Socratis Otto is an Australian film, theatre and television actor. He is best known for his roles in television series '' Young Lions'' as Justin Carmody, ''

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'' as Robert Robertson, and '' Wentworth'' as

Maxine Conway Maxine Conway (formerly Max) is a recurring character from '' Wentworth'', portrayed by actor Socratis Otto. Maxine is notable for being Bea Smith's ( Danielle Cormack) bodyguard and also for being transgender within the series. She was dating ...

Early life

Otto is the son of first-generation Greek immigrants, and was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales. He completed a degree in creative writing and literature before studying acting at NIDA (

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

), graduating in 2000.

Career

Theatre

Otto began his career in the 2001 Sydney Theatre Company's play ''Salt''. In 2009, Otto would play Woyzeck in the play of the same name at the Malthouse. A year later in 2010, Otto performed in ''Stockholm'' alongside

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. In 2019, Otto appeared in the play ''Baby Doll.'' In 2023, Otto returned to Ensemble Theatre for the play ''Suddenly Last Summer.''

Television

Otto had a guest role in Australian children's television series '' Outriders'' in 2001 followed by a leading role in drama series '' Young Lions'' in 2002 as Justin Carmody. In 2009, Otto played the lead role of Charles Darwin in drama-documentary '' Darwin's Brave New World''. He appeared in television series ''

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'' in 2010 as Adam the ''Psychologist'' and in 2011 had a guest stint on ''

'' as Detective Robert Robertson. This was followed by guest roles in television series ''

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''. In 2013, he appeared in the mini-series '' Paper Giants: Magazine Wars'' as Peter Dawson and in the 2014 telemovie '' Carlotta'' as Christopher. In 2014 he joined the cast of '' Wentworth'' in the role of

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(formerly Max), Otto departed from the series in 2017. Otto made later television appearances in Operation Buffalo, ReCancelled and more. Otto also acted in and directed the mini series HomeSpun.

Film

Otto appeared in the 2003 movie ''

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''. This was followed by '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', ''

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'' and ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

References

External links

* * *Socratis Otto on Instagra

{{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Socratis 1973 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors Australian male stage actors Male actors from Sydney Australian people of Greek descent 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors