Christoforos Papakaliatis

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Christoforos Papakaliatis
Born (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Heraklion, Greece
Occupation(s)Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active1993–present

Christoforos Papakaliatis [a] (born 23 December 1975) is a Greek actor, director and screenwriter.

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Early life

Christoforos Papakaliatis was born in Heraklion on 23 December 1975, the son of Villy Malamis and Emmanuel Papakaliatis. His mother is Greek from South Africa. [1]

Career

Television

Papakaliatis began his career at the age of 16, playing numerous roles on successful TV shows broadcast on Mega, Greece's largest TV network at that time. At the age of 23, he began writing his own TV scripts. His first script Our Life Is a Path (Greek: Η ζωή μας μια βόλτα) aired on Mega and was well-received by critics and the public. The following year, he wrote and starred in the TV series Take Care of Me (Greek: Να με προσεχείς) and then wrote and starred in the TV movie Three Wishes.

Papakaliatis' TV drama Close Your Eyes  [ el ] (Κλείσε τα μάτια) was one of the highest rated TV series in Greece. He wrote and starred in the series, and also directed most of the second and third season episodes. The series featured a kiss between two men, which sparked a debate in Greece as it was the first time two male characters had kissed on television. Papakaliatis received a fine by the Greek National Council for Radio and Television, but this was later withdrawn by the Greek Council of State.

Maestro , a series written by and starring Papakaliatis, was broadcast on Mega in 2022. Later that year, Netflix bought the rights to stream the series worldwide, making it the first Greek series to be picked up by Netflix. [2]

Film

In 2006 Papakaliatis wrote, directed, and starred in the drama-thriller series Two Days Only (Δυο μέρες μόνο) and in 2009 he wrote, directed and starred in the TV series 4 (Τέσσερις). It was the same year that he got accepted as a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMY International). In 2012, he starred next to Catherine Deneuve and Sebastian Koch in the feature film God Loves Caviar directed by Iannis Smaragdis. What If... [3] (Greek: Αν) (2012) was his first feature film. He wrote and directed the film, and played the leading role of Demetris. The movie was a box office success in Greece for the 2012-2013 season, remaining in theaters for more than 4 months and making a $4.5M box office. What If was screened at numerous film festivals around the world, but never got international distribution. In 2013, it was qualified to run for a Golden Globe nomination as a foreign movie but never made it to the finals. In 2017, its script was sold in Turkey and a Turkish adaptation will be soon shot in Istanbul.[ needs update ]

In 2015, his second feature film Worlds Apart starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons had its official theatrical release in Greece. This love story was set in Athens between foreigners and Greeks and was played out against the tense backdrop of the combined incoming immigration wave and devastating economic crisis that Europe and especially Greece were then facing. The movie made a $5M box-office and was the second highest grossing film in the 2010s in Greece, notably surpassing the performance of blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and James Bond film Skyfall . [4]

Worlds Apart had international distribution and was released in 25 countries. In January 2017, the movie was released theatrically in the US by Cinema Libre Studio, receiving positive reviews from the LA Times [5] and various other publications. In 2017 the movie was also released theatrically in Switzerland and Austria by Trigon Films.

Theatre

Personal life

Papakaliatis currently resides between Los Angeles and Greece.

Notes

  1. ↑ Greek: Χριστόφορος Παπακαλιάτης, Greek pronunciation: [xriˈstoforospapakaˈʎatis]

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References

  1. ↑ "Χριστόφορος Παπακαλιάτης – Το βιογραφικό, η ηλικία, η κρυφή προσωπική ζωή και η σχέση με την οικογένειά του" (in Greek). 15 December 2022.
  2. ↑ https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1200787/maestro-in-blue-the-first-greek-series-on-netflix/ [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ Papapostolou, Anastasios (May 31, 2013). ""What If" you never watch this interview with Christopher Papakaliatis…". Greek hollywood reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Δεκαετία 2010-2019: Αυτές είναι οι 20 πιο εμπορικές ταινίες στο ελληνικό box office - FLIX". flix.gr (in Greek). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Romantic drama 'Worlds Apart' spins three satisfying love stories set in Greece". Los Angeles Times. 2017-01-19. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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