Ennis Esmer
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.
Movie Appearances

The Amityville Curse
as Reverend Marion
2023

Decoys
as Gibby
2004

How to Deal
2003

Sex After Kids
as Ben
2013

What If
as Paramedic
2013

Young People Fucking
as Gord
2007
Dirty Singles
as Sean
2014

Fight Another Day
as Gerrard
2024

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
as Adam Mitchell
2015

Big News From Grand Rock
2015

I Used to Be Funny
as Noah
2024

The Cheetah Girls
as Comedian
2003

Brace for Impact
as Moe
2016

Boot Camp
as Bob
2024

Clara
as Charlie Durant
2018

The Go-Getters
as The Cabbie
2018

Snowglobe
as Jamie
2007

Ruthless
as Dave Ham
2015

Miss Sloane
as Brian
2016

Nose to Tail
as Mark
2020
TV Appearances

Wynonna Earp
as Kuru
2016

The Flash
as Bashir Malik / Psych
2014

Flashpoint
2008

Schitt's Creek
as Emir Kaplan
2015

Kojak
2005
The Toronto Show
as Host
2003

Man Seeking Woman
as Leo
2015

Hudson & Rex
as Richie Lugo
2019

The Listener
as Osman 'Oz' Bey
2009

Red Oaks
as Nash
2014

Private Eyes
as Kurtis Mazhari
2016

Billable Hours
as Zoltan
2006
