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Alex Dimitriades

Acting Born Dec 28, 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 24 credits

Biography

Alex Dimitriades is an Australian television, film and stage actor of Greek descent. He is 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. He earned critical acclaim for his role as Ari in Head On (1998). 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. In 2012, he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in The Slap. He also works in Australia as a DJ.

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Known for

Underbelly

as Mr. T

Farscape

as Lieutenant Velorek

Rescue: Special Ops

as Guy Hewitt
Film

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

as Enzo Giarraputo
Film

Dhoom 2

as Det. Sr. Const. Eddie Mercia
Film

L'Avventura

as Warren Lanfranchi

Full filmography

  • Underbelly (2008) as Mr. T
  • Farscape (1999) as Lieutenant Velorek
  • Heartbreak High (1994) as Nick Poulos
  • Rescue: Special Ops (2009) as Guy Hewitt
  • Wildside (1997) as Charlie Coustos
  • The Tourist (2022) as Kostas Panigiris
  • Total Control (2019) as Nick Pearce
  • Wanted (2016) as Anton Maric
  • Secret City (2016) as Charles Dancer
  • Ghost Ship (2002) as Santos
  • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (1994) as Self
  • Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) as Enzo Giarraputo
  • Tidelands (2018) as Paul Murdoch
  • The Slap (2011) as Harry
  • The End (2020) as Dr. Nikos Naoumidis
  • Young Lions (2002) as Det. Sr. Const. Eddie Mercia
  • The Cry (2018) as Detective Peter Alexiades
  • Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017) as Joe Marin
  • Amazing Grace (2021) as Kirk Gilbert
  • Blue Murder (1995) as Warren Lanfranchi
  • The Principal (2015) as Matt Bashir
  • Wake in Fright (2017) as Doc Tydon
  • Head On (1998) as Ari
  • Summer Coda (2010) as Michael