Alexis Georgoulis ( el, text=Αλέξης Γεωργούλης; born 1974) is a Greek actor and politician.

Personal life

Georgoulis was born on 6 October 1974 in

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. His father worked for a lottery and his mother taught

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. Georgoulis served in the

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the ...

, and began studying

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

at the

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...

in 1993. In 1996, he began acting with local drama schools, and in 1997, he was accepted to the

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' Jasmine

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Acting

After performing with the

dance troupe A dance troupe or dance company is a group of dancers and associated personnel who work together to perform dances as a sport, spectacle or entertainment. There are many different types of dance companies, often working in different list of dance ...

Heresis in their renditions of '' Carmen 33'' and ''The Return'', Georgoulis began working in television. He first took smaller roles in ''Alice in Wonderland'' and ''Death Agony'', but it was his co-starring role in 2001's ''

Eisai to Tairi mou ''Eisai To Tairi Mou'' (Greek: ''Είσαι Το Ταίρι Μου''; English: ''You're My Mate'') is a Greek romance comedy television series aired in the 2001-2002 season by Mega Channel. It was written by Lefteris Papapetrou and directed by An ...

'' that elevated the Greek actor to stardom. According to the WGBH Educational Foundation, in recognition of his fame, Georgoulis is called the "

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of Greece" therein.

Performance credits

Dance

Television

}) , Sotiris Bezentakos , , , - , , ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' , Judge , , , - , , '' The Durrells'' , Spiro Hakaiopoulos , ,

Film

Politics

As a member of

Syriza The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance ( el, Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía), ...

, he was elected to the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

on 26 May 2019 for a four-year term. His platform included the promotion of the cinema of Greece.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgoulis, Alexis 1974 births actors from Larissa Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Greek male actors living people MEPs for Greece 2019–2024 politicians from Larissa Syriza MEPs