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Alex Dimitriades
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Alex Dimitriades (born 28 December 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor. The son of first generation Greek immigrants, Dimitriades grew up in Earlwood, a working-class suburb of Sydney. His parents divorced when he was 12.
Dimitriades began his career in the 1993 Australian film The Heartbreak Kid and later starred in the spin-off TV series Heartbreak High, in which he played Nick Poulos. In 1998, Dimitriades played the protagonist Ari in the Ana Kokkinos film Head On. Dimitriades' performance in the role was critically acclaimed and earned him an AFI Award nomination. In 2001, he appeared in the Australian comedy Let's Get Skase.
Dimitriades has also starred in several Australian TV series, including the police dramas Wildside and Young Lions. He has also had small guest roles in the Australian soap Neighbours and the science fiction series Farscape.
More recently, Dimitriades has appeared in the Hollywood films Ghost Ship and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and in two plays by Louis Nowra for Griffin Theatre Company, The Woman with Dog's Eyes and The Emperor of Sydney. He is linked romantically with Italian shoe designer Terri Biviano.
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