Alex Dimitriades Biography
Alex Dimitriades is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for her roles in Head On (1998), Ghost Ship (2002) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). He first attracted national attention for his co-starring role in the 1993 Australian film The Heartbreak Kid, for which he received positive reviews and acclaim.
Alex Dimitriades Age
Alex was born on 28 December 1973 in Sydney. He is 45 years old as of 2018.
Alex Dimitriades Family | Alex Dimitriades
Alex was born in Sydney, as Alexandros Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants. He is the youngest of three siblings. Alex has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He was brought up up in Earlwood, a suburb of Sydney. Alex’s parents divorced when he was twelve. His mother worked as a legal secretary. She raised the children as a single mother. In September 2009, his mother, Betty Dimitriades, lost her battle with a long-time illness.
Alex Dimitriades Partner
Alex had an eight-year relationship with Terry Biviano in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was arrested driving under the influence in 2008 . It was reported that Alex had a blood alcohol reading of .11, more than twice the legal limit in Australia. The charge resulted in the suspension of his driver’s licence.
Alex Dimitriades The Heartbreak Kid
Alex rose to fame for his co-starring role in the 1993 Australian film The Heartbreak Kid, for which he received positive reviews and acclaim. The film also starred Claudia Karvan, which was based on a play of the same name by Richard Barrett and first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. It was later spun off into the television series Heartbreak High.
Alex Dimitriades PhotoAlex Dimitriades Head On
Alex played the protagonist Ari in the controversial Ana Kokkinos film Head On in 1998. The film is based on the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. His performance in the role was critically acclaimed and earned him an AFI Award nomination. Head On was controversial for its graphic violence, sex scenes and LGBT subject matter, though it earned mostly positive reviews. The film screened at dozens of festivals around the world, including the Director’s Fortnight at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Alex’s other notable film roles include the Australian comedies Let’s Get Skase (2001) and La Spagnola (2001), the Greek film To Gamilio Party (English title Bang Bang Wedding, 2008), Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010), and Summer Coda starring alongside Rachael Taylor. He also had roles in the Hollywood films Ghost Ship (2002) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).
Alex Dimitriades Ruben Guthrie
Alex co-starred in Ruben Guthrie alongside Patrick Brammall in 2015. Ruben Guthrie is a romantic drama film starring Patrick Brammall as the title character and Abbey Lee Kershaw in supporting roles. It was written and directed by Brendan Cowell, based on his play of the same name.
Alex Dimitriades Career
Alex made his acting debut in the film The Heartbreak Kid, he starred in a television spin-off, Heartbreak High, in which he played Nick Poulos. He continued on to play underworld figure, Warren Lanfranchi, in the 1995 drama television series Blue Murder. He took on a role in the police drama Wildside in 1997.
He appeared in Young Lions in 2002. Years which followed, he had small guest roles in the Australian soap Neighbours and the science fiction series Farscape. Alex played assassin Victor Brincat (known as Mr. T or ‘The Running Man’ in the show) in the drama series Underbelly in 2008 .
Alex featured in The Slap, the TV adaptation of the novel of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas in 2011. He was awarded the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for his role as the protagonist, Harry.
Alex starred in The Principal in 2015 , a SBS four-part crime drama screened over two weeks in October, for which he won a Logie Award. The series received positive reviews and various accolades, including several nominations from the Australian Film Institute in 2016. Prior to this, he appeared in the shows Secret City and Seven Types of Ambiguity.
Alex had a recurring role in the BBC One drama The Cry, as Detective Peter Alexiades; in late 2018 and in the Netflix series Tidelands, again playing a police officer.
Alex Dimitriades Dj Boogie Monster
Alex an avid collector of vinyl records, stated that his love of music began in childhood. He has a passion for both hip hop and dance music and has stated he is inspired by Kings Go Forth because of their “’70s sound.” Alex works as a DJ professionally across Australia, often referred to as DJ Boogie Monster. He has headlined and performed at a number of events, including Derby Day and as the headline act for the relaunch of the popular South Melbourne nightclub, Motel.
Although he is primarily known as an actor, his DJ work actually predates his acting work:
It’s partly my fault, I was a DJ before I was an actor, but I wasn’t known and haven’t been known as one. It’s two sides of me that will never go away.”
Alex Dimitriades Comedian
Alex toured as part of the Wogboys comedy stage shows along with Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo,in 1996 and 1997. He has also appeared in an number of theatre productions, including two plays by Louis Nowra for Griffin Theatre Company, The Woman with Dog’s Eyes (2004) and The Emperor of Sydney (2006); The Nightwatchman (2007) and Rain Man in 2010; and the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross in 2014.
Alex Dimitriades Films And Tv Shows
From Year 2011 to 2019
2019 – The End (TV Series) as Dr Nikos Naoumidis
2019 – Epiphany as Theo
2018 – My Boy Oleg as Ari
2018 – Tidelands as Paul Murdoch
2018 – The Cry (TV Mini-Series) as detective Peter Alexiades
2017 – Wake in Fright (TV Mini-Series) as Doc tydon
2017 – Remembering Agatha (Short) as Robert
2017 – Seven Types of Ambiguity ( TV Series) as Joe Marin
2016 – Secret City (TV Series ) as Charles Dancer
2016 – Wanted ( TV Series) as Anton Maric
2015 – The Principal (TV Series) Matt Bashir
2015 – Ruben Guthrie as Damian
2015 – Carlotta (TV Movie) as Angelo
2015 – The Orchard ( Short) as Saverio
2015 – The Inifinite Man as Terry
2011 – The Slap (TV Mini- Series) as Harry
2011 – Summer Coda as Michael
2011 – Rescue Special Ops ( TV Series) as Guy Hewit
2011 – The Kings of Mykonos as Mihali
2011 – Three Blind Mice as Tony
From Year 2000 to 2008
2008 – Underbelly (TV Series ) as Mr T.
2008 – Bang-Bang Wedding! as Ilias
2007 – Love My Way (TV Series ) as Julie
2007 – Touched by Fellini (Short) as Tony
2006 – Stepfather of the Bride (TV Movie) as Jack
2006 – Loveproof (Short)
2006- Two Twisted (TV Series) as Rolly
2006 – Checkpoint (Short) as Theo
2006 – The Society Murders (TV Movie) as Robert Nazaretian
2006 – Love Thy Neighbor (Short) as Peter
2005 – Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo as Enzo Giarraputo
2005 – Go Big (TV Movie) as Hamish Fitz-Herbert
2003 – Subterano as Conrad
2002 – Young Lions (TV Series) as Det. Sr. Const. Eddie Mercia
2002 – Ghost Ship as Santos
2001 – Let’s Get Skase as Danny D’Amato Jr.
2001 – La spagnola as Stefano
2000 – The Love of Lionel’s Life (TV Movie) as Steve
2000 – Farscape (TV Series) as Lieutenant Velorek
From Year 1993 to 1999
1998 – 1999 – Wildside (TV Series) as Charlie Coustos
1999 – Deflated (Short)
1998- Head On as Ari
1996 – Neighbours (TV Series) as Steve George
1996 – G.P. (TV Series) as Luke Papadopoulos
1995 – Blue Murder (TV Series) as Warren Lanfranchi
1994 – Heartbreak High (TV Series) as Nick Poulos
1993 – The Heartbreak Kid as Nick Polides
Alex Dimitriades Net Worth
Alex’s career as DJ and actor on stage, television, and films makes it evident that he enjoys a substantial net worth in hundreds of thousands of dollars though it is not yet disclosed.
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