Greek Actors

1. Alexis Georgoulis

Alexis Georgoulis was born in the Greek town Larissa. In 1993, he started studying at the National Technical University of Athens to become a Civil Engineer. In 1997, after graduating from the prestigious Jasmine Drama School, Alexis would go on to star in several stage productions. During this ...

2. Yorgos Karamihos

Actor | The Durrells

Yorgos Karamihos is an acclaimed actor, director, and acting teacher. Born and raised in Northern Greece, he graduated from Ionian University, with a degree in Philosophy and History, as well as from The Greek National Theatre Academy. In 2012, he received a Fulbright Scholarship as an exceptional ...

3. Alexandros Logothetis

Actor | To nisi

Alexandros Logothetis was born in Athens, Greece, in December 1970.

Graduated with Honours from the National Theater of Greece Drama School in 1991 and obtained a BA in Acting from the Arts Educational Schools London in 1999.

On the big screen, he has worked in more than 30 films, twice awarded at ...

4. Stathis Stamoulakatos

Actor | Piso apo tis thimonies

Stathis Stamoulakatos is known for Behind the Haystacks (2022), Amercement (2020) and Knifer (2010).

5. Constantin Symsiris

Actor | The Durrells

Constantin Symsiris is an actor, originally from Greece. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has been known for portraying Lazaros Vangelatos in ITV series The Durrells. He is also known from Trouble will find us (2020), Man of God (2021) and Mediterraneo: The ...

6. Christopher Papakaliatis

Actor | Enas allos kosmos

Christopher Papakaliatis was born and raised in Athens, Greece. His father, Manuel Papakaliatis was born and raised in Crete. Villy Malamis, his mother, is South African. His parents met in London, England, where they first begun dating. Four years later they got divorced, but they already have had...

7. Aris Servetalis

Actor | The Waiter

Aris Servetalis was born on December 21, 1976 in Athens, Greece. He is an actor, known for The Waiter (2018), Alps (2011) and Apples (2020).

8. Drosos Skotis

Actor | Agios Paisios: Apo ta Farasa ston ourano

Drosos Skotis is known for Agios Paisios: Apo ta Farasa ston ourano (2022), Straight Story (2006) and Nobody (2010).

9. Christos Loulis

Actor | Oi sklavoi sta desma tous

Christos Loulis was born on April 10, 1976 in Athens, Greece. He is an actor, known for Oi sklavoi sta desma tous (2008), O orkos II (The Oath II) (2023) and Miss Violence (2013). He has been married to Emily Koliandri since September 29, 2008. They have one child.

10. Makis Papadimitriou

Actor | Suntan

Makis Papadimitriou is known for Suntan (2016), Amerika Square (2016) and Flux Gourmet (2022).

11. Andreas Konstantinou

Actor | Ouzeri Tsitsanis

Andreas Konstantinou was born on November 15, 1982 in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Cloudy Sunday (2015), The Last Note (2017) and O thanatos pou onireftika (2010).

12. Giannis Stankoglou

Actor | Invisible

Yannis Stankoglou was born in 1974, in Greece. The region of Evros, near the borders with Turkey is the place in which he grew up. He studied in Giorgos Kimoulis Modern Theatre of Athens Drama School, when he was 23. For a few years he moved to New York, until he returned to his country. He has a ...

13. Costas Mandylor

Actor | Saw V

Costas Mandylor was born on September 3, 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw IV (2007). He has been married to Victoria Ramos since October 10, 2013. He was previously married to Talisa Soto.

14. Alex Dimitriades

Actor | Head On

Alex Dimitriades was born on December 28, 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor, known for Head On (1998), Ghost Ship (2002) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).

15. Christos Stergioglou

Actor | Kynodontas

Christos Stergioglou was born in 1952 in Didymoteicho, Thrace, Greece. He is an actor and producer, known for Dogtooth (2009), The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (2013) and Unfair World (2011).

16. Vangelis Mourikis

Actor | O vasilias

Vangelis Mourikis is known for The King (2002), Digger (2020) and Chevalier (2015).

17. John Stamos

Actor | Full House

John Phillip Stamos was born in Cypress, California, to Loretta (Phillips), a model, and William Stamos, a restaurateur. His father was of Greek descent, with the family surname originally being "Stamotopoulos". John has two younger sisters, Janeen and Alaina, both school teachers. His first ...

