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Alex Dimitriades (born 29 December 1973) is an Australian film and television actor.
Dimitriades was born in Sydney, as Alexander Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants, and is the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He grew up in Earlwood, a working-class suburb of Sydney. His parents divorced when he was twelve. Betty, his mother, worked as a legal secretary. She raised the children solo.
As a student, Dimitriades was suspended from high school for allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which was just a prank taken out of context. In a 2011 interview, Dimitriades said he still believes the only thing that was inappropriate was the punishment.
Dimitriades began his career in the 1993 Australian film The Heartbreak Kid. He played the protagonist Ari in the Ana Kokkinos film Head On (1998), based on the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. Dimitriades' performance in the role was critically acclaimed and earned him an AFI Award nomination. He played the lead role in "Subterano" in 2000. The film failed to be released commercially and was finally released straight to DVD in 2003. He appeared in the Australian comedies Let's Get Skase (2001) and La Spagnola (2001). He has had roles in the Hollywood films Ghost Ship (2002) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). He also starred in the Greek film To Gamilio Party (English title Bang Bang Wedding, 2008). In Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010) he stars as Mihali, a smooth talking, immaculately dressed Mykonos mogul. In 2010, he also starred in Summer Coda starring alongside Rachael Taylor. The Infinite Man in 2014. In 2015, he co-starred in Ruben Guthrie alongside Patrick Brammall.