Alex Dimitriades
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1973-12-28 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for
- Ghost Ship (2002) — Santos
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) — Enzo Giarraputo
- Farscape (1999) — Lieutenant Velorek
- The Tourist (2022) — Kostas Panigiris
- Secret City (2016) — Charles Dancer
- Tidelands (2018) — Paul Murdoch
- Wanted (2016) — Anton Maric
- Head On (1998) — Ari
- The Infinite Man (2014) — Terry
- The Cry (2018) — Detective Peter Alexiades
- Underbelly (2008) — Mr. T
- Heartbreak High (1994) — Nick Poulos
- The Slap (2011) — Harry
- The Kings of Mykonos (2010) — Mihali
- Total Control (2019) — Nick Pearce
- Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017) — Joe Marin