Alex Dimitriades
Date of birth: 1973-12-28
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alexander Dimitriades, الکس دیمیتریادس
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Three Blind Mice
2008-06-08
Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gul
Head On
1998-08-13
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-belov
Wog Boy 2: The Kings of Mykonos
2010-05-20
Things haven't been going well for Steve 'The Wog Boy' Karamitsis. His one true love—a '69 Valiant P
Bang-Bang Wedding!
2008-01-17
In this fast-paced Greek wedding comedy, young lovers Ilias and Marina arrive on the island of Crete
Summer Coda
2010-10-21
Hitchhiking home to a family she's never known, Heidi meets Michael. In the stunning orange groves o
The Heartbreak Kid
1993-06-17
Christina (Claudia Karvan) is a school teacher from a wealthy Greek-Australian background, engaged t
Subterano
2003-01-03
Eleven souls, trapped in an underground carpark, are attacked by deadly, remote controlled toys. Onl
Let's Get Skase
2001-10-18
Christopher Skase. He ruled Australia and stole a fortune, fleeing to the coast of Spain. No one cou
La spagnola
2001-04-05
Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. L
The Infinite Man
2014-03-07
A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection t
Carlotta
2014-06-19
How many working class Balmain boys grow up to be showgirls? Not just any showgirl but a household n
Go Big
2004-03-14
Thirty year old Gina Katz, fired from a lowly telemarketing job, changes her whole life overnight. G
The Orchard
2014-05-01
Leo is dead and Saverio hasn't spoken to him for ten years. When Saverio meets Anna, his dead brothe
Ruben Guthrie
2015-07-16
The story of one man not only battling the bottle, but the city that won’t let him put it down.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2005-08-12
Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of
Stepfather of the Bride
2006-11-12
This is the story of a typical contemporary Australian family. Skye is getting married to Lachlan. T
Ghost Ship
2002-10-25
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers c
Blue Murder
1995-09-14
Detective Sergeant Roger "The Dodger" Rogerson got fame because he knew how to take care of most dan
Remembering Agatha
2017-10-10
For Agatha, Christmas triggers sadness. She yearns for freedom laced with imagination, when magical
My Boy Oleg
2018-06-06
When a Ukrainian actress arrives in Melbourne for a festival performance, her off stage antics revea
Epiphany
2019-04-06
A young girl struggles to create a relationship with her father after the death of her aunt who rais
The Society Murders
2006-06-18
The Society Murders was the name given to the April 4, 2002 murders of husband and wife millionaire
The Love of Lionel's Life
2000-07-09
Lionel Burke is young, single and living in a remote Queensland mining town. Life is pretty good apa