Costas Kilias
Costas Kilias | |
|---|---|
| Born | Constantinos Nikiforos Kilias 23 May 1960 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Magistrate and Film actor |
| Years active | 1997–current |
| Known for | The Castle (1997) The Wog Boy (2000) Fat Tony & Co. (2014) The Wannabes (2003) Fat Pizza (2003) |
Constantinos "Costas" Kilias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κίλιας) is a Greek Australian magistrate and actor.
Early life
[edit]Kilias is the son of Greek immigrants who arrived in Australia in 1954, from the town of Kolindros, in the region of Macedonia in Northern Greece.[1][2]
Legal career
[edit]After graduating from the University of Melbourne in the early 1980s, Kilias was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1986.[1][3]
Kilias currently works as a magistrate in Melbourne.[4]
Acting career
[edit]Kilias is best known for his role as Farouk in The Castle (1997), as well as Tony the Yugoslav in The Wog Boy (2000) and Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (2010). He also had roles in Fat Tony & Co. (2014) as the Head of Hellenic Anti Drug Dept [5][6] and in the film The Wannabes (2003) as Adrian. He also appeared in some episodes of Fat Pizza (2003).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Castle | Farouk | Feature film |
| 1998 | Head On | Taxi Driver | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Wog Boy | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
| 2003 | Roy Hollsdotter Live | Lionel | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Wannabes | Adrian | Feature film |
| 2006 | Wil | Insurance Salesman | Feature film |
| 2007 | The Price of Friendship | Salesman | Short film |
| 2008 | Two Fists, One Heart | Costa Akidis | Feature film |
| 2009 | Blessed | Chris | Feature film |
| 2010 | Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
| 2011 | Big Mamma's Boy | Mr Cotoletta | Feature film |
| 2012 | Great Western | Yousef | Short film |
| 2014 | The Day of the Broken | Feature film | |
| 2016 | Degree of Separation | Alexan | Short film |
| 2022 | Wog Boys Forever | Tony the Yugoslav | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SeaChange | Dave | TV series, season 1, episode 6: "One of the Gang" |
| 1998 | Blue Heelers | Osman Demir | TV series, season 5, episode 33: "Turkish Delight" |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Lano and Woodley | Postman Rob | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001; 2003 | Pizza | Husband / Wrestler | TV series, season 2 & 3, 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Fat Pizza | Dimitri, Russian Boss | TV series |
| 2007 | Kick | George | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2009 | John Safran’s Race Relations | Rabbi Groner | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2010 | City Homicide | Kostas Emmanouel | TV series, season 4, episode 13: "Once Bitten" |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | George Saxionis (Head of Hellenic Anti Drug Dept) | TV miniseries, episode 7: "The Incorruptibles" |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Screw Loose: Law Revue | University of Melbourne |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Law School honours outstanding LLB students". University of Melbourne. 9 May 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "OPA! Magazine - Issue 1 by Steve Agi - Issuu".
- ^ "Barrister At Law: Mr Constantinos (Costas) N. Kilias". Laurence's List. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Martin, Lisa (10 October 2018). "From The Castle to the bench: Constantinos Kilias named a new magistrate". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Raising the bar". Carbone & Money. Melbourne: The Age. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ DAVID STRATTON (2000-03-13). THE WOGBOY.(Review). In Variety. 378 (4), 22.
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/517840