Yorgos Benos
Yorgos was born in Evia island and the first connection to acting was through high school plays. After graduating he enrolled in baking and pastry school, but during that, he gave entrance exams to the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece and he passed with flying colours. Yorgos came to prominence with his heartbreaking portrayal of Spyros in the TV mini series Maestro (2022) where he portrayed an abused young man in a conservative small island society. After graduating from drama school in 2017, he was in Aeschylus' play "Agamemnon", which was awarded with the Special Committee Prize of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Festival. From then on, his collaborations in theatre include directors such as Maria Vardaka in Bulgakov's "Crimson Island", Fokas Evaggelinos in his "Dancing on the chessboard", Dimitris Mavrikios in Pirandello's "Tonight we improvise" and Yannis Kalavrianos in Bronte's "Wuthering Heights". In spring 2023 he will commence the filming of the second season of "Maestro" by Christopher Papakaliatis, the first ever Greek production included on Netflix.
Yorgos Karamalegos
Yorgos Karamalegos is an actor, known for Kokkinos kyklos (2000), To teleftaio simeioma (2017) and O kalyteros mou filos (2001).
Yorgos Karamihos
Yorgos Karamihos is an acclaimed actor, director, and acting teacher. Born and raised in Northern Greece, he graduated from Ionian University, with a degree in Philosophy and History, as well as from The Greek National Theatre Academy. In 2012, he received a Fulbright Scholarship as an exceptional artist to study at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre in Los Angeles, where he was immediately offered a position to teach his own acting technique. His credits as an actor include over forty theatrical productions from ancient Greek dramas and Shakespeare to Anton Chekhov, Tennessee Williams and other classical and modern plays. He has appeared in more than thirty feature films and in numerous TV series, including The Durrells in Corfu, Bulletproof, and Genius (Picasso). Karamihos has also directed multiple theatrical productions in major venues in Greece and the United States. In 2008, he received the Best Stage Actor award of Greece. He has translated plays and books from English, French and Spanish into Greek and has published several theatre plays.
Yorgos Kavgalakis
Yorgos Kavgalakis is an actor, known for Black Out p.s. Red Out (1998), To kleidi tou Paradeisou (2008) and With a Kiss I Die (2018).
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. He has directed a number of dance videos in collaboration with Greek choreographers, in addition to TV commercials, music videos, short films and theater plays. Kinetta, his first feature film, played at Toronto and Berlin film festivals to critical acclaim. His second feature Dogtooth, won the "Un Certain Regard prize" at the 2009 Cannes film festival, followed by numerous awards at festivals worldwide. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (Oscar) in 2011. Alps won the "Osella for best screenplay" at the 2011 Venice film festival and Best Film at the Sydney film festival in 2012. His first English language film The Lobster was presented in Competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, "The Lobster" was nominated for the (Oscar about the) Best Original Screenplay by the Academy and won Best Screenplay and Best Costume Design at the European Film Awards of 2015. His fifth project "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" was also presented in Competition at the 70th Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for the best Screenplay. Lanthimos's last film "The Favorite" is a historical Drama about the British Queen Anne.
Yorgos Naidas
Yorgos Naidas was born on December 3, 1974 in Naxos, Greece. He was an actor, known for G.P.S. (2007), Giagonan: Oi skoteines meres tou hamou (2007) and Bar (2002). He died on August 11, 2008 in Naxos, Greece.
Yorgos Pirpassopoulos
Yorgos Pirpassopoulos was born on July 4, 1974. He is an actor and producer, known for 4Ever (2011), Chevalier (2015) and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018).
Yorgos Stefanakos
Yorgos Stefanakos is known for Poor Things (2023) and Kinds of Kindness (2024).
Yorgos Tzavellas
Yorgos Tzavellas was born in 1916 in Athens, Greece. He was a writer and director, known for Antigoni (1961), To soferaki (1953) and Istoria mias kalpikis liras (1955). He died on October 19, 1976.
Yorgos Vasiliou
Yorgos Vasiliou is known for Beckett (2021).
