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).
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Filmography
Serenades
2001
as Mullah Jalal-Shah
What I Have Written
1996
as Claude Murnane
Gino
1994
as Rocco Petri
The Heartbreak Kid
1993
as George
Death in Brunswick
1991
as Mustafa
Father
1990
as Amos
Jigsaw
1990
as Ed Minter
Rikky and Pete
1988
as Con Ionides
Wrong World
1985
as Rangott
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984
as Arnold
Desolation Angels
1982
as Nightman
Mad Max
1979
as Grease Rat
St. Vincent's Revue Film
1971