Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris

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Biography

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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Mad Max
Mad Max

1979

as Grease Rat

The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid

1993

as George

Where the Green Ants Dream
Desolation Angels
Desolation Angels

1982

as Nightman

Death in Brunswick
Death in Brunswick

1991

as Mustafa

Serenades
Serenades

2001

as Mullah Jalal-Shah

Father
Father

1990

as Amos

Wrong World
Wrong World

1985

as Rangott

Rikky and Pete
Rikky and Pete

1988

as Con Ionides

What I Have Written
What I Have Written

1996

as Claude Murnane

Gino
Gino

1994

as Rocco Petri

Jigsaw
Jigsaw

1990

as Ed Minter