Anthem Moss (Born 9 June 1985), or Anthimos Ananiadis (), is a

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actor, director, producer, and model best known from his leading role in '' Maria, i Aschimi'', the

edition of the television series ''

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''. For most of 2007-2008, he simultaneously played the lead role of Benjamin Braddock in ''

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'' at the Bretania Theatre. He found his film company ''AA Productions'' which co-produced the mystery-action noir film ''The Greek Job'' (2023) set in contemporary Greece has been developing for years where Ananiadis directs and stars in the film, with music by

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approved the use of his composition Dromoi Palioi (“Old Roads”) in a modern arrangement before his passing, with an international cast, including notable actors, his stepfather, the late Greek actor

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Early life

Ananiadis was born in

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(

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) where he started studying

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

at the age of 12. After joining the Giorgos Kimoulis Drama School and landing an award-winning role for ''This is our Youth'' (2004) as "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," he went on to perform in the opening ceremony of the 2004

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as "Love." After spending a year for military service in the

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, Anthimos returned to the silver screen in ''Loathing and Camouflage'' (2005), which was both a commercial and critical success. By 2006, his leading role in ''Straight Story'' (2006), the most successful movie in the history of Greece, earned him a nomination for "Best Leading Actor" in the

Thessaloniki International Film Festival The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) is a film festival held every November in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is organized by the Thessaloniki Film Festival under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture. It features internationa ...

. Then his role as "Alexis" in the hit TV series '' Ugly Maria'' earned him another nomination as "Best Leading Man" at the TV Faces Award. In 2007, after a critically acclaimed performance as Benjamin Braddock in the stage production of ''

'', he also went on to star in the

version of '' Surfs Up'' (2007) and numerous other film, TV and stage productions. In his first year in

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, Anthem landed the leading role in the movie "1001 Ways To Enjoy The Missionary Position" opposite Amanda Plummer and the leading role in the film "Sol". He has also starred in another five independent feature films such as "Brief Star" directed by Juan Ramos, "The Hollywood Percentage" directed by Eddie Romero, "Dreams" directed by Peter Ferguson, "Player A" directed by Joshua Perev and Sayulita directed by Jacob Swanson. Most recently he has performed on stage playing Stanley Kowalsky in the theater production, " The Street Car Named Desire", by

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(2011). He is the son of the actress/model Evi Karagiani and Timos Ananiadis. His stepfather is the Greek actor

. After moving to

, Anthimos beat out the competition to land the leading role of Joel in the Indie film '' 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position''.

Personal life

In late 2016, Ananiadis started dating dancer Maria Nefeli Gazi, during their collaboration for the theatrical play " Dorian Gray Frames". On April 21, 2018 Gazi gave birth to their son, Philipos-Dimitris Gazis, but they separated one month later.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ananiadis, Anthimos Living people 1985 births 21st-century Greek male actors Male actors from Thessaloniki