18. Zach Galifianakis

Actor | The Hangover

Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances (Cashion), who owned a community arts center, and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil vendor. His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of mostly English and Scottish ancestry. Zach moved to New York City after failing ...

19. Georges Corraface

Actor | Peter Brook's the Mahabharata

Georges Corraface has risen to star status in Europe throughout a career in film, theatre and television.

This ruggedly charismatic leading man is notably a box-office draw in Greece, Spain and France, where he lives and is a popular celebrity.

A classically trained and versatile actor, his gift for ...

20. Peter Andre

Soundtrack | Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Peter Andre was born on February 27, 1973 in Harrow, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) and Keith Lemon: The Film (2012). He has been married to Emily MacDonagh since July 11, 2015. They have two ...

21. John Aniston

Actor | Days of Our Lives

John Aniston was born on July 24, 1933 in Crete, Greece. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Journeyman (2007). He was married to Sherry Rooney and Nancy Dow. He died on November 11, 2022 in the USA.

22. Mark Ballas

Actor | Samantha Who?

Mark Ballas was born on May 24, 1986 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Samantha Who? (2007), Dancing with the Stars (2005) and Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins (2012). He has been married to B.C. Jean since November 25, 2016.

23. Dennis Boutsikaris

Actor | Better Call Saul

Dennis Boutsikaris is an American character actor who has won the Obie Award twice. He is also a narrator of audio-books, for which he has won 13 Golden Earphone Awards and 8 Audie Awards. He won Best Audiobook of the Year from Amazon for his reading of American Gods.

Boutsikaris was born in Newark,...

24. Charlie Callas

Actor | Pete's Dragon

Born Charles Callias in Brooklyn, NY on December 20, 1927, he served in the US Army in Germany during World War 2.

Originally a drummer, he played with Tommy Dorsey, Claude Thornhill and Buddy Rich. He was always clowning around and would drive the band members crazy on the bus as they traveled. So ...

25. Alex Carter

Actor | The Island

Alex Carter was born on November 12, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Island (2005), Veritas: The Quest (2003) and Out of Time (2003).

26. John Cassavetes

Actor | Rosemary's Baby

John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films.

Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983). ...

27. Nick Cassavetes

Actor | Face/Off

Nick Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of actress Gena Rowlands and Greek-American actor and film director John Cassavetes. As a child, he appeared in two of his father's films: Husbands (1970) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974). After spending so much of his youth surrounded by the...

28. John Considine

Actor | MacGyver

John Considine was born on January 2, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for MacGyver (1985), A Wedding (1978) and Combat! (1962). He has been married to Astrid Lee Peterson since December 24, 1984. He was previously married to Jette Seear and Toby Considine.

29. Michael Constantine

Actor | My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Award-winning Greek-American actor Michael Constantine (born 22 May 1927) is best known for his portrayal of the Windex bottle-toting family patriarch "Gus Portokalos" in the sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). Before his appearance in that movie and the subsequent TV series based on it, ...

30. Bob Costas

Actor | BASEketball

TV sportscaster Bob Costas is known as a smart interviewer with encyclopedic knowledge and a devilish sense of humor.

He was born in the borough of Queens, New York. He is the son of Jayne (Quinlan) and John George Costas, an electrical engineer. His father's roots are Greek, from the island of ...

31. Chris Diamantopoulos

Actor | The Boys in the Boat

Chris grew up splitting his time between Greece and Canada. At age 9, he started doing TV commercials and professional theater. He left home at 18 to perform in a series of US national tours after which, he landed on Broadway. Chris now splits his time between New York and Los Angeles acting in TV ...

32. Alex Dimitriades

Actor | Head On

Alex Dimitriades was born on December 28, 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor, known for Head On (1998), Ghost Ship (2002) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).

33. Michael Dukakis

Actor | Cheers

Michael Dukakis, three-term governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who served longer in that post than any other person in history, is best remembered in history as the 1988 Democratic candidate for President in an election in which Ronald Reagan's vice president, George Bush, effectively ...

