Yannis Stankoglou
Date of birth: 1974-01-10
Place of birth: Thourio, Greece
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Giannis Stankoglou, Γιάννης Στάνκογλου, Γιάννης Στάνκογλου
Biography
Yannis (or Yiannis) Stankoglou (Greek: Γιάννης Στάνκογλου; born 10 January 1974) is a Greek actor. Yannis Stankoglou was born in Athens, and worked as a builder and construction worker in his teens, before discovering theatre. He attended the Athens Drama School and went on to study and work in New York, later returning to Greece to become a major figure in the theatre industry. Stankoglou works in Greece, Europe and the United States. He has toured internationally with productions of Greek tragedy and modern works, representing Greek theatre in China, Latin America, and Russia.
Movie Credits
The Christmas Tango
2011-12-01
At the time of the Greek junta, in an isolated army camp, a lieutenant forces a soldier to teach him
Wild Duck
2013-11-06
“Wild Duck” is the story of Dimitris, a telecommunications engineer who’s forced to shutter his busi
Hostage
2005-03-04
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitiv
Xenia
2014-06-18
Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire count
A Dog's Dream
2005-02-25
During a strange night, a prostitute, an opera singer, a fortune teller, a travel agent, a police ch
Forget Me Not
2014-11-06
A road movie at sea and a love adventure. The story of two lovers at the world’s edge. Shot on locat
The Last Journey
2022-02-28
Andreas is on the verge of retirement. His weathered body has taken a beating from all of the years
BASTARDS
2023-05-25
The Bastards have left the city behind. Their house in the countryside smells of nothing but summer.
Blind Sun
2016-04-20
Greece. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is scarce and violence is ready to expl
Traffic Flow: Normal
2006-09-20
In the confined space of a typical school bus, two contrasting characters share an ordinary day on t
Semele
2015-09-12
Eleven-year-old Semele unexpectedly arrives at her father's worksite in Cyprus with a note from scho
Invisible
2015-11-13
Aris, a 38-year-old worker in a factory is fired without any warning. He is shocked. As his attempts
Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema
2024-05-26
The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer
Blood Ties
2012-03-22
Margarita works as a flight assistant. Her life is divided between travels and the care of her sick
Illusion
2013-09-22
Sotiris is a financial editor at a local newspaper, living a mundane life, until he locks eyes with
Amerika Square
2016-10-11
Tattoo artist Billy and unemployed Nakos are best friends from Athens. Old bachelor Nakos is a racis
Pandora
2006-09-20
(Aka 'Pandora') Vissilis wanders around in the dilapidated house, where he was raised by his uncle K
Aria
2017-09-07
Athens, today. Seventeen-year-old, Aria working at the local kebab place, is waiting for a driving l
Without
2008-11-16
A contemporary married couple and their eight-year-old son are exposed to our observation. The husba
The Waiter
2018-11-05
Renos is an old-time waiter with a meticulous routine. He is a loner and an avid collector of inform
Include Women Out
2014-02-13
A comic road movie about a late adulthood. On a summer weekend two old schoolmates in their early fo
Ki An Fygo Tha Ksanartho
2005-01-01
Hope lives with her husband on the mountain, and all summer makes charcoal in a kiln in the heart of
Fantasia
2019-11-28
Set in the world of Greece's urban-folk music scene of the 90s, the film depicts the fatal relations
The Republic
2015-09-30
A photojournalist and surveillance expert decides to go up against a system of political corruption
Man of God
2021-08-26
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and
Real Life
2004-11-04
Aris, 27 years old, returns home after a long journey... His mother, an eccentric and lonely woman l
Ouzeri Tsitsanis
2015-12-03
During World War II in Greece, under the submission of Germans, one Christian, Giorgos, falls in lov
Hardcore
2004-03-12
Leaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love an
The Island of Secrets
2014-10-31
It was supposed to be just an ordinary holiday on sunny Kos, but Toni has to rescue a beautiful loca
I kori tou Rembrandt
2015-12-10
A lavish mansion hosts a grand reception attended by ambassadors, ministers, the police chief, a tec
The After Life
2017-11-03
Michalis, unable to accept the loss of his wife, keeps cooking every day for two dishes, in a vain e
Βασίλης Καραγιώργος
2009-10-01
Mandelion
2017-01-01
A Neo-Bucolic Horror story based on the legends of the 'Neraides', the Fairies of Greek Folklore.
