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Ennis Esmer

Acting

Born December 29, 1978 · Ankara, Turkey

Biography

ENNIS ESMER is best known for his work as arms dealing hedonist turned FBI consultant Rich Dotcom on NBC’s Blindspot, lothario / tennis pro Nash in Amazon’s Red Oaks, and the ultra-challenging role of “Ennis” on the hit CTV series Children Ruin Everything, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy 3 years in a row.  He is currently hosting season 5 of Roast Battle Canada on CTV, and can soon be seen as Dr Jamie Astaphan in the Paramount+ meta-comedy-biopic-limited series Hate The Player, about the rise and fall of Ben Johnson. He recently played a murderous tech bro on Law & Order, a murdered comedian on Law & Order: Toronto, and a jerk CEO on CBS’ Ghosts, who doesn’t get murdered or murder anybody.  Other recent highlights include the indie feature I Used to Be Funny, starring Rachel Sennot, which premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Netflix limited series The Madness, starring Colman Domingo & John Ortiz. Previously, he played Oz on CTV/NBC’s The Listener for five seasons and is well known for recurring roles on Schitt’s Creek, The Flash, Netflix’s You Me Her, Syfy’s Dark Matter, FXX’s Man Seeking Woman and CW/CTV’s The L.A. Complex.

Awards & recognition

  • Canadian Comedy AwardBest Performance by a Male – Film

Filmography46 titles

BROTHER

2026as Ethan

CIA

2026as Kerem Levni

Hudson & Rex

2019as Richie Lugo

Ghosts

2021as Brett

Nose to Tail

2020as Mark

Wynonna Earp

2016as Kuru

Schitt's Creek

2015as Emir Kaplan

The Flash

2014as Bashir Malik / Psych / Negative Bashir Malik

Lost Girl

2010as Philip

Sight Unseen

2024as Kye

Clara

2018as Charlie Durant

Miss Sloane

2016as Brian

Blindspot

2015as Rich Dotcom

Red Oaks

2014as Nash

Private Eyes

2016as Kurtis Mazhari

Flashpoint

2008

ReGenesis

2004as Dr. Daniel Peters

Law & Order

1990as Marius Cole

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

2024as Kevin Russo

You Me Her

2016as Dave Amari

Man Seeking Woman

2015as Leo

Republic of Doyle

2010as Pete Donnelly

The Listener

2009as Osman 'Oz' Bey

Dark Matter

2015as Wexler

I Used to Be Funny

2023as Noah

What If

2013as Paramedic

The Madness

2024as Agent Khalil

Boot Camp

2024as Bob

Frankie Drake Mysteries

2017as Count Grigore

The Rocker

2008as Barney

Snowglobe

2007as Jamie

The Cheetah Girls

2003as Comedian

YPF

2007as Gord

Billable Hours

as Zoltan

Children Ruin Everything

2022as Ennis

Fight Another Day

2024as Gerrard

Brace for Impact

2016as Moe

Sex After Kids

2013as Ben

How to Deal

2003

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

2015as Adam Mitchell

Welcome to Mooseport

2004as Airport Passenger

Decoys

2004as Gibby

The Go-Getters

2018as The Cabbie

Dirty Singles

2014as Sean

Big News from Grand Rock

2014

Little Big Awesome

as Stuhven (voice)