Louis Mandylor | |
|---|---|
 Mandylor in August 2013 | |
| Born | Elias Theodosopoulos 13 September 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Relatives | Costas Mandylor (brother) |
Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; 13 September 1966) is an Australian film and television actor. Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), a role he reprised in two sequels, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 .
Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greek immigrants. [1] He is the younger brother of fellow actor Costas Mandylor. He and his brother took a shorter version of their mother's last name, citing their paternal last name as being too long.
He played for Heidelberg United FC (Megas Alexandros) in their 1988 State League championship team. He also played five National League games in 1989 and scored one goal.
During his football career, he was also boxing in Melbourne, winning 14 fights with 4 losses. He then emigrated to the United States to originally pursue a boxing career and then subsequently an acting career.
Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002); he reprised the role in its spin-off TV series My Big Fat Greek Life (2003) and the movie sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016).
He made a guest appearance on Relic Hunter with Tia Carrere. He played Louis Malone in the first season of Martial Law alongside Sammo Hung. Mandylor appeared in the sitcom Friends , pretending to be Joey's twin in "The One With Unagi". (Ironically, during the original casting for the series, Mandyler had auditioned for the part of Joey, but Matt LeBlanc was selected instead of him. According to director Kevin S. Bright, the choice between the two of them "went down to the wire". [2] ) He appeared twice on CSI: Miami ; in the third season (2004) as a robber/killer, and in a different role in the eighth season (2009).
He and his brother Costas have acted alongside each other in the Charmed episode "Saving Private Leo" (2002), the crime thriller Sinners and Saints (2010) and "My Brother Cicero" (1998), a short movie which Louis wrote and produced. Louis portrayed Deputy Lloyd in the Syfy thriller film The Cursed ; he stars alongside his brother Costas. [3] One of his more popular roles was that of Bobby DeLuca in the film Suckers (2001), where he plays a good-guy turned car salesman.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Necessary Roughness | McKenzie | |
| 1995 | Life 101 | Donnie | Video |
| The Set-Up | Pauly | ||
| 1996 | The Quest | Riggi | |
| 1997 | Champions | William Rockman | |
| Criminal Affairs | Clint Barker | ||
| 1998 | My Brother Cicero | Nicky | Short |
| Jane Austen's Mafia! | Middle Aged Vincenzo | ||
| Renegade Force | Peter Roth | ||
| 1999 | Jack of Hearts | Detective Jack Newland | |
| Enemy Action | Price | ||
| 2000 | Price of Glory | Davey Lane | |
| Warm Texas Rain | Angel | Video | |
| 2001 | Sticks | - | |
| Double Deception | Luke Campbell | ||
| Suckers | Bobby Deluca | ||
| 2002 | Angel Blade | Kiel Parsons | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Nick Portokalos | ||
| Hitters | Detective Monroy | ||
| 2003 | Betrayal | Frank Bianci | |
| Gang of Roses | Sheriff Shoeshine Michel | ||
| White Rush | Chick | ||
| Jimmy Bones | Jimmy Bones | ||
| Rumble | Paul | Short | |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Gino Pariani | |
| 2007 | Redline | Arms Dealer | |
| Take | Terrell | ||
| Saturday Morning | Frankie Cicotelli | ||
| 2008 | The Drum Beats Twice | Leroy | |
| The Sensei | Mark Corey | ||
| Golden Goal! | Paolo Del Monte | ||
| 2009 | In the Eyes of a Killer | Jack | |
| Silent Venom | Jake Goldin | Video | |
| Devil's Land | Detective Pappas | Short | |
| Wrong Turn at Tahoe | Stephen | ||
| No Time to Fear | Dr. Sheridan | ||
| 2010 | The Cursed | Lloyd Muldoon | |
| Sinners & Saints | Cole | ||
| The Prometheus Project | Marcus | ||
| Stained | Pastor Phillip | Short | |
| Hung Out to Dry | - | Short | |
| Gerald | Gerald | ||
| Bare Knuckles | Nedish | ||
| 2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | NASA Guy | |
| The Dog Who Saved Halloween | Kent | TV movie | |
| Life at the Resort | Todd Harvey | ||
| 2012 | One in the Chamber | Demyan Ivanov | [4] |
| A Green Story | Peter | ||
