. The Fourth Kind is being sold as a fact-based thriller, but to what extent I am not sure. It is set for a November 6 release. You can click here for a look ... Continue reading REPUBLIBOT WEEKEND MOVIE PREVIEW: Movies Opening 11-06-09 Though to be fair, again – Milla Jovovich is awesome in the Resident Evil movies, and of Elias Koteas was pretty cool as Casey Jones in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's movie. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire ... Continue reading Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Elias Koteas pictures and Elias Koteas biography

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