Carlo Rota

Acting

Carlo Rota

Born 1961-04-17 · London, England, UK

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.

Acting credits

The Boondock Saints poster
7.2

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

The Boondock Saints

1999

Saw V poster
6.2

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

Saw V

2008

Brick Mansions poster
5.9

In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.

Brick Mansions

2014

Mission to Mars poster
6.0

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.

Mission to Mars

2000

Maximum Risk poster
5.8

Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

Maximum Risk

1996

Spinning Man poster
5.6

Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished university. When a female student goes missing, police Detective Malloy has reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in her disappearance.

Spinning Man

2018

Busboys poster
4.4

A pair of idiot friends believe that if they become waiters, all of their problems will be solved. They aren't entirely wrong, but they aren't entirely right.

Busboys

2026

The Wrong Guy poster
6.8

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.

The Wrong Guy

1997

Me Time poster
5.8

With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.

Me Time

2022

Trigger Point poster
6.2

Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.

Trigger Point

2021

The Gospel of John poster
7.6

A word for word depiction of the life of Jesus Christ from the Good News Translation Bible as recorded in the Gospel of John.

The Gospel of John

2003

After the Ball poster
6.3

After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.

After the Ball

2015

Salma's Big Wish poster
6.9

In the Mexican town of Santa Clara, Salma, a 16 year-old orphan who never got to meet her biological parents, has spent most of her life searching for clues of their identities and whereabouts, that is until she discovers a special book that is filled with stories of the town's past and the history of it's people.

Salma's Big Wish

2019

Cake poster
4.8

A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine.

Cake

2005

Finding Famiglia poster
NR

After the passing of her beloved uncle, Alma, a practical yet nostalgic Boston nurse, returns to Italy to reconnect with her estranged family and their ancestral villa. As she rediscovers love, loss, and legacy, she must decide whether to fight for her family's home or let go of the past for a new future.

Finding Famiglia

Phantom of the Megaplex poster
6.0

Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighbourhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theatre will play host to the premier of a major motion picture, with a number of Hollywood celebrities in attendance. However, when the big night comes, Pete has to contend with disappearing staff, malfunctioning equipment, and a broken popcorn machine.

Phantom of the Megaplex

2000

State Like Sleep poster
4.7

Following the death of her husband, Katherine travels to Brussels, where a few loose ends become a whole web of secrets as she untangles her late spouse’s mysterious last days alive.

State Like Sleep

2019

Pick One poster
NR

It’s Danny’s wedding day, and he has a big choice to make. Cue the insanity. Pick One is a chaotic bisexual Italian wedding rom-com... with a porchetta.

Pick One

2025

Welcome to Nowhere poster
6.0

After learning of his father's death, a man returns to his hometown and discovers that the family house and farm are mortgaged to the hilt. His two best highschool friends decide to help by posting UFO story on internet to scam tabloids.

Welcome to Nowhere

2018

100 Films and a Funeral poster
7.3

A lively look at the history of the twice-risen, twice-fallen London-based Polygram Filmed Entertainment, which in its heyday produced such titles as Fargo, The Usual Suspects, and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

100 Films and a Funeral

2007

Ecstasy poster
4.9

A small-time drug smuggler from Scotland, is trying to figure out his way through life until he meets a beautiful girl from Canada, who seeks a change after a bad relationship she just got out of.

Ecstasy

2011

Cliffs of Freedom poster
7.1

The timeless story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.

Cliffs of Freedom

2019

Shark City poster
3.0

Dagen and Kenny are two best friends in their early thirties living in New York who are looking for love in all the wrong places. One of them finds his dream girl, who just happens to be the daughter of the biggest mobster in town, and the other friend swindles her mob boss Dad out of a million dollars.

Shark City

2009

Pegasus vs. Chimera poster
3.7

With help from a powerful witch, a blacksmith and a warrior princess summon Pegasus to help them defeat Chimera and save their kingdom from destruction.

Pegasus vs. Chimera

2012