Costas Kilias Explained

Costas Kilias
Birthname:Constantinos Nikiforos Kilias
Birth Date:23 May 1960
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Occupation:Magistrate and Film actor

Constantinos "Costas" Kilias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.[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 . 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleType
1997The CastleFaroukFeature film
1998Head OnTaxi driverFeature film
2000The Wog BoyTony the YugoslavFeature film
2003The WannabesAdrianFeature film
Fat PizzaDimitriTV series
2010Tony the YugoslavFeature film
2014Fat Tony & Co. Head of Hellenic Anti Drug DeptTV series
2022Wog Boys ForeverTony the YugoslavFeature film

Notes and References

  1. News: Law School honours outstanding LLB students. 9 May 2001. University of Melbourne. 23 March 2010.
  2. Web site: OPA! Magazine - Issue 1 by Steve Agi - Issuu .
  3. Web site: Barrister At Law: Mr Constantinos (Costas) N. Kilias. Laurence's List. 23 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110220205229/http://www.laurenceslist.com.au/list/detail.php?id=29. 20 February 2011. dead.
  4. News: Martin. Lisa. From The Castle to the bench: Constantinos Kilias named a new magistrate . 10 October 2018. The Guardian. 15 October 2018.
  5. News: Raising the bar. Carbone & Money. The Age. 23 March 2010. Melbourne. 10 July 2006.
  6. DAVID STRATTON (2000-03-13). THE WOGBOY.(Review). In Variety. 378 (4), 22.