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Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris

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