Nico Lathouris
Acting
Biography
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Nico Lathouris
Mad Max
1979
Filmography
Acting (14)
2001
Serenadesas Mullah Jalal-Shah
5.4
1996
What I Have Writtenas Claude Murnane
5.0
1994
Ginoas Rocco Petri
7.0
1993
The Heartbreak Kidas George
5.2
1991
Death in Brunswickas Mustafa
6.1
1990
Fatheras Amos
6.0
1990
Jigsawas Ed Minter
10.0
1988
Rikky and Peteas Con Ionides
4.4
1985
Wrong Worldas Rangott
10.0
1984
Where the Green Ants Dreamas Arnold
6.9
1982
Desolation Angelsas Nightman
4.8
1979
Mad Maxas Grease Rat
6.7
3.8
Production & Directing (5)
2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaWriter
7.4
2022
Three Thousand Years of LongingDramaturgy
6.9
2022
IthakaThanks
8.5
2015
Mad Max: Fury RoadWriter
7.6
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Mad Max: The WastelandScreenplay