Alex Dimitriades
Australian actor · Australia · On the map · Actors · Born 1973 · age 52
Alex Dimitriades is an Australian television, film and stage actor of Greek descent. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Nick Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as Nick Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High.
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The TouristSeries, Kostas Panigiris2020
The EndSeries, Dr. Nikos Naoumidis2019
Total ControlSeries, Nick Pearce
EpiphanyFilm, 2019Theo2018
My Boy OlegFilm, Ari2017
Seven Types of AmbiguitySeries, Joe Marin
Remembering AgathaFilm, 2017Robert2015
The PrincipalSeries, Matt Bashir2014
CarlottaFilm, Angelo2011
The SlapSeries, Harry2010
Summer CodaFilm, Michael2008
UnderbellySeries, Mr. T
Bang-Bang Wedding!Film, 2008Ilias2006
Stepfather of the BrideFilm, Jack2004Go BigFilm, Hamish Fitz-Herbert2003
SubteranoFilm, Conrad2002
Ghost ShipFilm, Santos2001
La spagnolaFilm, Stefano1999
FarscapeSeries, Lieutenant Velorek1998
Head OnFilm, Ari1997
WildsideSeries, Charlie Coustos1995
Blue MurderFilm, Warren Lanfranchi1994
Heartbreak HighSeries, Nick Poulos1993
The Heartbreak KidFilm, Nick Polides1973Born28 December 1973People around Alex
Close ties
Brendan Cowell Directed Ruben Guthrie (2015)
Heather Mitchell Also in Three Blind Mice (2008)
Steve Jacobs Directed La Spagnola (2001), also in Blue Murder
Emile Sherman Produced Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010)
Adam Sandler Produced Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Robert Zemeckis Produced Ghost Ship (2003)
Jamie Dornan Also in The Tourist and The Tourist, season 1
Jacki Weaver Also in Three Blind Mice and Summer Coda
John Schneider Produced Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Also in The Tourist and The Tourist, season 1
Danielle Macdonald Also in The Tourist and The Tourist, season 1
Lara Cox Also in Heartbreak High
Asher Keddie Also in The Cry and The Society Murders
Shalom Brune-Franklin Also in The Tourist and The Tourist, season 1
Tony Ayres Produced The Slap
Steve Bastoni Also in Blue Murder and The Heartbreak Kid
William McInnes Also in The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
Marcus Graham Also in Blue Murder and Three Blind Mice
Ewen Leslie Also in The Cry and Three Blind Mice
Shirley Barrett Directed Heartbreak High
Ana Kokkinos Directed Head On (2000)- Cezary Skubiszewski Wrote La Spagnola and The Society Murders
Esben Storm Directed Subterano (2003)
Georgie Parker Also in Stepfather of the Bride (2006)
Known for
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Head On 1998
The Infinite Man 2014
Ghost Ship 2002
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 2005
Filmography 23
43 credits on file
Television 20
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About this person
He won critical acclaim for his role as Ari, a troubled second generation Greek Australian in Head On (1998), based on Christos Tsiolkas's 1995 novel, Loaded. He won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Actor for the role and was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor. He later starred in The Slap (2011) based on Tsiolkas's novel of the same name and won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor. He also starred in the titular role of the drama series, The Principal (2015) and won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor. He has also had roles in a number of British-Australian co-productions such as The Cry (2018) and The Tourist (2022).
