With his role on JAG, Elliott is finally living out his childhood fantasies. "My dream has always been to be in war movies," he remembers. "When I was young, while other kids in other neighborhoods were playing `cowboys and indians,' we were playing war."   

Elliott is often recognized for his recurring role as a charming multiple addict on "Melrose Place" -- but he credits his one-time gig as "Carl the Moving Guy" on "Seinfeld" for opening more doors than he could ever knock down on any of his previous action series. "I had fun playing a furniture mover who dated Julia Louis-Dreyfus," says Elliott. "I had always made a good living doing drama, but I learned that if you do a comedy, the whole world opens up."   

Elliott was born the second of three sons in Toronto, Canada, on September 21. At 19, he was a member of a rock band and had no interest in acting until he read "King Lear" in a theater-history class and was encouraged to pursue acting as a career by his teacher. Against great odds, he was accepted at the prestigious Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (a Canadian arts college comparable to Juilliard) in 1983. Prior to his graduation, he was accepted to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, and he won the Jean Chalmers Award there as Most Promising Actor. In 1986, he appeared in "B-Movie: The Play" at the Edinburgh Festival, considered by many critics to be Canada's most successful play ever. Soon after, he starred in the CBC series "Street Legal" from 1985-88.   

In 1990, Elliott was signed by Disney to a development deal and arrived in Southern California. His resume quickly expanded as he guest-starred on such series as "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "China Beach," "The Hitchhiker" and "Dark Justice." In 1992, he had a recurring role as a pro-baseball player opposite actress Nicollette Sheridan on "Knots Landing." That same year, he starred on the syndicated series "The Untouchables." Last season, Elliott portrayed the alcoholic husband of Dottie West in the TV movie "Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story," and he will be seen this fall starring in the NBC mini-series "Degree of Guilt."   

Elliott and his wife have a 3-year old daughter called Stephanie. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing with his daughter, reading, golfing, writing and watching old movies. He also enjoys running and has competed in marathons which, he adds, "is my meditation -- I need it."