Kostas Triantafyllopoulos


Kostas Triantafyllopoulos was a Greek actor.

Biography

After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Aristophanes and Shakespeare to contemporary Theater of [the United States|American drama].
He performed frequently at the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and at many other major Greek theatres, appearing in both classics and new works. His most notable stage roles include: Joe Keller in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Kilroy in Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith in Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick in Tone Clusters by Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Old Man in Fool for Love by Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin in No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce in The [Two Gentlemen of Verona] by William Shakespeare, Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Gilbert Horn in Knives in Hens by David Harrower, Creon in Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, Xanthias in The Frogs and Lamachus in The Acharnians both by Aristophanes.
From November 1998 to July 1999 and from July 2002 to March 2003 he participated in the world tours of the National Theatre of Greece with the tragedies Medea by Euripides, Electra and Antigone both by Sophocles. The tour included performances in France, Australia, Israel, Portugal, United States, Canada, Brasil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, China and Japan. Medea was well received by the critics and especially by The New York Times.
He appeared in numerous Greek television series and films, such as Ela sti thesi mou, Ta mystika tis Edem, Kaneis de leei s' agapo, Peninta Peninta and Symmathites. He had also established himself as a voice actor, performing the Greek dubbing voices of numerous popular Disney Company|Disney] characters such as Pete of the Mickey Mouse universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, Don Carlton in Monsters University, Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast, Django in Ratatouille and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch.

Work

Theatre (partial)

YearPlayWriterRoleTheatre
2019–20MedeaBostOedipusThiseio Theatre
2017–19The Lying KindAnthony NeilsonBalthasarMousouri Theatre
2016–17SchumannSofia KapsourouFriedrich WieckNational Theatre of Greece
2015–16To PanigiriDimitris KechaidisPaplomatasNational Theatre of Greece
2014–1512 Angry MenReginald RoseJuror #3Alkmini Theatre
2014–15Protipos oikos anochisHaris RomasAlkiviadis/Aristomenis LachanasAkadimos Theatre
2013–14A Flea in Her EarGeorges FeydeauAugustin FerraillonAliki Theatre
2013Ears on a BeatleMark St. GermainHoward BallantineAggelon Vima Theatre
2011–12StallerhofFranz Xaver KroetzStallerNeos Kosmos Theatre
2010–11Fool for LoveSam ShepardOld ManKappa Theatre
2009–10HughieEugene O'NeillErie SmithAltera Pars
2008–09EldoradoMarius von MayenburgAschenbrennerHora Theatre
2008–09HughieEugene O'NeillErie SmithBios
2006–08I theia ap' to ChicagoAlekos SakellariosHarilaosIvi Theatre
2005–06All My SonsArthur MillerJoe KellerNational Theatre of Northern Greece
2005Tone ClustersJoyce Carol OatesFrank GulickPorta Theater
2004–05Pugilist SpecialistAdriano ShaplinColonel JohnsKefallinias Street Theatre
2003Oedipus at ColonusSophoclesCreonGreek Art Theatre
2002–03AntigoneSophoclesGuardNational Theatre of Greece
2001–02No ExitJean-Paul SartreJoseph GarcinKefallinias Street Theatre
2001OresteiaAeschylusHeraldNational Theatre of Greece
2000–01Camino RealTennessee WilliamsKilroyNational Theatre of Greece
1999–00Knives in HensDavid HarrowerGilbert HornAthens Praxi Theatre
1999Doña RositaFederico García LorcaUncleNational Theatre of Greece
1998–99ElectraSophoclesPaedagogusNational Theatre of Greece
1997–99MedeaEuripidesCreonNational Theatre of Greece
1997La CelestinaFernando de RojasSempronioOdeon of Herodes Atticus
1996–97The Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterCardinalAmore Theatre
1996–97Thérèse RaquinÉmile ZolaGrivetAmore Theatre
1996OthelloWilliam ShakespeareRoderigoUniversity of Athens
1995–96The Government InspectorNikolai GogolArtemy Filippovich ZemlianikaTzeni Karezi Theatre
1995The AcharniansAristophanesLamachusNational Theatre of Greece
1994–95The Last OnesMaxim GorkyYakovPorta Theater
1994The Two Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam ShakespeareLaunceTheatre of Central Greece
1992–94The [Diary of Anne Frank (play)|The Diary of Anne Frank]Frances Goodrich – Albert HackettMr. Van DaanKappa Theatre
1990The FrogsAristophanesXanthiasOpen Theatre
1989–90Three SistersAnton ChekhovBaron Nikolai Lvovich TuzenbachOpen Theatre
1988–89LuluFrank WedekindRodrigoOpen Theatre

Filmography

Dubbing (partial)