Louis Mandylor
Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos;; 13 September 1966) is an Australian film and television actor. Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), a role he reprised in the sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016).
Louis Mandylor | |
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.png.webp) Mandylor on the set of Tension(s) in August 2013 | |
| Born | Elias Theodosopoulos 13 September 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Relatives | Costas Mandylor (brother) |
Early life
Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son Greek immigrants.[1] He is the younger brother of fellow actor Costas Mandylor. He and his brother took a shorter version of their mother's last name, citing their paternal last name as being too long.
He played for Heidelberg United FC (Megas Alexandros) in their 1988 State League championship team. He also played five National League games in 1989 and scored one goal.
During his football career, he was also boxing in Melbourne, winning 14 fights with 4 losses. He then emigrated to the United States to originally pursue a boxing career and then subsequently an acting career.
Career
Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002); he reprised the role in its spin-off TV series My Big Fat Greek Life (2003) and the movie sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016).
He made a guest appearance on Relic Hunter with Tia Carrere. He played Louis Malone in the first season of Martial Law alongside Sammo Hung. Mandylor appeared in the sitcom Friends, pretending to be Joey's twin in "The One With Unagi". He appeared twice on CSI: Miami; in the third season (2004) as a robber/killer, and in a different role in the eighth season (2009).
He and his brother Costas have acted alongside each other in the Charmed episode "Saving Private Leo" (2002), the crime thriller Sinners and Saints (2010) and "My Brother Cicero" (1998), a short movie which Louis wrote and produced. Louis portrayed Deputy Lloyd in the Syfy thriller film The Cursed; he stars alongside his brother Costas.[2] One of his more popular roles was that of Bobby DeLuca in the film Suckers (2001), where he plays a good-guy turned car salesman.
Filmography
Actor
- 1990 China Beach (TV Series) as Aussie
- 1991 Necessary Roughness as McKenzie
- 1992-1993 Down the Shore as Aldo Carbone
- 1994 Frogmen (TV Movie)
- 1993-1994 Grace Under Fire as Carl
- 1995 Get Smart as Georgio
- 1995 Life 101 as Donnie
- 1995 The Set-Up as Pauly
- 1995 Can't Hurry Love (TV Series) as Roger Carlucci
- 1996 The Quest as Riggi
- 1997 Champions as William Rockman
- 1997 Criminal Affairs as Clint Barker
- 1997 Nash Bridges (TV Series) as Ray Goetz
- 1998 My Brother Cicero (Short) as Nicky
- 1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! as Middle Aged Vincenzo
- 1998 Renegade Force as Peter Roth
- 1998-1999 Martial Law (TV Series) as Detective Louis Malone
- 1999 Jack of Hearts as Detective Jack Newland
- 1999 Enemy Action as Price
- 1999-2001 Relic Hunter (TV Series) as Derek Lloyd
- 2000 Friends (TV Series) as Carl
- 2000 Price of Glory as Davey Lane
- 2000 Warm Texas Rain as Angel
- 2001 Sticks
- 2001 Double Deception as Luke Campbell
- 2001 Suckers as Bobby Deluca
- 2001 Resurrection Blvd. (TV Series) as Jake Mornay
- 2001 Big Shots as New Age Hitman
- 2002 Angel Blade as Kiel Parsons
- 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Nick Portokalos
- 2002 Charmed (TV Series) as Nathan Lang
- 2002 She Spies (TV Series) as Leo Divornak
- 2002 Hitters as Detective Monroy
- 2003 Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as Marty
- 2003 Betrayal as Frank Bianci
- 2003 My Big Fat Greek Life (TV Series) as Nick Portokalos
- 2003 Gang of Roses as Sheriff Shoeshine Michel
- 2003 Jimmy Bones as Jimmy Bones
- 2003 White Rush as Chick
