Steve Mouzakis

Steve Mouzakis
Born Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2001-
Awards Best Actor St Kilda Film Festival and Green Room Award Best Actor Theatre Companies

Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor.

He is known for his role in the Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are, and as Steven Ray in The Suicide Theory. He has performed in television series such as Rolf in Very Small Business, Andrew Petrious in The Slap, Chris Baros in Killing Time, Theo Kallergis in Blue Heelers and Paolo in The Secret Life of Us. Other feature film credits include Darkness Falls (Sony Pictures), Big Mamma's Boy, and I, Frankenstein (Lionsgate).

Mouzakis plays Van Gogh as a series regular in the 2017 comeback of the FOX television series Prison Break.[1]

Career

Mouzakis studied Arts and Engineering at university before being accepted into the Victorian College Of The Arts to study acting.

He graduated winning the Irene Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for his portrayal of William Shakespeare's 'Pericles', in a production directed by George Ogilvie. Theatre roles quickly followed. Most notably in Christos Tsiolkas' 'Viewing Blue Poles', performed at the iconic Belvoir St. Theatre in Sydney after a critically acclaimed Melbourne season.

His first television role came as that of 'Paolo' in the The Secret Life of Us, which went on to become one of the most watched and successful Australian TV shows of all time. He was next cast by director Jonathan Liebesman in the horror film Darkness Falls which opened at number one at the U.S. box office in January 2003.

His interest however in smaller and more personal films led to his performances in the short films Mona Lisa and 296 Smith Street. This brought him to the attention of director Spike Jonze for his adaptation of the children's story Where The Wild Things Are. In 2013, he won Best Actor at the St Kilda Film Festival for his titular role in the film Joey. Following that up with a Green Room Award the next year for his performance as Lophakin in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Cherry Orchard.

He is currently the face of his home state of Victoria, Australia, in the Tourism Victoria Wander Victoria campaign.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (9 March 2016). "Prison Break Augustus Prew, Rick Yune & Steve Mouzakis cast for fox event series".

St Kilda Film Festival Award Winners (2013)


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