Demetri Goritsas is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ethan in the

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television series '' Baddiel's Syndrome'' and Max Cain in the

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television series '' Modus''. He is also best known for his film roles as Parker in the 1998 film ''

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'' (1998), Dr. Perkins in the 2019 film ''

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'' (2019) and as Stuart Hutchinson in the 2015 film ''

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'' (2015).

Career

In 1994, Goritsas made his film debut as a minor character in the drama film ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters— Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details th ...

'', featuring

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and

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. He also appeared as the character Slim Jim Man in the Slim Jim beef jerky commercials in the late 1990s. He played alongside

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in ''

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'' in 2005 and appeared in the ''

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'' series as the father of Jack Harkness. He has also dubbed video games like '' DRIV3R'', '' Killzone 2'', '' Driver: San Francisco'' and '' 007 Legends''. Goritsas appeared as Levene in the 2011 superhero film '' X-Men: First Class'', featuring

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and Nicholas Hoult. He appeared as Parker in the 1998

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film ''

'', featuring

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, Edward Burns and

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. He appeared in films such as ''

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'', '' A Mighty Heart'', '' Darkest Hour'', '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'', '' The Road to Guantanamo'', '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' and '' Thunderbirds''. His television credits include '' The New Addams Family'', '' Hawkeye'', '' Highlander: The Series'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2020, he appeared as Bernie Peterson in the

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original drama series ''

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s second season, ''The Alienist: Angel of Darkness''. Goritsas played actor

Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for t ...

in ''The Shark is Broken'', Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon's stage play about the making of the motion picture '' Jaws'' (1975). ''The Shark is Broken'' was staged at the

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in August 2019, starring Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw, Liam Murray Scott as

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, and Duncan Henderson as Roy Scheider. Goritsas replaced Henderson in the role of Scheider for the played successful run at London's West End from October 2021-January 2022. "The Shark is Broken" transferred to the Royal Alexandra Theatre for a run from September–November 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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demetrigoritsas.com
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