1964年3月17日生于弗吉尼亚州。父母离异后随母亲前往洛杉矶居住，1979年开始参加美国广播公司的电视剧集演出，曾以电视剧集《时间事件》荣获艾美奖。
Carlo Rota recently made the move from Canada to Los Angeles to advance his acting career in the United States. He is best known to American audiences for his five seasons as Mick Schtoppel on the USA Network's smash hit La Femme Nikita (1997). Joel Surnow, executive producer of the show, created this role specifically for him, and then moved along to create Carlo's role on 24 (2001). He also appeared on Showtime's Queer as Folk (2000), The Boondock Saints (1999) and numerous other television shows and movies.
