Alex Carter (born Alex Apostolopoulos; November 12, 1964) is a

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and film actor.

Early life

Carter was born Alex Apostolopoulos in

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, 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 lived in the Wexford community of Toronto (Scarborough)and attended Wexford Public School. Alex finished high school and, then left for Hollywood where he studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He is divorced and the father of three children.

Career

Carter's television roles have included recurring roles on roles in '' Family Passions'', ''

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'', '' The Pretender'', '' These Arms of Mine'', '' Flashpoint'', ''

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'', '' Nip/Tuck'', '' The Mermaid Chair'', ''

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'', '' CSI: NY'', '' Leverage'', '' JAG'', '' Veritas: The Quest'' and '' Jericho'', as well as recurring roles in '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' as

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Homicide Detective Lou Vartann (32 episodes), ''

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'' as Michael Davis, '' Point Pleasant'' (9 episodes), and '' Burn Notice'' (6 episodes). 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 ''

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''. He also starred with Cary Elwes and

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in the thriller film ''The Other''.Cary Elwes & Alex Carter Joins The Other for Flatliners Producer
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Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Alex 1964 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian male television actors Male actors from Toronto