Alex Dimitriades
Acting
Born December 28, 1973, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Filmography
- The Tourist — Kostas Panigiris
- Amazing Grace — Kirk Gilbert
- The End — Dr. Nikos Naoumidis
- 2019Epiphany — Theo
- Total Control — Nick Pearce
- 2018My Boy Oleg — Ari
- The Cry — Detective Peter Alexiades
- Tidelands — Paul Murdoch
- 2017Remembering Agatha — Robert
- Seven Types of Ambiguity — Joe Marin
- Wake in Fright — Doc Tydon
- Secret City — Charles Dancer
- Wanted — Anton Maric
- 2015Ruben Guthrie — Damien
- The Principal — Matt Bashir
- 2014Carlotta — Angelo
- 2014The Infinite Man — Terry
- 2014The Orchard — Saverio
- The Slap — Harry
- 2010Summer Coda — Michael
- 2010The Kings of Mykonos — Mihali
- Rescue: Special Ops — Guy Hewitt
- 2009Three Blind Mice — Tony
- 2008Bang-Bang Wedding! — Ilias
- Underbelly — Mr. T
- 2006Stepfather of the Bride — Jack
- 2006The Society Murders — Robert Nazaretian
- 2005Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo — Enzo Giarraputo
- 2004Go Big — Hamish Fitz-Herbert
- 2003Subterano — Conrad
- 2002Ghost Ship — Santos
- Young Lions — Det. Sr. Const. Eddie Mercia
- 2001La spagnola — Stefano
- 2001Let's Get Skase — Danny D'Amato Jr.
- 2000The Love of Lionel's Life — Steve
- Farscape — Lieutenant Velorek
- 1998Head On — Ari
- Wildside — Charlie Coustos
- 1995Blue Murder — Warren Lanfranchi
- Blue Murder — Warren Lanfranchi
- Heartbreak High — Nick Poulos
- 1993The Heartbreak Kid — Nick Polides