Alex Dimitriades
Born
1973-12-28
Place of birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Known for
Ghost Ship
Santos
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Enzo Giarraputo
Farscape
Lieutenant Velorek
The Tourist
Kostas Panigiris
Secret City
Charles Dancer
Tidelands
Paul Murdoch
Wanted
Anton Maric
The Infinite Man
Terry
Head On
Ari
The Cry
Detective Peter Alexiades
Underbelly
Mr. T
Heartbreak High
Nick Poulos
The Slap
Harry
Wog Boy 2: The Kings of Mykonos
Mihali
Total Control
Nick Pearce