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Alex Dimitriades

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Alex Dimitriades

Born December 28, 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia23 films

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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Head On posterFirst watchHead On19986.2as AriNineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular…View film

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Filmography

23 films as actor
  1. 2019EpiphanyTheo
  2. 2018My Boy OlegAri
  3. 2017Remembering AgathaRobert
  4. 2015Ruben GuthrieDamien
  5. 2014CarlottaAngelo
  6. 2014The OrchardSaverio
  7. 2014The Infinite ManTerry
  8. 2010Summer CodaMichael
  9. 2010The Kings of MykonosMihali
  10. 2008Three Blind MiceTony
  11. 2008Bang-Bang Wedding!Ilias
  12. 2006Stepfather of the BrideJack
  13. 2006The Society MurdersRobert Nazaretian
  14. 2005Deuce Bigalow: European GigoloEnzo Giarraputo
  15. 2004Go BigHamish Fitz-Herbert
  16. 2003SubteranoConrad
  17. 2002Ghost ShipSantos
  18. 2001Let's Get SkaseDanny D'Amato Jr.
  19. 2001La spagnolaStefano
  20. 2000The Love of Lionel's LifeSteve
  21. 1998Head OnAri
  22. 1995Blue MurderWarren Lanfranchi
  23. 1993The Heartbreak KidNick Polides