Nico Lathouris

Acting

Nico Lathouris

21 credits

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

Filmography

Serenades
2001Serenades
as Mullah Jalal-ShahMovie
What I Have Written
1996What I Have Written
as Claude MurnaneMovie
Water Rats
1996Water Rats
as Peter MarchandTV
Gino
1994Gino
as Rocco PetriMovie
Heartbreak High
1994Heartbreak High
as George PoulosTV
Phoenix
1992Phoenix
as LennyTV
Death in Brunswick
1991Death in Brunswick
as MustafaMovie
Police Rescue
1991Police Rescue
as Nicos AngelopoulosTV
Father
1990Father
as AmosMovie
Jigsaw
1990Jigsaw
as Ed MinterMovie
Rikky and Pete
1988Rikky and Pete
as Con IonidesMovie
Rafferty's Rules
1987Rafferty's Rules
as Kevin GrumleyTV
The Flying Doctors
1986The Flying Doctors
as Spiros PolitesTV
Wrong World
1985Wrong World
as RangottMovie
Desolation Angels
1982Desolation Angels
as NightmanMovie
Mad Max
1979Mad Max
as Grease RatMovie