Elias Koteas

Name: Elias Koteas
Date of Birth: March 11, 1961
Place of Birth: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Mini-bio: Elias Koteas is a Greek-Canadian actor.

Elias 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 1...( read more)

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Elias Koteas mini-bio: Elias Koteas is a Greek-Canadian actor. Elias 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, Elias washed dishes and bussed tables in New York for $1 an hour. At the time, he wasn't a U.S. citizen and wasn't allowed to work in that country.

While at the AADA, Elias 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. His parents are both of Greek descent, and he speaks Greek fluently. Koteas is probably best 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 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. He and fellow actor Christopher Meloni are often mistaken for each other.

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Eye color:dark brown

Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)

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Education: Vanier College in Montreal
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York

Family:parents
ex-wife actress jennifer rubin

Resides in:new york & los angeles

Religious affiliations:his parents are of greek descent

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Other:Appears frequently in Atom Egoyan's films: Ararat (2002), Exotica (1994) and The Adjuster (1991).

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ImmortalDisciple

For whom that runs this profile:

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)
'Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989)
Malarek (1989)
Almost an Angel (1990)
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Desperate Hours (1990)
Backstreet Dreams(1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
The Adjuster (1991)
Chain of Desire (1992)
Contact (1992)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
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)
Shot in the Heart (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)
Shooter (2007)
Prisoner (2007)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

posted 848 days ago
ImmortalDisciple

Elias Koteas has much more movie credits than what is listed here. One in particular, Some Kind Of Wonderful.

posted 848 days ago
115b

Hey man you rock...
I will always know you as Casey though,I was born in '91 so I was a TMNT baby...
I can't wait too see skinwalkers....
Werewulf Casey.......awesome.

posted 851 days ago
redmoonthir13en

From skinhead Duncan to the serial killer in Fallen! Awesome.

posted 950 days ago

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Let Me In (Unrated, 2010)
The Fourth Kind (PG-13, 2009)
Defendor (Unrated, 2009)
I Come With The Rain (Unrated, 2009)
The Haunting in Connecticut (PG-13, 2009)
Dark Streets (R, 2008)
Two Lovers (R, 2008)
Prisoner (Unrated, 2007)
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (Unrated, 2007)
Skinwalkers (PG-13, 2007)

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Which actor portrayed the Character "Casey Jones", in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, featuring the voice of Cory Feldman as Donatello? Answer »
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What song is Elias Koteas singing in the beginning of "Fallen" as he is being led to the gas chamber? Answer »
Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas team up to fight evil spirits in the 2009 film The Haunting in Connecticut but in what movie did we first see them together? Answer »

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