Steve Mouzakis | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Christine Mouzakis
(m. 2017) |
| Awards |
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Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his role in the Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are, Van Gogh in Prison Break, Steven Ray in the film The Suicide Theory, and performing alongside Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris as Paul in the 2022 film The Stranger.
Education
Mouzakis studied Arts and Engineering at university before being accepted into the Victorian College Of The Arts to study acting.
He graduated winning the Irene Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for his portrayal of William Shakespeare's Pericles, in a production directed by George Ogilvie.
Career
He was cast in Christos Tsiolkas' Viewing Blue Poles, performed at the Fitzroy Gallery in Melbourne and moving to the Belvoir St. Theatre in Sydney.[1][2]
His first television role came as that of Paolo in The Secret Life of Us, which went on to become one of the most watched and successful Australian TV shows of all time. He was next cast by director Jonathan Liebesman in the horror film Darkness Falls which opened at number one at the U.S. box office in January 2003.
His interest however in smaller and more personal films led to his performances in the short films Mona Lisa and 296 Smith Street. This brought him to the attention of the director Spike Jonze for his adaptation of the children's story Where the Wild Things Are.
Mouzakis has had a number of roles in television series such as Rolf in Very Small Business, Andrew Petrious in The Slap, Chris Baros in Killing Time, Theo Kallergis in Blue Heelers and Paolo in The Secret Life of Us. Other feature film credits include Darkness Falls (Sony Pictures), Big Mamma's Boy, and I, Frankenstein (Lionsgate).
He played Steven Ray in the 2014 film The Suicide Theory.[3]
Mouzakis played Van Gogh as a series regular in the 2017 comeback of the Fox television series Prison Break season 5.[4]
He also appeared in the Tourism Victoria Wander Victoria campaign in 2017 as the face of his home state of Victoria, Australia.
Awards
- 2013: Best Actor, St Kilda Film Festival, for playing Joey in the short film Joey.[5]
- 2014: Green Room Award for Male Actor in the Theatre Companies category, for his performance as Lophakin in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Cherry Orchard.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Paolo | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | Obscured by Venus | Short | |
| 2003 | Darkness Falls | Dr. Murphy | |
| 2003 | MDA | Bart Saunders | 1 episode |
| 2001-04 | Stingers (TV series) | Joey / Lou | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Under the Radar | Lee | |
| 2004 | Mona | George | Short |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Theo | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Nightmares and Dreamscapes | Driver | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Machine | ||
| 2007 | Kick | Terry | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark | Claudius | |
| 2008 | Satisfaction | Gottleib | 1 episode |
| 2008 | 296 Smith Street | Knackers | Short |
| 2008 | Ahmad's Garden | Guard | Short |
| 2008 | Very Small Business (TV series) | Dr Rolf | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Daily Grind | The Assassin | Short |
| 2009 | Knowing | Head Paramedic | |
| 2009 | Mendel's Tree | Mendel | Short |
| 2009 | Whatever Happened to that girl? | Steve | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Teacher | |
| 2010 | Summer Coda | Slick | |
| 2010 | Rush | Kreiser | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Cop Hard | The Chief | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Killing Time (TV series) | Chris Baros | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Big Mamma’s Boy | Anton | |
| 2011 | The Slap (Australian TV series) | Andrew | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Joey | Joey | Short |
| 2012 | Catch Perfect | Robert | Short |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein | Helek | |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | George Kastanis | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Suicide Theory | Steven Ray | |
| 2014 | Two Devils | Short | |
| 2014 | The Legend Maker | Graham Rinks | |
| 2014 | Utopia (Australian TV series) | Cyclist | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Lean | Steve | Short |
| 2015 | Downriver | Gianni | |
| 2015 | Hope City | Mr Christou | Short |
| 2016 | Scare Campaign | Tony | |
| 2016 | Sugar Mountain | Randy | |
| 2017 | That's Not Me | Anthony | |
| 2017 | Prison Break | Van Gogh | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Acute Misfortune | Jim | |
| 2018 | Jack Irish | Ryan | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Hans Petersen | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The ShowBiz Podcast | Self | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Wentworth (TV series) | Detective Russell Minton | 1 episode |
| 2020 | My First Summer | Detective Croydon | |
| 2020 | AussieWood | Steve Wood | Series |
| 2021 | Why Are You Like This | Charles | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Zach de Luca | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Pact | Adam | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Stranger | Paul | |
| 2022 | Irreverent | Lorenzo | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Late Night With the Devil | Szandor D'abo |
References
- ↑ Viewing Blue Poles, AusStage
- ↑ Dunne, Stephen (28 June 2000), "When love is a frame of mind", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Scheck, Frank (7 July 2015). "The Suicide Theory Film Review". Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (9 March 2016). "Prison Break Augustus Prew, Rick Yune & Steve Mouzakis cast for Fox event series".
- ↑ "St Kilda Film Festival 2013 Award Winners Announced". IF Magazine. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Top award for Jack Charles". Herald Sun. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2020.