Alexis Georgoulis (; born 1974) is a Greek actor and politician.
Early 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.
Performance credits Dance Year Title Citation(s) Carmen 33 The Return
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1999Original Sin Eleni's boyfriend Film debut No one's rose Short movie 2002The Bubble Makis Mparlavatzas Tomorrow will be late Antonis Mainas I'm tired of killing my lovers Vasilis Iordanidis 2003Oxygen: Blackmail boy Stelios Nousias 2005Lioumbi Dimitris Georgiou 2009My Life in Ruins Poupi Kakas 2012A Green Story George 2015One summer in Greece Yannis Papadopoulos Puppets Phillipos Koraes 2016The Durrells Spiros Chalkiopoulos 2017Everything is wonderful Maria's lover 2023My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Peter Portokalos
Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 1997 Goodmorning Life Panos Drakoulas 3 episodes The good guys are back Episode: "Alice in Wonderland" 1997-1998 We are on air Michalis Karaiskakis 20 episodes 1998 Angel in love: Death Agony TV mini series 2001-2002 You're my Soulmate Sotiris Bezentakos Lead role / 30 episodes 2003-2004 It was a dream Michalis Koroneos Lead role / 20 episodes 2004-2005 Lover of Western Suburbs Spyros Fountas Lead role / 33 episodes 2005-2006 Quicksand George / Himself Lead role / 24 episodes; also writer 2006 The stories of policeman Beccas Dimitris Papazoglou Episode: "Strictly Personal" Honorable Cuckolds Thanasis Episode: "The Crook Cuckold" 2007 The stories of policeman Beccas Gerasimos Petridis Episode: "The Angel" If you love me doctor 5 episodes 2007-2008 One month or something Andreas Maragkos Lead role / 25 episodes 2011 No if you receive more than the one who doesn't have Georgios Karaiskakis / Kolochalikis (voice roles) 2 episodes 2014 Happiness 22: The Mini Market Charis Lead role / 8 episodes 2015-2016 Barman Himself (host) Late night talk show on Alpha TV 2016-2019 The Durrells Spiros Halikiopoulos Lead role / 26 episodes 2019-2020 Your Face Sounds Familiar Himself (judge) Season 5-6 2020 Joker Himself (host) Daytime game show on OPEN
Politics As a member of Syriza, he was elected to the European Parliament on 26 May 2019 for a four-year term. His platform included the promotion of the cinema of Greece. When his involvement in an alleged case of sexual harassment went public in 2023, he was expelled from both Syriza and The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL.
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