- 2003 Rumble (Short) as Paul
- 2004-2009 CSI: Miami (TV Series) as Jimmy Burris / Steve Riddick
- 2005 The Game of Their Lives as Gino Pariani
- 2007 Redline as Arms Dealer
- 2007 Take as Terrell
- 2007 Saturday Morning as Frankie Cicotelli
- 2008 The Drum Beats Twice as Leroy
- 2008 The Sensei as Mark Corey
- 2008 Golden Goal! as Paolo Del Monte
- 2008 The Ball Is Round
- 2009 No Time to Fear as Dr. Sheridan
- 2009 Rules of Engagement (TV Series) as Nick
- 2009 CSI: NY (TV Series) as Detective Christos Temmas
- 2009 In the Eyes of a Killer as Jack
- 2009 Silent Venom as Jake Goldin
- 2009 Devil's Land (Short) as Detective Pappas
- 2009 Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Stephen
- 2009 The Intruders as Mark
- 2010 Gerald as Gerald
- 2010 The Cursed as Lloyd Muldoon
- 2010 Sinners & Saints as Cole
- 2010 The Prometheus Project as Marcus
- 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) as Lucas Maragos
- 2011 Not Another Not Another Movie as NASA Guy
- 2011 Life at the Resort as Todd Harvey
- 2012 One in the Chamber[3] as Demyan Ivanov
- 2012 A Green Story as Peter
- 2012 Sorority Party Massacre as Mayor Bud Carson
- 2013 Jet Set as Anthony
- 2013 616: Paranormal Incident as Ness
- 2013 Bare Knuckles as Nedish
- 2013 The Perfect Summer as Marcos
- 2014 20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending as Lockeheed
- 2014 The Takeaway
- 2014 Legacy of the Tengu as Carson
- 2014 Tension(s) as Jake Lamar
- 2014 In 10 Easy Steps (2014) as Senior Detective Maurice Roper
- 2015 AWOL-72 as Ray
- 2015 The Mourning as David
- 2015 Adventures of a Pizza Guy as Jack Puncher
- 2016 Broken Promise (TV Movie) as Reese Sinclair
- 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Nick Portokalos
- 2016 Daylight's End as Ethan Hill
- 2016 Code of Honor as Detective Peterson
- 2016 Hotel of the Damned as Nicky
- 2016 The Demo as David Sanders
- 2017 Blindsided as Jack
- 2017 The Matadors as Uncle Peter
- 2017 Larceny as Senator Tom Pumple
- 2017 Hand of God (TV Series) as Quintin Brode
- 2017 The Sex Trip as Steve Burns
- 2017 Spreading Darkness as Byron Fresnel
- 2017 Escape from Ensenada as Agent Csokas
- 2018 Battle Drone as Vincent Reikker
- 2018 The Debt Collector as Sue
- 2019 Night Walk as Prison Warden
- 2019 Doom: Annihilation as Chaplain Glover
- 2019 Avengement as Detective O'Hara
- 2019 Rambo: Last Blood as Sheriff
- 2019 I Almost Married a Serial Killer
- 2020 The Mercenary as LeClerc
- 2020 Debt Collectors as Sue
- 2020 Legacy as Frank
- 2020 Power Star
- 2020 The Doorman as Martinez
- 2021 Antidote as Dr. Aaron Hellenbach
- 2021 Hell Hath No Fury as Major Maitland
- 2021 Smokers as Travis;(Post-production)
- 2021 Day Labor as Sheriff Jason Paterson; (Post-production
- 2021 Escape from Black Water; (Post-production)
- 2022 Renegades as Goram;(Post-production)
- 2022 Christmas Down Under; (Completed)
- 2022 Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Bill; (Completed)
- 2022 Blowback as Detective Cooper; (Post-production)
- 2022 Nogales; (In production)
Director
- 2003 Jimmy Bones
- 2008 In the Eyes of a Killer
- 2014 The Blackout
- 2017 Blindsided
- 2021 Smokers (Post-production)
- 2022 Christmas Down Under
Producer
- 1998 My Brother Cicero
- 2003 Jimmy Bones
- 2008 In the Eyes of a Killer
- 2010 Gerald
- 2010 The Cursed
- 2016 Hotel of the Damned
Writer
- 1998 My Brother Cicero, (Short Film)
- 2013 Persephone (Short Film)
- 2014 Elwood (Short Film)
- 2021 Smokers
References
- Graber, Janna. "Growing Up Greek in Melbourne". GoWorldTravel.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- Foywonder (3 February 2010). "The Mandylor Brothers Are Cursed on Syfy This Saturday". Dread Central. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- "One in the Chamber". Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via www.imdb.com.