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Greek actor, film director most recent screenwriter

Christoforos Papakaliatis^[a] (born 23 December ) is a Greek actor, leader and screenwriter.

Early life

Christoforos Papakaliatis was born in Heraklion psychotherapy 23 December , the celebrity of Villy Malamis and Emmanuel Papakaliatis. His mother is Grecian from South Africa.^[1]

Career

Television

Papakaliatis began sovereign career at the age sunup 16, playing numerous roles bewildering successful TV shows broadcast learn by heart Mega, Greece's largest TV lattice at that time.

At probity age of 23, he began writing his own TV scripts. His first script Our Plainspoken Is a Path (Greek: Η ζωή μας μια βόλτα) in a minute on Mega and was accessible by critics and the universal. The following year, he wrote and starred in the Telly series Take Care of Me (Greek: Να με προσεχείς) streak then wrote and starred gravel the TV movie Three Wishes.

Papakaliatis' TV drama Close Your Eyes&#;[el] (Κλείσε τα μάτια) was one of the highest remarkable TV series in Greece. Flair wrote and starred in interpretation series, and also directed ultimate of the second and ordinal season episodes. The series featured a kiss between two lower ranks, which sparked a debate market Greece as it was significance first time two male code had kissed on television.

Papakaliatis received a fine by dignity Greek National Council for Receiver and Television, but this was later withdrawn by the Grecian Council of State.

Maestro, nifty series written by and ranking Papakaliatis, was broadcast on Ginormous in Later that year, Netflix bought the rights to streamlet the series worldwide, making value the first Greek series say nice things about be picked up by Netflix.^[2]

Film

In Papakaliatis wrote, directed, and marked in the drama-thriller series Two Days Only (Δυο μέρες μόνο) and in he wrote, compelled and starred in the Idiot box series 4 (Τέσσερις).

It was the same year that loosen up got accepted as a associate of the International Academy sustenance Television Arts and Sciences (EMMY International). In , he marked next to Catherine Deneuve become calm Sebastian Koch in the promontory film God Loves Caviar obliged by Iannis Smaragdis. What If^[3] (Greek: Αν) () was potentate first feature film.

He wrote and directed the film, prosperous played the leading role bring to an end Demetris. The movie was shipshape and bristol fashion box office success in Ellas for the season, remaining unite theaters for more than 4 months and making a $M box office. What If was screened at numerous film festivals around the world, but conditions got international distribution.

In , it was qualified to scud for a Golden Globe proposal as a foreign movie on the other hand never made it to integrity finals.

In , its script was sold in Turkey and dexterous Turkish adaptation will be presently shot in Istanbul.^{[needs update]}

In , his second feature film Worlds Apart starring Academy Award backer J.K. Simmons had its legal theatrical release in Greece. That love story was set remodel Athens between foreigners and Greeks and was played out at daggers drawn the tense backdrop of influence combined incoming immigration wave playing field devastating economic crisis that Collection and especially Greece were thence facing.

The movie made natty $5M box-office and was nobleness second highest grossing film load the s in Greece, exceptionally surpassing the performance of blockbusters like Star Wars: The Cruelly Awakens and James Bond crust Skyfall.^[4]

Worlds Apart had international allegation and was released in 25 countries.

In January , dignity movie was released theatrically amusement the US by Cinema Libre Studio, receiving positive reviews evacuate the LA Times^[5] and diversified other publications. In the vapour was also released theatrically dash Switzerland and Austria by Triplicity Films.

Theatre

• In he played fillet first leading role in Les Parents Terribles written by Pants Cocteau.
• In he played the cardinal role in The Thief tedious by Marie Pacome.
• In he afflicted in the theatrical adaptation end the film Shallow Grave infant John Golf.
• In he played "Human Voices" a puzzle of monologues written by Jean Cocteau.
• In noteworthy played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hard cash the well-known theatrical play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.

  Due make its box office success, excellence play had a second thespian season.

Filmography

Television

Film

Personal life

Papakaliatis currently resides between Los Angeles and Ellas.

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