Nico Panagio
Nico Panagio | |
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Born | Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Actor, businessman, presenter |
Spouse(s) | Christi Panagio |
Children | 2 (adopted) |
Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos, professionally known as Nico Panagio, is a South African actor, businessman and presenter known for his previous role on the soap opera 7de Laan and as a presenter on Top Billing. He co-owns the company Trade Revolution (Pty) Ltd.,[1] and is chairman of the non-profit organisation Missing Children SA.[2]
Early life and acting career[]
Panagio was born in Pretoria to an immigrant Greek father from Elis and attended Pretoria Boys High School.[3] After graduating from the Method Actor's Training Centre, he went on to play minor roles in Egoli and Generations. This preceded his taking up of a contract with 7de Laan, in which he played businessman George Kyriakis. He joined Top Billing as a freelance presenter in 2007 after leaving 7de Laan and has since played in Zone 14, Ella Blue and Vallei van Sluiers. He has been hosting the M-Net reality series Survivor South Africa since its third season[4] in 2009.
He has starred in various films, including Susanna van Biljon, Semi-Soet, Konfetti and Vrou Soek Boer. Panagio was nominated for Best Actor at the 2012 SAFTAs for his role in Semi-Soet.
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2002-2007 | 7de Laan | George Kyriakis |
2005 | Mr Big | |
2008 | Gabriel "Bok" Bockelman | |
2010-present | Survivor South Africa | Himself - Host |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Max Joubert | |
2012 | Semi-Soet | JP Basson |
2014 | Neil | |
2014 | Jean | |
2016 | The CEO | Riikard |
2017 | ' |
References[]
- ^ "Nico Panagio Biography". nicopanagio.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Semi-Soet Starring Nico Panagio". expressoshow.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Top Billing presenters: Nico Panagio". topbilling.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Mark Bayly | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- Living people
- South African male actors
- South African people of Greek descent
- People from Pretoria
- Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School