34. George Eads

Actor | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

A charismatic performer who spent years on television looking for his big break, actor George Eads finally became a television star portraying forensic investigator Nick Stokes on the hit procedural "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000- ). Prior to that role, Eads eked out a living with ...

35. Jason David Frank

Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Jason David Frank is well-known for his role of Tommy Oliver in the long-running family television show Power Rangers. He is the voice of Emissary in Transformers: Titans Returns and brings Bloodshot to life in the highly-anticipated project Ninjak vs.the Valiant Universe. Always one looking for ...

36. Theo James

Actor | Divergent

Theo James was born on December 16, 1984 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom as Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis. He is an actor, known for his role as Tobias "Four" Eaton in the films Divergent (2014), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016). He is also known...

37. George Kotsiopoulos

Actor | Iron Man Three

George Kotsiopoulos was born on November 18, 1968 in Skokie, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Iron Man Three (2013), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (2015).

38. Jason Mantzoukas

Actor | The Dictator

Jason Mantzoukas is an American actor, comedian, writer and podcaster. He is best known for his recurring role as Rafi in the FX comedy series The League, and as one of the three co-hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael. After beginning his career ...

39. David Mazouz

Actor | Gotham

David (pronounced "Dah-Veed") Albert Mazouz is an actor, writer, and producer who graduated from Stanford University in 2023, where he studied Economics and Psychology. He is best known for his role as Bruce Wayne on FOX's Gotham and since the show's end, he has continued to act in theater and film...

40. Demetri Martin

Actor | (Dean)

Demetri Martin was born on May 25, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dean (2016), Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and In a World... (2013). He has been married to Rachael Beame since June 1, 2012.

41. George Maharis

Actor | Route 66

Tall, dark and handsome, not to mention a charismatic rebel of 1960s Hollywood, actor George Maharis (surname originally Maharias) was born in 1928 in Astoria, New York, one of seven siblings. His immigrant father was a restaurateur. Maharis expressed an early interest in singing and initially ...

42. Ralph Macchio

Actor | The Karate Kid Part III

Ralph George Macchio was born on November 4, 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He started out in various TV commercials in the late 1970s before appearing in the puerile comedy movie Up the Academy (1980), then a regular role in 1980 on the television series Eight Is Enough (1977) followed...

43. Tommy Lee

Soundtrack | Barb Wire

Tommy Lee was born on October 3, 1962 in Athens, Greece. He is an actor and composer, known for Barb Wire (1996), The Dirt (2019) and Vanilla Sky (2001). He has been married to Brittany Furlan since February 14, 2019. He was previously married to Pamela Anderson, Heather Locklear and Elaine ...

44. Elias Koteas

Actor | The Thin Red Line

Elias Koteas was born on March 11, 1961, in Montreal, Canada. Both his parents are of Greek descent. Elias attended Vanier College in Montreal before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a graduate. He also attended the Actors Studio in ...

45. Alex Karzis

Actor | Warehouse 13

Alex Karzis is known for Warehouse 13 (2009), Covert Affairs (2010) and Detention (2003). He was previously married to Lisa Schrage.

46. Alex Karras

Actor | Blazing Saddles

Alex Karras was born on July 15, 1935 in Gary, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Blazing Saddles (1974), Victor/Victoria (1982) and Porky's (1981). He was married to Susan Clark and Ivalyn Joan Jurgensen. He died on October 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

47. Kelly Karavites

Boardwalk Empire

New York based actor Kelly Karavites was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City to a large Greek family involved in what else, the diner business. After serving 2 years in the U.S. Army as an enlisted man he was appointed by his congressman and the Secretary of the Army to cadet at the United ...

48. John Kapelos

Actor | Big Sky

John Kapelos was born on March 8, 1956 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Big Sky (2020), The Umbrella Academy (2019) and The Shape of Water (2017).

49. Laird Hamilton

Die Another Day

Laird Hamilton was born on March 2, 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Die Another Day (2002), Waterworld (1995) and Point Break (2015). He has been married to Gabrielle Reece since November 30, 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

50. Christopher George

Actor | El Dorado

Solidly built, boyishly handsome American leading-man, Christopher George was the son of Greek immigrants. Weaned on stories of the legendary Greek heroes, George and his brother Nick (later a prominent fashion photographer) both quit high school to join the Marines. Completing his education after ...