Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas
Koteas in 2010
Born (1961-03-11) March 11, 1961
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouse
(m. 1987; div. 1990)

Elias Koteas (/ˈɛliəs kəˈtəs/; Greek: Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Ararat (2002).

He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the Chicago television series franchise. Among the prominent films in which he has performed are Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Crash (1996), Fallen (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Shutter Island (2010).