Alexandros Logothetis
Alexandros Logothetis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | To Nisi (The Island, 2010) |
Alexandros Logothetis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης) (born 1970) is a Greek stage, film and television actor known for his roles in the Greek television series To Nisi (The Island), and the British TV mini-series Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders.
Biography
Alexandros Logothetis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1970. His father was the actor Ilias Logothetis (1939 – 2024),[1] and his mother is a writer, Efthychia Kalliteraki.[2] He was brought up by his mother, after his parents divorced when he was three years old.[2] Logothetis studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School, graduating in 1991. He later studied at the Arts Educational Schools, London, where he graduated with an MA in acting in 1998.[2]
Career
Logothetis has had major roles in Greek television shows including the 2010 series To Nisi (Greek: Το Νησί; English: The Island),[3] which was based on the novel The Island by Victoria Hislop.[2] In 2003, Logothetis was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the Greek State Film Awards for his role in the 2003 film Gamilia narki.[4][5] Logothetis also features in the 2007 - 2008 television series The 10.[6] Logothetis has starred in many Greek films, most recently The Promotion (Exilixi),[7] for which Logothetis won a jury award for Best Performance at the San Francisco Greek Film Festival in 2024.[8]
From 2021 to 2024 Logothetis had roles in several English-language TV mini-series. The first was Magpie Murders, based on a novel by Anthony Horowitz, which was filmed in 2021 and aired on PBS and Britbox in 2022, and BBC One in 2023.[9] The second was the 2024 mini-series Moonflower Murders, based on another Horowitz novel.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Starry Dome | Film debut | ||
| 1993 | Date | short film | ||
| 1993 | The American | |||
| 1994 | Short trip | short film | ||
| 1995 | Like a prairie cock in Wyoming | Michalis | ||
| 1996 | Business in Balkans | Alexandros | ||
| 1998 | Black Out | voice | ||
| 2003 | Wedding mine | Kostas | ||
| 2003 | Dinos the doorman | Dinos | short film | |
| 2005 | Exit | short film | ||
| 2005 | Chariton's Choir | Perikles | ||
| 2005 | The photographer of Trikala | short film | ||
| 2006 | Truth | short film | ||
| 2006 | Showtime | Filippos | short film | |
| 2007 | Alter Ego | Argiris | ||
| 2007 | Secrets and lies | narrator | documentary | |
| 2008 | Instructions for use | short film | ||
| 2008 | Angels' Bet | Angel | short film | |
| 2009 | The Happy Life | cartoon artist | short film | |
| 2009 | The canteen | Filippos | ||
| 2009 | Schmuck | Costas | short film | |
| 2010 | The Flight of the Swan | Stelios | ||
| 2011 | Alter | painter | short film | |
| 2012 | Half-Board Heaven | short film | ||
| 2012 | Something will happen | Aris | short film | |
| 2013 | The Tree and the Swing | young Kyriakos | voice role | |
| 2013 | Wild Duck | Dimitris | [11] | |
| 2013 | Treaty 10/60 | professor | short film | |
| 2013 | From the earth to the moon | John Maston | ||
| 2014 | At home | Stefanos | ||
| 2014 | Polk | unknown man | ||
| 2015 | Stagnation | Vangelis | short film | |
| 2015 | Without milk | Tasos | short film | |
| 2015 | The Republic | Antonis Bournazos | ||
| 2016 | Amerika Square | Manolis | ||
| 2019 | Adults in the Room | Manos | ||
| 2019 | @9 at 9 | mr. Mermigas | ||
| 2019 | In the strange pursuit of Laura Durand | Chrysanthos | ||
| 2020 | Monday | Yorgos | ||
| 2021 | Saison morte | |||
| 2022 | Venizelos: Struggle for Asia Minor | narrator | documentary | |
| 2023 | Midnight Skin | doctor K | short film | |
| 2023 | Promotion | Nikos | ||
| 2024 | Underground | short film | ||
| 2024 | Skeleton Tree | Manos | short film | |
| 2024 | Salty Amazons | Nikos Kakkavias | short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | Sacrifice | Main role, 18 episodes | |
| 1992-1993 | Women | Main role, 25 episodes | |
| 1992 | Anatomy of a crime | Minas Mentidis | Episode: "Fatal relationship" |
| Anatomy of a crime | Episode: "No mercy" | ||
| Anatomy of a crime | Fotis | Episode: "Short circuit" | |
| 1993 | Moral Department | Spyros Markatos | Episode: "Searching" |
| Anatomy of a crime | Episode: "Hunter" | ||
| Anatomy of a crime | Aris | Episode: "Jealousy" | |
| Anatomy of a crime | Episode: "This is a trial eye" | ||
| 2005-2006 | Stand by me | Iasonas | Lead role, 17 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | The 10 | doctor | 10 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | The Island | Nikolas Kyritsis | Main role, 17 episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Farewell my sweet co-mother-in-law | Giorgos Giovanis | Lead role, 12 episodes |
| 2017 | The Durrells | Lunar Nerd | 1 episode |
| 2019-2020 | Home Is | Sotiris Pitsoulis | Lead role, 38 episodes (8 unaired) |
| 2021 | 42°C | Michalis | Lead role, 8 episodes |
| Postcard | Takis Stakakis | Episode: "The kiosk" | |
| 2022 | Commandos and Dragons | narrator (voice role) | 1 episode |
| A night in August | Nikolas Kyritsis | Lead role, 14 episodes | |
| 2023–2025 | The Beach | Dionysis Arhontakis | Lead role, 284 episodes |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders | Andreas Patakis | TV mini series |
| 2025-present | The child | Nikos Palaionikos | Lead role |
External links
References
- ^ Kokkinidis, Tasos (February 29, 2024). "Charismatic Greek Actor Ilias Logothetis Dies at 85".
- ^ a b c d Vitsilogiannis, Vassilios Nicolaos (4 April 2022). "Greek Actor Alexandros Logothetis: Real Life is Far More Interesting than a Nice Movie" – via Greek City Times.
- ^ "Magpie Murders: Get to Know the Cast" – via PBS.
- ^ "Awards 2003". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05.
- ^ Μουράτης, Θωμάς (November 30, 2003). "STATE CINEMA AWARDS 2003". Thessaloniki Film Festival.
- ^ "Το 10: Υπόθεση, Διακρίσεις, Συντελεστές - Κώστας Λαμπρόπουλος, Παραγωγός Ταινιών". www.clproductions.gr.
- ^ "The Promotion (Exelixi)".
- ^ Kouremenos, Achilleas (July 9, 2024). "The SFGFF Comes to Athens in Collaboration with Feelgood Entertainment". The National Herald.
- ^ "The BBC acquires star-studded mystery series Magpie Murders and announces sequel Moonflower Murders". www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Moonflower Murders cast | Meet the characters | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com.
- ^ "Wild Duck │ Exclaim!". Wild Duck │ Exclaim!.