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.
Secret Level
Sorcerer (voice) · (1 episode)
2024
True Lies
Francois · (1 episode)
2023
Red Iron Road
Popov · (1 episode)
2023
Me Time
Alberto
2022
Trigger Point
Dwight Logan
2021
A Perfect Plan
Theo
2020
FBI: Most Wanted
Anatoly Sabzi · (1 episode)
2020
Salma's Big Wish
Morlett
2019
Trespassers
Sergeant Daniels
2019
The Diggers
Mister Meister
2019
Cliffs of Freedom
Mustapha Bey
2019
Hudson & Rex
Archibald Parsons · (1 episode)
2019
State Like Sleep
2019
The Rookie
Anton Petrovich · (1 episode)
2018
Titans
Oracle (voice) · (1 episode)
2018
Back in Time for Dinner
(6 episodes)
2018
Welcome to Nowhere
The General
2018
Spinning Man
Santos
2018
People You May Know
Bill
2017
Ransom
Damian Delaine · (2 episodes)
2017
Conviction
Vince Scarlata · (1 episode)
2016
Lethal Weapon
Guillermo Azoulay · (2 episodes)
2016
The Player
Daoud Raqiv · (1 episode)
2015
After the Ball
Richard
2015
Jane the Virgin
Emilio Solano · (8 episodes)
2014
The Flash
Remington Meister · (1 episode)
2014
Scorpion
General Savic · (1 episode)
2014
Brick Mansions
George the Greek
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Luca Russo · (1 episode)
2013
World Without End
Edmund · (8 episodes)
2012
Scandal
Ivan · (3 episodes)
2012
Grimm
Hedig · (1 episode)
2011
American Horror Story
Anton LaVey · (1 episode)
2011
Ecstasy
Solo
2011
ThunderCats
Ratar-O (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Sean Winston · (1 episode)
2010
Nikita
Ian Damascus · (1 episode)
2010
Human Target
Eli Rosko · (1 episode)
2010
Shark City
Ventura Ritt
2009
White Collar
Ghovat · (1 episode)
2009
Stargate Universe
Carl Strom · (2 episodes)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Kalil Abramson · (1 episode)
2009
Castle
Bahir Harun · (1 episode)
2009
Saw V
Charles
2008
Sanctuary
Feodor 'Frank' Glazov · (1 episode)
2008
Sanctuary
Richard Feliz · (2 episodes)
2008
The Mentalist
Dimitri Zubov · (1 episode)
2008
Breaking Bad
Benicio Fuentes · (1 episode)
2008
Cold Play
Nigel
2008
Little Mosque on the Prairie
Yasir Hamoudi · (90 episodes)
2007
Shark
(1 episode)
2006
Time Bomb
Musab Hyatti
2006
At the Hotel
Albert · (6 episodes)
2006
Bones
Lambert Chaisson · (1 episode)
2005
Cake
Bob Jackman
2005
Horsie's Retreat
Spiro
2005
This Is Wonderland
Giuseppe Burelli · (1 episode)
2004
Il Duce Canadese
Avvocato · (2 episodes)
2004
The Gospel of John
Chief of the Temple Guards
2003
Veritas: The Quest
Ali Hassan Rif · (1 episode)
2003
Adventure Inc.
Sergi Borodin · (1 episode)
2002
Global Heresy
Tony Manson
2002
Street Time
Arthur Marx · (2 episodes)
2002
Recipe for Murder
2002
24
Morris O'Brian · (29 episodes)
2001
On Their Knees
Walter
2001
The Wandering Soul Murders
Hairdresser
2001
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534
Cal Matthews
2001
Queer As Folk
Gardner Vance · (9 episodes)
2000
Phantom of the Megaplex
Tyler Jesseman
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Karl Schrute · (1 episode)
2000
Trapped in a Purple Haze
David Lebeff
2000
Mission to Mars
Ambassador
2000
Relic Hunter
Sultan · (1 episode)
1999
Relic Hunter
Lagenfeld · (2 episodes)
1999
The Boondock Saints
Yakavetta
1999
Total Recall 2070
(1 episode)
1999
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Findlay Clerk
1998
Highlander: The Raven
Mario Cardoza · (1 episode)
1998
Earth: Final Conflict
Margolis · (1 episode)
1997
City of Dark
Plato
1997
La Femme Nikita
Mick Stoppel · (11 episodes)
1997
La Femme Nikita
Mr. Jones · (4 episodes)
1997
Maximum Risk
Bohemia Bartender
1996
The Sentinel
Jack Buchanan · (1 episode)
1996
First Degree
Joe Galeno
1995
Friends at Last
Neil
1995
Young at Heart
Bartender
1995
Viper
Harry Ibarra · (1 episode)
1994
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
C.B.S. Producer
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Torquemada · (1 episode)
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Dassas · (1 episode)
1993
Forever Knight
(1 episode)
1992