Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his role in the

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film ''

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'', Van Gogh in ''

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'', Steven Ray in the film '' The Suicide Theory'', and performing alongside

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and

Sean Harris Sean Harris (born 1965/1966) is an English actor and writer. He played Ian Curtis in ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), Micheletto Corella in '' The Borgias'' (2011–2013), Fifield in ''Prometheus'' (2012), Solomon Lane in '' Mission: Impossib ...

as Paul in the 2022 film '' The Stranger''.

Education

Mouzakis studied Arts and Engineering at university before being accepted into the

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to study acting. He graduated winning the Irene Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for his portrayal of

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's ''Pericles'', in a production directed by

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Career

He was cast in

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' ''Viewing Blue Poles'', performed at the

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, after a critically acclaimed

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season. His first television role came as that of Paolo in

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, which went on to become one of the most watched and successful

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n TV shows of all time. He was next cast by director

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in the horror film '' Darkness Falls'' which opened at number one at the U.S. box office in January 2003. His interest however in smaller and more personal films led to his performances in the short films ''Mona Lisa'' and ''296 Smith Street''. This brought him to the attention of the director

for his adaptation of the children's story ''

''. Mouzakis has had a number of roles in television series such as Rolf in '' Very Small Business'', Andrew Petrious in '' The Slap'', Chris Baros in '' Killing Time'', Theo Kallergis in ''

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'' and Paolo in ''

''. Other feature film credits include '' Darkness Falls'' (Sony Pictures), ''Big Mamma's Boy'', and ''

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'' (Lionsgate). He played Steven Ray in the 2014 film '' The Suicide Theory''. Mouzakis played Van Gogh as a series regular in the 2017 comeback of the

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television series '' ''Prison Break'' season 5''. He also appeared in the

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''Wander Victoria'' campaign in 2017 as the face of his home state of

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Awards

*2013: Best Actor,

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, for playing Joey in the short film ''Joey''. *2014:

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for Male Actor in the Theatre Companies category, for his performance as ''Lophakin'' in the

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's production of

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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouzakis, Steve Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Male actors from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people) Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent 21st-century Australian male actors