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Alex Dimitriades

1973 - Today

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Alex Dimitriades (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Δημητριάδης, romanized: Aléxandros Dimitriádis; born 28 December 1973) is an Australian television, film and stage actor of Greek descent. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Nick Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as Nick Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. He won critical acclaim for his role as Ari, a troubled second generation Greek Australian in Head On (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Dimitriades has received more than 1,075,621 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Dimitriades is the 11,898th most popular actor (down from 10,978th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Australia (down from 629th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Australian Actor.

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  • 31.73

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  • 15

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  • 2.02

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  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alex Dimitriades ranks 11,898 out of 13,578. Before him are Andrew J. West, Andrea Libman, Harrison Gilbertson, Khushbu, Corey Carrier, and Samantha Mumba. After him are Jennifer Freeman, Nat Faxon, Michael Zegen, Maddie Taylor, Jessica Collins, and Shamita Shetty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Alex Dimitriades ranks 895. Before him are Jeroen Dubbeldam, Andrew Bird, Liu Dong, Lena Hallengren, Shinichi Muto, and Niki Xanthou. After him are Tony Hsieh, Hugues Obry, Fabinho Santos, Wang Manli, Gianni Romme, and Wong Kam-po.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Alex Dimitriades ranks 700 out of 1,143. Before him are Toby Leonard Moore (1981), Kate Grenville (1950), Elizabeth Smylie (1963), Matthew Goss (1986), Patty Mills (1988), and Harrison Gilbertson (1993). After him are Pita Taufatofua (1983), Simon Fairweather (1969), Ashley Fisher (1975), Bill Brown (1912), Matthew Breeze (1972), and Feliks Zemdegs (1995).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Alex Dimitriades ranks 153. Before him are Tabrett Bethell (1982), Claire van der Boom (1983), Teddy Dunn (1980), Eka Darville (1989), Toby Leonard Moore (1981), and Harrison Gilbertson (1993). After him are Claudia Karvan (1972), Keir O'Donnell (1978), Adelaide Clemens (1989), Yael Stone (1985), Fearless Nadia (1908), and Eliza Scanlen (1999).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ghost Ship
Santos
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature.
Oct 25o 20025.951 / 10
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Enzo Giarraputo
Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his old friend T.J. Hicks. But a mysterious killer starts killing some of Amsterdam's finest gigolos and T.J. is mistaken for the extremely gay murderer. Deuce must enter the gigolo industry again to find the real murderer and clear T.J.'s name.
Aug 12o 20055.27 / 10
Head On
Ari
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
Aug 13o 19986.283 / 10