Eros Vlahos

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Eros Vlahos
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Vlahos in 2013
Born (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 30)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2007–present

Eros Vlahos (born 13 January 1995 [1] ) is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Cyril Gray in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Jake Farley in Summer in Transylvania (2010), and Lommy Greenhands in Game of Thrones . He also appeared in a recurring role on the television series Da Vinci's Demons , as Nico Machiavelli (2013–2015).

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Family background and personal life

Eros Vlahos was born in London on 13 January 1995. His parents are Terry Davy (mother) and Spiros Vlahos (father), and he has a younger brother, Tron Vlahos. [2] [3] He is of British (maternal) and Greek (paternal) ancestry.

Vlahos' parents work in commercial partnership together, they own and operate the Cyberdog shop in Camden Market; a fashion, accessory, and toy retailer they founded together in 1994. [4]

Career

Filmography

Vlahos at South by Southwest 2024 receiving the Midnight Shorts Competition Special Jury Award for the film Meat Puppet SXSW 2024 Film Awards - Eros V.jpg
Vlahos at South by Southwest 2024 receiving the Midnight Shorts Competition Special Jury Award for the film Meat Puppet
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Casualty Liam HendricksEpisode: "Snowball"
2009 Skellig Coot
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Cyril Gray
Third Star Angel Boy
Summer in Transylvania Jake Farley4 episodes
2011 Episodes 'Pucks!' Boy3 episodes
2011 Outnumbered MarcusEpisode: "The Parent's Evening"
Great Expectations Young Herbert PocketEpisode #1.1
2011–2012 Game of Thrones Lommy Greenhands4 episodes
2012 Anna Karenina Boris
2013–2015 Da Vinci's Demons Nico Machiavelli 27 episodes
2018Old BoysJohnson
2023 Extraordinary Gordon3 episodes

Other

In the summer of 2008, at the age of 13, Vlahos wrote and performed his own material at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In December of that year, he was recruited to review Christmas pantomimes for The Guardian newspaper and website. He also had a comedy show on Radio London and has appeared on CBBC Extra. [4] He has been involved with the "Comedy Club 4 Kids UK" children's Comedy Academy.

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References

  1. Eros Vlahos [@Eros_V] (13 January 2013). "Yay, happy 18th birthday me!" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 February 2013 via Twitter.
  2. "The Times". UK. Retrieved 24 January 2012.[ dead link ]
  3. "About Eros | ErosVlahos.com". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Teenage Eros laughs all the way to a TV gig". The Scotsman . UK. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2012.