Costas Kilias
Costas Kilias | |
|---|---|
| Born | Constantinos Nikiforos Kilias 23 May 1960 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Magistrate and Film actor |
Constantinos "Costas" Kilias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κίλιας) is a Greek Australian magistrate and actor.
Early career
Kilias is the son of Greek immigrants who arrived in Australia in 1954, from the town of Kolindros, in region of Macedonia in Northern Greece.[1][2]
Legal career
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
Kilias is best known for his role as Farouk in The Castle, as well as "Tony the Yugoslav" in The Wog Boy and Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos. He also had roles in Fat Tony & Co. as the Head of Hellenic Anti Drug Dept [5][6] and in the film The Wannabes, as Adrian. He also appeared in some episodes of Fat Pizza.
References
- ^ a b "Law School honours outstanding LLB students". University of Melbourne. 9 May 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ https://issuu.com/opamagazine/docs/opa01_final_lowres
- ^ "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.