| Sorority Party Massacre | Mayor Bud Carson | ||
| 2013 | 616: Paranormal Incident | Ness | |
| The Perfect Summer | Marcos | ||
| Persephone | Jack Aidoneus | Short | |
| 2014 | 20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending | Lockeheed | |
| The Takeaway | - | ||
| Legacy of the Tengu | Carson | ||
| Elwood | The Watcher | Short | |
| Tension(s) | Jake Lamar | ||
| In 10 Easy Steps | Senior Detective Maurice Roper | ||
| Alone Together | Henry Stratton | Short | |
| 2015 | AWOL-72 | Ray | |
| The Mourning | David | ||
| Adventures of a Pizza Guy | Jack Puncher | ||
| 2016 | Broken Promise | Reese Sinclair | TV movie |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Nick Portokalos | ||
| Beyond the Game | Carlo | ||
| Daylight's End | Ethan Hill | ||
| Code of Honor | Detective Peterson | ||
| The Sex Trip | Steve Burns | ||
| Hotel of the Damned | Nicky | ||
| The Demo | David Sanders | ||
| 2017 | The Twin | Jake | TV movie |
| The Matadors | Uncle Peter | ||
| Larceny | Senator Tom Pumple | ||
| Intrepid | - | Short | |
| California Dreaming | Agent Csokas | ||
| Spreading Darkness | Byron Fresnel | ||
| The Intruders | Mark | ||
| Deadly Delusion | Robert Turner | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Blindsided | Jack | |
| Battle Drone | Vincent Reikker | ||
| Dirty Dead Con Men | Agent Daniels | ||
| The Debt Collector | Sue | ||
| Astro | Viktor Khol | ||
| 2019 | Lazarat | Rei | |
| I Almost Married a Serial Killer | Rafael (II) | TV movie | |
| Night Walk | Prison Warden | ||
| Avengement | Detective O'Hara | ||
| The Mercenary | LeClerc | ||
| Rambo: Last Blood | Sheriff | ||
| Doom: Annihilation | Chaplain Glover | ||
| 2020 | Debt Collectors | Sue | |
| Legacy | Frank | ||
| The Doorman | Martinez | ||
| 2021 | Frankenstein | De Lacey | |
| Ave Marie | Major Maitland | ||
| Antidote | Dr. Aaron Hellenbach | ||
| Impropriety | Doug Larson | TV movie | |
| Denard Anatomy of An Antihero | Dr. Cooper | ||
| Christmas Down Under | Santa | ||
| 2022 | Memory | Drunk Broker | |
| Borrowed Time III | Dr. Cooper | ||
| Sally Floss: Digital Detective | Bill | ||
| Blowback | Dr. Cooper | ||
| Bring Him Back Dead | Trent | ||
| Renegades | Goram | ||
| Battle for Saipan | Major William Porter | ||
| Adrenaline | John Slater | ||
| As Good as Dead | Piro | ||
| 2023 | Breakout | Alex Baros | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Nick Portokalos | ||
| 2024 | Hellhound | Loreno | |
| 2025 | Skyline: Warpath |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | China Beach | Aussie | Episode: "You, Babe" |
| 1992-93 | Down the Shore | Aldo Carbone | Main Cast |
| 1993-94 | Grace Under Fire | Carl | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Georgio | Episode: "Shoot Up the Charts" |
| 1995-96 | Can't Hurry Love | Roger Carlucci | Main Cast |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Ray Goetz | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 1998-99 | Martial Law | Detective Louis Malone | Main Cast |
| 1999-2001 | Relic Hunter | Derek Lloyd | Recurring Cast |
| 2000 | Friends | Carl | Episode: "The One with Unagi" |
| 2001 | Resurrection Blvd. | Jake Mornay | Episode: "Sangre de la Mano" & "El Que Necesita" |
| 2002 | Charmed | Nathan Lang | Episode: "Saving Private Leo" |
| She Spies | Leo Divornak | Episode: "Poster Girl" | |
| 2003 | Touched by an Angel | Marty | Episode: "And a Nightingale Sang" |
| My Big Fat Greek Life | Nick Portokalos | Main Cast | |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Steve Riddick | Episode: "Crime Wave" |
| 2009 | Rules of Engagement | Nick | Episode: "May Divorce Be with You" |
| CSI: NY | Detective Christos Temmas | Episode: "Grounds for Deception" | |
| CSI: Miami | Jimmy Burris | Episode: "Bone Voyage" | |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Lucas Maragos | Episode: "Little Angels" |
| 2012 | Castle | Mister Kazoolie | Episode: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder" |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Quintin Brode | Episode: "I See That Now" |
| 2020 | Absentia | Meridian Guard | Episode: "Veritas Aequitas" |
| 2022 | The Pact | Rooster | Recurring Cast |
| The Offer | Mickey Cohen | Episode: "Warning Shots" |
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8. Fake Joey was almost Real Joey
