Ennis Esmer is a critically acclaimed Turkish-Canadian actor, comedian and television host best known for his scene-stealing television roles. He first came to prominence as a host on Canadian television before transitioning into a prolific character actor with a strong following in both Canada and the United States. He 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. 

Filmography

• 2026Brother — Ethan
• CIA — Kerem Levni
• 2026V.I.N.C.E. (Voice Intelligent Narrative Creation Engine)
• 2025The Players — Luca
• 2024Boot Camp — Bob
• 2024Fight Another Day — Gerrard
• 2024I Used to Be Funny — Noah
• Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — Kevin Russo
• Sight Unseen — Kye
• The Madness — Agent Khalil
• Plan B — Manny
• 2023The Amityville Curse — Reverend Marion
• Children Ruin Everything — Ennis
• Ghosts — Brett
• 2020Nose to Tail — Mark
• Hudson & Rex — Richie Lugo
• 2018Clara — Charlie Durant
• Little Big Awesome — Stuhven (voice)
• 2018The Go-Getters — The Cabbie
• Frankie Drake Mysteries — Count Grigore
• 2016Brace for Impact — Moe
• 2016Miss Sloane — Brian
• Private Eyes — Kurtis Mazhari
• Wynonna Earp — Kuru
• You Me Her — Dave Amari
• 2015Big News From Grand Rock
• Blindspot — Rich Dotcom
• Dark Matter — Wexler
• 2015How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town — Adam Mitchell, Executive Producer
• Man Seeking Woman — Leo
• 2015Ruthless — Dave Ham
• Schitt's Creek — Emir Kaplan
• 2014Dirty Singles — Sean
• Red Oaks — Nash
• The Flash — Bashir Malik / Psych, Bashir Malik / Psych / Negative Bashir Malik
• 2013Sex After Kids — Ben
• 2013What If — Paramedic
• 2011Dave vs Death — Tim Matthews
• Lost Girl — Philip
• Republic of Doyle — Pete Donnelly
• The Listener — Osman 'Oz' Bey
• Flashpoint
• Murdoch Mysteries — Marcus Evans
• 2008The Rocker — Barney
• 2007Snowglobe — Jamie
• 2007Young People Fucking — Gord
• Billable Hours — Zoltan
• Kojak
• Tilt — College Kid
• 2004Decoys — Gibby
• ReGenesis — Dr. Daniel Peters
• 2004Welcome to Mooseport — Airport Passenger
• 2003How to Deal
• 2003The Cheetah Girls — Comedian
• The Toronto Show — Host, Writer
• Veritas: The Quest — Eguptian Guard
• Law & Order — Marius Cole

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Off2Kali Comedy — Himself