Alexandros Logothetis () (born 1970) is a Greek stage, film and television actor known for his roles in the Greek television series ''

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'' (The Island), and the British TV mini-series ''

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'' and '' Moonflower Murders''.

Biography

Alexandros Logothetis was born in

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, in 1970. His father was the actor Ilias Logothetis (1939 – 2024), and his mother is a writer, Efthychia Kalliteraki. He was brought up by his mother, after his parents divorced when he was three years old. Logothetis studied at the

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, graduating in 1991. He later studied at the

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, where he graduated with an MA in acting in 1998.

Career

Logothetis has had major roles in Greek television shows including the 2010 series ''To Nisi'' (

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: ''Το Νησί'';

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: ''The Island''), which was based on the novel '' The Island'' by

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. In 2003, Logothetis was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the

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for his role in the 2003 film ''Gamilia narki''. Logothetis also features in the 2007 - 2008 television series '' The 10''. Logothetis has starred in many Greek films, most recently ''The Promotion'' (Exilixi), for which Logothetis won a jury award for Best Performance at the San Francisco Greek Film Festival in 2024. From 2021 to 2024 Logothetis had roles in several English-language TV mini-series. The first was ''Magpie Murders'', based on a novel by

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, which was filmed in 2021 and aired on

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and

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in 2022, and

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in 2023. The second was the 2024 mini-series ''Moonflower Murders'', based on another Horowitz novel.

Filmography (selected)

Film

Television

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logothetis, Alexandros 1970 births Living people Greek male television actors Greek male film actors People from Athens Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools