Elias Koteas

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Elias Koteas (2010)

Elias Koteas (born March 11, 1961 in Montréal , Québec ) is a Canadian actor of Greek origin .

biography

Elias Koteas became known in his Canadian homeland through his collaboration with David Cronenberg (as Vaughan in Crash ), but above all through his collaboration with the director Atom Egoyan . Together they made the films The Estimator (1991), Exotica (1994) and Ararat (2002).

He played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood productions, e.g. For example, the company commander Staros in Der schmale Grat (1998), an antagonist in Demon - Trau kein Seele (1998) or the law enforcement officer Joe Rothman in The Killer Inside Me (2010).

Elias Koteas has also worked with well-known directors such as Francis Ford Coppola , Terrence Malick , Martin Scorsese , David Fincher and Michael Winterbottom .

Awards

Koteas has been nominated three times for the Canadian Genie Award : 1989 for his leading role in Malarek and 1994 for his leading role in Exotica . In 2002 he was able to take home the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for Ararat .

In 2009, Elias Koteas was nominated for his role in The Strange Case of Benjamin Button at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, along with Brad Pitt , Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett .

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SURNAME Koteas, Elias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor of Greek origin
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal , Québec , Canada