Nico Lathouris is an Australian-born actor and writer of Greek descent.

Life and career

Lathouris has worked on the television series ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by ABC and Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC. Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pi ...

''. He appeared in George Miller's film ''

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'' (1979) as a car mechanic. He also ran film and drama workshops for the Australian Film Commission. Lathouris is best known for the role of George Poulos in ''

Heartbreak High ''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with ...

'', as well as being the series drama coach responsible for developing the skills of the younger actors and actresses who starred in the series. He helped to develop realistic characters from a whole variety of ethnic backgrounds. The series marked a big shift in the way that life in Australia is represented in TV drama. In the past, many shows had not reflected all the different cultures which exist side-by-side in Australia's big cities, and ''Heartbreak High'' broke the mould by acknowledging and celebrating the country's cultural mix. Lathouris is co-screenwriter (alongside George Miller) of '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015).

Selected filmography

*'' Journey Among Women'' (1977) - Soldier *''

'' (1979) - Grease Rat *'' Desolation Angels'' (1982) - Nightman *''

Where the Green Ants Dream ''Where the Green Ants Dream'' (german: Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen, links=no) is a 1984 German film directed by Werner Herzog, made in Australia. Based on a true story about Indigenous land rights in Australia but slated as a mixture of fac ...

'' (1984) - Arnold *''

The Young Wife ''The Young Wife'' is a 1984 Australian mini series about young Greeks in Melbourne.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p. 251 Cast * Nico Lathouris - Yaumis * Peter Katsaitis - Criton * C ...

'' (1984, TV Movie) - Yannis *'' Wrong World'' (1985) - Rangott *''

Rikky and Pete ''Rikky and Pete'' is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass, written by David Parker, and starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis. Plot Rikky Menzies (Nina Landis) is an out-of-work geologist and aspiring singer (vocals by Wendy Ma ...

'' (1988) - Con Ionides *''

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'' (1988) - Bystander #2 *''

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'' (1988) - Benny Rose *''

Against the Innocent ''Against the Innocent'' is a 1989 Australian film about terrorism directed by Daryl Dellora. References External links''Against the Innocent''at Screen Australia''Against the Innocent''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie D ...

'' (1989) - Tim McKenzie *''

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'' (1990) - Amos *'' Death in Brunswick'' (1990) - Mustafa *''

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'' (1990) - Hot dog man *''

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'' (1990) - Ed Minter *'' The Heartbreak Kid'' (1993) - George *''Gino'' (1994) - Rocco Petri *''What I Have Written'' (1996) - Claude Murnane *''Serenades'' (2001) - Mullah Jalal-Shah *'' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015, Writer) *'' Furiosa'' (2024, Writer)

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* Living people Australian male television actors Australian people of Greek descent Year of birth missing (living people) Nebula Award winners {{Australia-actor-stub