
Nico Lathouris
Biography
Nico Lathouris (born 1944) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as George Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as George Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. In both, he plays a Greek Australian patriarch, father of the protagonist, Nick (Alex Dimitriades). Lathouris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film at the 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards. He is also the co-screenwriter of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Lathouris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Top Filmography

Mad Max
1979 // MOVIE

Where the Green Ants Dream
1984 // MOVIE

Heartbreak High
1994 // TV

Death in Brunswick
1991 // MOVIE

The Heartbreak Kid
1993 // MOVIE

The Flying Doctors
1986 // TV

Police Rescue
1991 // TV

Water Rats
1996 // TV

Rikky and Pete
1988 // MOVIE

Father
1990 // MOVIE

Serenades
2001 // MOVIE

Desolation Angels
1982 // MOVIE

What I Have Written
1996 // MOVIE

Phoenix
1992 // TV

Phoenix
1992 // TV