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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1999 | Original Sin | Eleni's boyfriend | Film debut | |
| 1999 | No one's rose | Short movie | ||
| 2002 | The Bubble | Makis Mparlavatzas | ||
| 2002 | Tomorrow will be late | Antonis Mainas | ||
| 2002 | I'm tired of killing my lovers | Vasilis Iordanidis | ||
| 2003 | Oxygen: Blackmail boy | Stelios Nousias | ||
| 2005 | Lioumbi | Dimitris Georgiou | ||
| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Poupi Kakas | ||
| 2012 | A Green Story | George | ||
| 2015 | One summer in Greece | Yannis Papadopoulos | ||
| 2015 | Puppets | Phillipos Koraes | ||
| 2016 | The Durrells | Spiros Chalkiopoulos | ||
| 2017 | Everything is wonderful | Maria's lover | ||
| 2023 | Greek Wedding 3">Greeks">Greek Wedding 3 | Peter Portokalos |