Alexis Georgoulis


Alexis Georgoulis is a Greek actor and politician.

Personal life

Georgoulis was born on 6 October 1974 in Larissa, Greece. His father worked for OPAP and his mother taught kindergarten. Georgoulis served his mandatory military service in the Hellenic Army, and began studying civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens in 1993. In 1996, he began acting with local drama schools, and in 1997, he was accepted to the Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Jasmine drama school.

Acting

After performing with the dance troupe Heresis in their renditions of Carmen 33 and The Return, Georgoulis began working in television. He first took smaller roles in Alice in Wonderland and Death Agony, but it was his co-starring role in 2001's Eisai to Tairi mou that elevated the Greek actor to stardom. According to the WGBH Educational Foundation, in recognition of his fame, Georgoulis is called the "George Clooney of Greece" therein.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Original SinEleni's boyfriendFilm debut
1999No one's roseShort movie
2002The BubbleMakis Mparlavatzas
2002Tomorrow will be lateAntonis Mainas
2002I'm tired of killing my loversVasilis Iordanidis
2003Oxygen: Blackmail boyStelios Nousias
2005LioumbiDimitris Georgiou
2009My Life in RuinsPoupi Kakas
2012A Green StoryGeorge
2015One summer in GreeceYannis Papadopoulos
2015PuppetsPhillipos Koraes
2016The DurrellsSpiros Chalkiopoulos
2017Everything is wonderfulMaria's lover
2023Greek Wedding 3">Greeks">Greek Wedding 3Peter Portokalos

Politics

As a member of Syriza, he was elected to the European Parliament on 26 May 2019 for a four-year term. His platform included the promotion of the cinema of Greece. When his involvement in an alleged case of sexual harassment went public in 2023, he was expelled from both Syriza and The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL.