Socratis Otto | |
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| Born | 5 May 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present (Actor, Director and Producer) |
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Socratis Otto is an Australian film, theatre and television actor. He is best known for his roles in television series Young Lions as Justin Carmody, Home and Away as Robert Robertson, and Wentworth as Maxine Conway. [1]
Otto is the son of first-generation Greek immigrants, and was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales. He completed a degree in creative writing and literature before studying acting at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), graduating in 2000. [2]
Otto began his career in the 2001 Sydney Theatre Company's play Salt. [3] [4]
Otto had a guest role in Australian children's television series Outriders in 2001 followed by a leading role in drama series Young Lions in 2002 as Justin Carmody.
In 2009, Otto played the lead role of Charles Darwin in drama-documentary Darwin's Brave New World . [5]
He appeared in television series Dance Academy in 2010 as Adam the Psychologist and in 2011 had a guest stint on Home and Away as Detective Robert Robertson. This was followed by guest roles in television series Rake , The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Serangoon Road . [6]
In 2013, he appeared in the mini-series Paper Giants: Magazine Wars as Peter Dawson and in the 2014 telemovie Carlotta as Christopher.[ citation needed ]
In 2014 to 2017 he joined the cast of Wentworth in the role of trans woman prison inmate Maxine Conway (formerly Max). [7]
Otto made later television appearances in Operation Buffalo, ReCancelled and more.Otto also acted in and directed the mini series HomeSpun.
Otto appeared in the 2003 movie The Matrix Reloaded . This was followed by X-Men Origins: Wolverine , The Rage in Placid Lake and Beautiful . [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Running Down These Dreams | Dove | Short film |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Operator | Feature film |
| The Rage in Placid Lake | Bozo | Feature film | |
| 2006 | Macbeth | Detective Mentieth | Feature film |
| 2008 | Monkey Puzzle | Zac | Feature film |
| Eleven | Tim | Short film | |
| The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | Fine Young British Officer | Feature film | |
| Residue | Kyle | Short film | |
| 2009 | Beautiful | Max | |
| Beyond Words | Attacker | Short film | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Lead Technician - Alkali Lake | Feature film | |
| Nightwalking | Joe, Voices | Short film | |
| In Hearts Left Behind | Aden | Short film | |
| 2010 | Anyone You Want | Stirling | |
| 2012 | Gone | Jim | Feature film |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein | Zuriel | Feature film |
| Carlotta | Christopher | TV film | |
| My Mistress | Leon | Feature film | |
| 2018 | Enter The Wild | Zac | Feature film |
| 2019 | Electric | The Patient | Short film |
| A Good Family | Marco | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Mr Bubbles | Short film | |
| The Flood | Miller | ||
| 2024 | Water Horse | Rick Hughes | |
| TBA | Pearly Gates | John | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Outriders | Jason | Episode: "Aliens: Part 4" |
| 2001, 2004 | All Saints | Adam Gray, Hugh | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Justin Carmody | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | False Witness | Shannon Cross | |
| Darwin's Brave New World | Charles Darwin | 3 episodes | |
| 2009–2011 | Home and Away | Robert Robertson | Seasons 22–24 (37 episodes) |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Father Keough | Episode: "Basilone" |
| Miracles | Grand Ameseder | Episode: "Miracle in the Storm" | |
| Dance Academy | Adam The Psychologist | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Rake | Justin | Episode: "Greene vs. Hole" |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Clive Churchill | Episode: "Death of a Travelling Salesman" |
| Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Peter Dawson | 2 episodes | |
| Serangoon Road | Peter Watson | Episode: "Give Me Money" | |
| 2014–2017 | Wentworth | Maxine Conway | Recurring, Seasons 2–3; Main, Seasons 4–5 (36 episodes) |
| 2019 | Home and Away | Aiden Wilcox | Season 32 |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo | Terry Ryan MP | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Homespun | Farmer Matt | Actor / Director / Producer |
| ReCancelled | Friend | 1 episode | |
| Born to Spy | George Papadopoulos | 3 episodes | |
| 2024 | Nautilus | Harris | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Jax |
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