Nico Lathouris
Writer, Actor, Director
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).
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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
| 2019 | Hearts and Bones · as Widow Neighbour |
| 2001 | Serenades · as Mullah Jalal-Shah |
| 1996 | What I Have Written · as Claude Murnane |
| 1996 | Water Rats · as Peter Marchand |
| 1994 | Only the Brave · as Laslo |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High · as George Poulos |
| 1993 | The Heartbreak Kid · as George |
| 1992 | Phoenix · as Lenny Ryan |
| 1990 | Death in Brunswick · as MustafaOn Plex |
| 1990 | Father · as AmosOn Plex |
| 1989 | Heaven Tonight · as Hot-Dog Man |
| 1989 | Against the Innocent · as Tim Mckenzie |
| 1989 | Police Rescue · as Nicos Angelopoulos |
| 1989 | G.P. · as George |
| 1988 | Georgia · as Bystander |
| 1988 | Belinda · as Benny Rose |
| 1988 | Rikky and Pete · as Con Ionides |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules · as Kevin Grumley |
| 1987 | Right Maintenance · as Mechanic |
| 1985 | Wrong World · as Rangott |
| 1985 | The Flying Doctors · as Spiros Polites |
| 1984 | Where the Green Ants Dream · as ArnoldOn Plex |
| 1984 | Mother and Son · as KostaOn Plex |
| 1982 | Fair Game · as Nightman |
| 1979 | Mad Max · as Grease Rat |
| 1977 | Journey Among Women · as Soldier |
| 1994 |
| 1995 | Angel · as Segment Director Of Photography |