Alex Carter

Acting

Alex Carter

Born 1964-11-12 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alex Carter (born Alex Apostolopoulos, November 12, 1964) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as LVPD Homicide Detective Lou Vartann on CSI. His television roles have included starring roles on Family Passions, Black Harbour, Traders, Made in Canada, Taking the Falls, These Arms of Mine, The Mermaid Chair, and Veritas: The Quest, as well as guest roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Jericho, Point Pleasant, Due South, Leverage and Burn Notice. His film roles have included Out of Time and The Island.

Acting credits

The Island poster
6.7

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

The Island

2005

Out of Time poster
6.4

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.

Out of Time

2003

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise poster
6.6

Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises, unlikely suspects and grave danger. Though it's widely believed the murder was committed by an incarcerated serial killer, Jesse suspects another killer is at large and is hell-bent on bringing him to justice.

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

2015

Trilogy of Terror II poster
5.1

Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and in "He Who Kills" an African doll goes on a murderous rampage.

Trilogy of Terror II

1996

The Man in the Attic poster
4.6

Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next two decades -- an affair that ends in murder.

The Man in the Attic

1995

Her Desperate Choice poster
6.1

Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody's ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from town to town with the help of an underground network set up to help women and children escape from abuse. Based on a true story. 

Her Desperate Choice

1996

Don't Sleep poster
5.4

After moving into a cottage together, two young lovers confront horrors of a forgotten childhood.

Don't Sleep

2017

The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom poster
5.0

A divorced woman finds sexual liberation through online dating.

The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom

2014

Look Again poster
4.3

Just as her life is coming together, Allison experiences a terrible tragedy when her boyfriend is murdered by an intruder from whom the woman herself barely escapes. The police capture a man they believe to be the killer, but Allison, still unsettled, has her doubts. Things take a frightening turn when she meets her friend's new boyfriend and suspects him to be the killer.

Look Again

2011

40 Days and Nights poster
2.9

When a colossal tectonic shift causes the sea level to start rising, a microbiologist gathers the DNA of as many species as she can, while the military creates an "ark" in a desperate attempt to preserve life on Earth.

40 Days and Nights

2012

House of Versace poster
5.5

A chronicle of Donatella Versace's triumph over tragedy by carrying on her brother's powerful legacy after his 1997 murder.

House of Versace

2013

The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story poster
4.5

A husband and wife and their youngest son are murdered in this true story. Their two other sons are left to cope with their loss, but the local sherrif begins to suspect that one of the brothers committed the crime, and must convince the other to help him discover the truth.

The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story

1996

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4.6

When Eve receives a late-night call that her husband, Ted, has been in a terrible accident, she rushes to the hospital. To Eve's surprise, she comes face to face with The Other Woman. Crushed by her beloved's rampant infidelities, Eve gives "until death do us part" a chilling new meaning. Chaining Ted to the floor of their hidden basement speakeasy is the only way to keep her true love truly faithful. But when charming Detective Grant enters the scene, the question is, who will ultimately get hitched?

Hitched

2001

Moonshine Highway poster
6.4

The plans of a moonshine runner trying to make a better life by becoming a stock car racer go awry when the local sheriff is determined to kill the driver over an affair with his wife.

Moonshine Highway

1996

Betrayal of Silence poster
7.0

A new lawyer investigates the abuse case of a young orphan girl and begins to believe that the orphanage priests have something to hide.

Betrayal of Silence

1988

The Day Reagan Was Shot poster
6.5

March 10, 1981. An insane and obsessive young man named John Hinckley Jr. attempts to kill U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, Reagan's life hangs in the balance as two young surgeons battle to save him. But only those behind the scenes in the corridors of power konw that this is more than a fight to save one man. With the Soviet Union poised to invade Poland and the possibility of a total nuclear war looming, someone must take control of the impending crisis. And as a bitter power struggle begins, the government of teh most powerful nation in on Earth is sliding into chaos.

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

Taking the Heat poster
5.0

When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but before they get there they have to deal with several attacks from killers.

Taking the Heat

1993

Missing at 17 poster
7.1

A woman tries to save her adopted daughter from a criminal, with help from the girl's biological mother.

Missing at 17

2013

Net Worth poster
6.9

The story of the NHL in the 1950's, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, and the owners, over issues of benefits and pensions. A dramatization based on the true story from the book of the same title.

Net Worth

1995

The Mermaid Chair poster
4.0

When her mentally ill, elderly mother begins mutilating herself, Jessie (Kim Basinger) returns to her hometown to care for her. Among familiar surroundings, she tends to her mother's deteriorating mental condition while learning of troubling revelations about her family history. Meanwhile, though married, Jessie reconnects with old passions -- including a turbulent affair with a monk named Hugh (Bruce Greenwood).

The Mermaid Chair

2006

Guilt by Association poster
5.1

Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes when she discovers her perfect boyfriend is a drug dealer.

Guilt by Association

2002

What Kind of Mother Are You? poster
4.8

Kelly keeps getting into trouble with the police. Her mother agrees to her going into a juvenile detention center overnight. She is kept there for much longer. During her incarceration, she is assaulted by inmates and abused by the system.

What Kind of Mother Are You?

1996

Time to Say Goodbye? poster
5.5

A doctor suffering from Alzheimer's wishes to end his life, causing a severe rift in the family, with each side convinced they have the father's best interests at heart.

Time to Say Goodbye?

1997

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NR

Revolves around a group of Chicago reporters who treat breaking news as cases to be investigated and solved.

The Tower

2008