Carlo Rota
Carlo has the recurring role of Mick Schtoppel, Nikita’s next door neighbor on La Femme Nikita. He brings a much needed brand of levity to the role. It has only been recently that we have found out the Mick is "Mr. Jones" the head honcho at Center.
Mick has appeared in all the seasons of LFN in these episodes... Gray, Soul Sacrifice,
Threshold of Pain, Opening Night Jitters, Slipping into Darkness, I Remember Paris,
Playing with Fire, Getting out of Reverse, There are no Missions, He Came from Four,
Line in the Sand, Face in the Mirror, Four Light Years Further.
The Great Canadian Food Show
Carlo's family background prepared him well for working on The Great Canadian Food Show. His father is a well-known chef that traveled the world with his family while honing his culinary skills. Consequently, Carlo has lived in the Far East, Europe and the Caribbean enjoying a wide variety of gastronomique and cultural experiences.
In 1981 Carlo's family moved to Toronto and he went into the restaurant business with his father. Together they opened Noodles and Da Dante, at that time, two well-known Toronto eating establishments in a city on the brink of a culinary explosion. Carlo also worked as a Maitre'D at Joe Allen's and Orso's and was voted Best Maitre'D of 1987.
Born in England and growing up initially in Soho, helped to cultivate his other passion - acting. In the early '90s Carlo decided to switch gears and try his hand at acting and trained as an actor. He has managed to work steadily since. Carlo has appeared in a wide range of television and film productions including 32 Short Films on Glenn Gould, Traders and Black Harbour. He has just completed work on two feature films, - Murder In A Small Town starring Gene Wilder, and Boon Dock Saints with Wilhem Dafoe.
Actor - filmography
TV guest appearances
From Screen Trade Canada
Boondock Saints, The (1999) .... Yakavetta
Murder in a Small Town (1999) (TV)
Clutch (1998) .... Richard
Wrong Guy, The (1998) .... French Restaurant Waiter
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) (TV) .... Findlay Clerk
City of Dark (1997) .... Plato
Maximum Risk (1996) .... Bohemia Bartender
Friends at Last (1995) (TV) .... Neil
Down Came a Blackbird (1995) (TV) .... Sergeant Manuel Ortega
... aka Ramirez (1995) (TV)
First Degree (1995) .... Joe Galena
TekWar: TekLab (1994) (TV) .... Doorman
Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) .... CBS Producer
Albero degli zoccoli, L' (1978) .... Peppino
"Highlander: The Raven"
"Forever Knight"
"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues"
"Matrix" (1993)TV
"Relic Hunter"
"Psi Factor"
Carlo Rota's career in Canadian feature film and television includes such credits as Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, City of Dark, Joe's Wedding, Black Harbour, Kids in the Hall, La Femme Nikita, plus a recurring role on Traders. *** City of Dark
A scientist (Plato) has developed a computer capable of imaging subconscious memories and dreams. A cyber-subversive (Alice) is caught infiltrating the system. She is mistaken for an industrial spy and scanned -- only to reveal compromising images of her and Plato. Unable to explain these memories which have never happened, Plato becomes obsessed with finding Alice. But when he does, she confronts him with his own complicity in an immoral corporate scheme.
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Clutch
(1998)In this dark comedy, a reluctant thief, Martyn (David Hewlett), inadvertently kills a man during the bungled robbery of a rare book. Martyn enlists his friends to get rid of the body, while he delivers the book to a psychotic black market antique dealer. When his car breaks down, he meets Theresa (Tanya Allen), a local mechanic, who turns out to be the girlfriend of the man he has just slain.
Theresa seems more interested in the book tucked away in the trunk than in fixing the engine, and disappears soon after she begins to read. While Martyn desperately tries to find her and the book, his brother and a friend make a shocking discovery about the 'body'.
Now Martyn, Theresa, the antique dealer, the two would-be undertakers and the 'body' all converge in search of the book, lost paradise and the unbearable onslaught of progress.
sources: IMDB, Screen Trade Canada