Alex Carter (Canadian actor)

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Alex Carter
Born
Apostolos Apostolopoulos [1]

(1963-11-12) November 12, 1963 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Height6' (1.83 m)

Alex Carter (born Apostolos Apostolopoulos; November 12, 1963) [1] is a Canadian television and film actor.

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Early life

Carter was born Apostolos Apostolopoulos in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute as well as Wexford Collegiate Institute and was quite involved with the Wexford C.I. football team. He attended Wexford Public School. After finishing high school, he left for Hollywood where he studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.[ citation needed ]

Career

Carter's television roles have included recurring roles on roles in Family Passions , Black Harbour , Traders , Made in Canada , Taking the Falls , The Pretender , These Arms of Mine , Flashpoint , Wildfire , Castle , Life , Without a Trace , Nip/Tuck , The Mermaid Chair , The Practice , Shark , Due South , CSI: NY , Leverage , JAG , Veritas: The Quest and Jericho , [2] as well as recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as LVPD Homicide Detective Lou Vartann (32 episodes), Revenge as Michael Davis, Point Pleasant (9 episodes), and Burn Notice (6 episodes). [3] He had a role in a few of the final scenes of the series finale of 24. His film roles have included Out of Time and The Island .

Personal life

He is divorced and the father of three children.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Time to Say Goodbye? Craig Klooster
2000Bring Him HomeFarrell
2001It Is What It IsMitch Valentine
2003 Out of Time Paul Cabot
2005 The Island Censor
2012 40 Days and Nights John
2017Don't SleepVince Marino

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Betrayal of SilenceMichaelTV movie
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Police Officer— "The Playhouse"
1989–90 War of the Worlds Clark / Alien #2 / Record Company Guy #22 episodes

— "Choirs of Angels" (1989)

— "Video Messiah" (1990)

1990–91 My Secret Identity Methey2 episodes

— "Missing" (1990)

— "Three Men and a Skull" (1991)

1990–92 Top Cops Greg Smith / Bruno Pezzulich2 episodes

— "Vincent Esposito / Greg Smith" (1990)

— "Freddie Williams / Jim Gorry / Bruno Pezzulich" (1992)

1991 Street Legal Dean James— "Too Many Cooks"
1991 Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop unknown rolealso known as "Kats and Dogs"

— "Big Man on Campus"

1992 Secret Service Agent / Romano2 episodes

— "The Stalker / Bomb Protective Mission"

— "The Banker and the Belle / Car Wars"

1993 Counterstrike Ron— "Clearcut"
1993 Taking the Heat MuffTV movie
1993 Family Passions Mickey Langer #2unknown episode
1994Spenser: Pale Kings and PrincesLundquistTV movie
1994 E.N.G. Gary Belson— "The Play's the Thing"
1994To Save the ChildrenFBI 1TV movie
1994–95 Side Effects Richard Malichevskirecurring role (4 episodes)
1994–96 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Parks2 episodes

— "Only the Strong Survive" (1994)

— "Requiem" (1996)

1994–98 Due South Agent Fordrecurring role (5 episodes)
1995The Man in the AtticGaryTV movie
1995 Net Worth Gus MortsonTV movie
1996 Moonshine Highway Bill RickmanTV movie
1996Her Desperate ChoiceMarcus Perry, Jody's ex-boyfriendTV movie
1996 Talk to Me Mark HolstonTV movie
1996 Trilogy of Terror II BreslowTV movie
1996The Morrison Murders: Based on a True StoryDeputy George PettygrewTV movie
1996What Kind of Mother Are You?Rob HylerTV movie
1996 Taking the Falls Domenic DiFranco— "The Marrying Man"
1996–97 Traders Tommy "Ryke" Rykespoorrecurring role (8 episodes)
1996–98 Black Harbour Paul Islerseries regular (30 episodes)
1997 F/X: The Series Bobby— "Requiem for a Cop"
1998The FixerHoward LarkinTV movie
1998Recipe for RevengeJack BranninganTV movie
1998–2002 Made in Canada Michael Rushton / Damaclesrecurring role (6 episodes)
1999 Martial Law Vincent McKnight— "Wild Life"
1999 Viper Phil Dykstra / Dennis Pratt— "People Like Us"
1999 The Sentinel Alan Archer— "Dead End on Blank Street"
1999 The Pretender Craig Winston— "Ties That Bind"
1999 Early Edition Victor Crowley— "Camera Shy"
1999–2001 These Arms of Mine David Bishoprecurring role (5 episodes)
1999–2003 JAG Commander Mark Joyner / Commander Thomas Risnicki2 episodes

— "War Stories" (1999)

