Costas Kilias
Costas Kilias | |
|---|---|
| Born | Constantinos Nikiforos Kilias 23 May 1960 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Magistrate and Film actor |
Constantinos "Costas" Kilias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κίλιας) is a Greek Australian magistrate and actor.
Early life
[edit]Kilias is the son of Greek immigrants who arrived in Australia in 1954, from the town of Kolindros, in the region of Macedonia in Northern Greece.[1][2]
Legal career
[edit]After graduating from the University of Melbourne in the early 1980s, Kilias was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1986.[1][3]
Kilias currently works as a magistrate in Melbourne.[4]
Acting career
[edit]Kilias is best known for his role as Farouk in The Castle, as well as "Tony the Yugoslav" in The Wog Boy and Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos. He also had roles in Fat Tony & Co. as the Head of Hellenic Anti Drug Dept [5][6] and in the film The Wannabes, as Adrian. He also appeared in some episodes of Fat Pizza.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Castle | Farouk | Feature film |
| 1998 | Head On | Taxi driver | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Wog Boy | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Wannabes | Adrian | Feature film |
| Fat Pizza | Dimitri | TV series | |
| 2010 | Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Head of Hellenic Anti Drug Dept | TV series |
| 2022 | Wog Boys Forever | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Law School honours outstanding LLB students". University of Melbourne. 9 May 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "OPA! Magazine - Issue 1 by Steve Agi - Issuu".
- ^ "Barrister At Law: Mr Constantinos (Costas) N. Kilias". Laurence's List. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Martin, Lisa (10 October 2018). "From The Castle to the bench: Constantinos Kilias named a new magistrate". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Raising the bar". Carbone & Money. Melbourne: The Age. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ DAVID STRATTON (2000-03-13). THE WOGBOY.(Review). In Variety. 378 (4), 22.