Nico Lathouris

Nico Lathouris is an Australianborn actor and writer of Greek descent Lathouris has worked on the television series Police Rescue He appeared in George Millers film Mad Max 1979 as a car mechanic He also ran film and drama workshops for the Australian Film Commission Lathouris is best known for the role of George Poulos in Heartbreak High as well as being the series drama coach responsible for developing the skills of the younger actors and actresses who starred in the series He helped to develop realistic characters from a whole variety of ethnic backgrounds The series marked a big shift in the way that life in Australia is represented in TV drama In the past many shows had not reflected all the different cultures which exist sidebyside in Australias big cities and Heartbreak High broke the mould by acknowledging and celebrating the countrys cultural mix Lathouris is coscreenwriter alongside George Miller of Mad Max Fury Road 2015