— "Close Quarters" (2003)

2000 Felicity Stephen's father— "Party Lines"
2000Task ForceBrian HoganTV movie
2001 Dark Angel Sidney Croal – Synthedyne CEO— "Shorties in Love"
2001 V.I.P. Lagos— "Aqua Valva"
2001HitchedDetective Cary GrantTV movie
2001 Earth: Final Conflict Keeler— "Unearthed"
2001 The Day Reagan Was Shot Dr. AllardTV movie
2001 Blue Murder Special Agent Wayne "Flip" Henderson— "Remembrance Day"
2002 Guilt by Association RussellTV movie
2003 Nip/Tuck Cliff Mangegna— "Cliff Mantegna"
2003 The Practice John Doe / Russell Fosterling— "Blessed Are They"
2003–04 Veritas: The Quest Dr. Solomon Zondseries regular (13 episodes)
2003–13 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Vartann recurring role (41 episodes)
2005 Night Stalker Detective Granof— "The Five People You Meet in Hell"
2005 Bones Dr. Andrew Rigby— "The Man in the Bear"
2005–06 Point Pleasant Sheriff Logan Parkerrecurring role (9 episodes)
2006 E-Ring General Ian Maguire— "The General"
2006 The Mermaid Chair Brother "Whit" ThomasTV movie
2006 Jericho Fire Chief— "Pilot"
2007 Without a Trace Allen Crane— "Deep Water"
2007 Wildfire Timrecurring role (4 episodes)
2007 The Dead Zone Captain Steve Wilcox—"Re-Entry"
2007SharkAlan Boyd2 episodes

— "In the Crosshairs"

— "Every Breath You Take"

2007–08 Lincoln Heights Lieutenant Lindorecurring role (10 episodes)
2007–2012 Burn Notice Jason Bly recurring role (6 episodes)
2008LifeAlex Lauer— "Badge Bunny"
2008The TowerDistrict AttorneyTV movie
2009 Leverage Sterling's Henchman2 episodes

— "The First David Job"

— "The Second David Job"

2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Ko Samules— "Ourselves Alone"
2009 Castle Michael Goldman— "Ghosts"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Dale Harmon— "Birthday Presence"
2009 Flashpoint Robert cooper— "The Good Citizen"
2010 24 Nantz— "Day 8: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m."
2011 Haven Mr. Campbell— "Who, What, Where, Wendigo?"
2011Look AgainStafford KeachTV movie
2011 The Whole Truth Donal Byrne— "Perfect Witness"
2011–12 Revenge Michael Davis2 episodes

— "Betrayal"

— "Legacy"

2012 Rizzoli & Isles Ron Montgomery— "Welcome to the Dollhouse"
2012 CSI: NY Nathan Lewis— "Misconceptions"
2012 Beauty and the Beast Zachary Holt— "Basic Instinct"
2013 House of Versace Paul BeckTV movie
2013Missing at 17KurtTV movie
2013 Nikita Matthew Graham2 episodes

— "Wanted"

— "Dead or Alive"

2014The Secret Sex Life of a Single MomThe DukeTV movie
2014 Perception Dr. Carter Humphries— "Eternity"
2014 Stalker Kenneth Brown— "Love Is a Battlefield"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Frank Kouris— "Leipei"
2014 Major Crimes Ronald Glover— "Down the Drain"
2015 Chasing Life Chef Quincy— "Cancer Friends with Benefits"
2015 Backstrom Jim Klassen— "Enemy of My Enemies"
2015 Battle Creek NSA Agent— "The Hand-Off"
2015 Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Detective Dan LearyTV movie
2016 Saving Hope Davey Law— "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
2016 Recovery Road Dr. Marcus Grangerrecurring role (3 episodes)
2016 Blue Bloods Special Agent Alexander Clune— "Down the Rabbit Hole"
2016 The Last Ship General Bradley— "Resistance"
2017 Ransom Yannis Kalvos— "The Return"
2017 NCIS Knox Ellicott— "Pandora's Box, Part I"
2017 Ghost Wars Burke— "The Curse of Copperhead Road"
2017 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Colonel2 episodes

— "If You're Lucky"

— "The World Needs Its Hero"

2018 The X-Files Chief Strong— "Familiar"
2018 The Detail Superintendent Andrew Currie— "When One Door Closes"
2018 S.W.A.T. Hawkins— "Hunted"
2018–19 Burden of Truth David Hanleyrecurring role (11 episodes)
2019 Bull James Weeks— "Prior Bad Acts"
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Captain— "Pilot"
2020 Stumptown Freddie— "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles"
2021 Magnum P.I. Henry Sellers— "Bloodline"

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