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Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris (born 1944) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as George Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as George Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. In both, he plays a Greek Australian patriarch, father of the protagonist, Nick (Alex Dimitriades). Lathouris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film at the 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards. He is also the co-screenwriter of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Lathouris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Serenades
Serenades
2001 • Mullah Jalal-Shah
What I Have Written
What I Have Written
1996 • Claude Murnane
Gino
Gino
1994 • Rocco Petri
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid
1993 • George
Death in Brunswick
Death in Brunswick
1991 • Mustafa
Father
Father
1990 • Amos
Jigsaw
Jigsaw
1990 • Ed Minter
Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete
1988 • Con Ionides

Full filmography

Serenades
Serenades
2001 • Mullah Jalal-Shah
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What I Have Written
What I Have Written
1996 • Claude Murnane
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Gino
Gino
1994 • Rocco Petri
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Father
Father
1990 • Amos
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Jigsaw
Jigsaw
1990 • Ed Minter
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Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete
1988 • Con Ionides
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Wrong World
Wrong World
1985 • Rangott
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Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 • Grease Rat
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Nico Lathouris – Biography, Known For & Filmography