Costas Kilias
Costas Kilias | |
|---|---|
| Born | Constantinos Nikiforos Kilias 23 May 1960 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Magistrate and Film actor |
Constantinos "Costas" Kilias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κίλιας) is a Greek Australian magistrate and actor.
Early life[]
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.
External links[]
- Male actors from Melbourne
- Australian barristers
- Australian magistrates
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Living people
- 1960 births