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My Take
What strikes me about Carlo Rota is how he became the kind of actor whose face you recognize long before his name. Across Little Mosque on the Prairie, 24's Morris O'Brian, and Jane the Virgin, he's worked steadily on both sides of the Atlantic, building a British-Canadian career out of memorable supporting roles rather than top billing. That Gemini nomination feels like quiet proof he was respected in the room. I find that kind of dependable, character-driven longevity genuinely admirable, and I'd happily watch him slip into a scene without expecting him to dominate it.
Overview
Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-Canadian actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Yasir Hamoudi on Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007–12), systems analyst Morris O'Brian on 24 (2006–09), and Emilio Solano in Jane the Virgin (2014–15). He is a Gemini Award nominee.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlo Rota
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロ・ロタ
- Reading
- かるろ・ろた
- Born
- April 17, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.