Carlo Rota
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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.
Known for
Credits
Saw V (2008)
as Charles
The Boondock Saints (1999)
as Yakavetta
Spinning Man (2018)
as Santos
Busboys (2026)
as Boyd
Brick Mansions (2014)
as George the Greek
Me Time (2022)
as Alberto
Mission to Mars (2000)
as Ambassador
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Bohemia Bartender
Trigger Point (2021)
as Dwight Logan
Cake (2005)
as Bob Jackman
The Gospel of John (2003)
as Chief of the Temple Guards
Time Bomb (2006)
as Musab Hyatti
Trespassers (2019)
as Sergeant Daniels
Salma's Big Wish (2019)
as Morlett
Welcome to Nowhere (2018)
as The General
After the Ball (2015)
as Richard
Ecstasy (2011)
as Solo
Six Guns for Hire (—)
as The Bandit
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
as Tyler Jesseman
State Like Sleep (2019)
Actor
Global Heresy (2002)
as Tony Manson
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Findlay Clerk
First Degree (1995)
as Joe Galeno
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
as C.B.S. Producer
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
as Mustapha Bey
A Perfect Plan (2020)
as Theo
On Their Knees (2001)
as Walter
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 (2001)
as Cal Matthews
Shark City (2009)
as Ventura Ritt
Catch a Falling Star (2000)
as Harry Goldberg
Cold Play (2008)
as Nigel
People You May Know (2017)
as Bill
Friends at Last (1995)
as Neil
Young at Heart (1995)
as Bartender
Pegasus vs. Chimera (2012)
as King Orthos
Finding Famiglia (—)
as Carlo
Murder in a Small Town (1999)
as Charles
Horsie's Retreat (2005)
as Spiro
Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000)
as David Lebeff
City of Dark (1997)
as Plato
Recipe for Murder (2002)
Actor
100 Films and a Funeral (2007)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Pick One (2025)
Actor
The Diggers (2019)
as Mister Meister