Steve Mouzakis

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Steve Mouzakis
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Born
Education Victorian College of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Christine Mouzakis
(m. 2017)
Awards

Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his role in the Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are , Van Gogh in Prison Break , Steven Ray in the film The Suicide Theory , and performing alongside Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris as Paul in the 2022 film The Stranger .

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Education

Mouzakis studied Arts and Engineering at university before being accepted into the Victorian College Of The Arts to study acting.[ citation needed ]

He graduated winning the Irene Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for his portrayal of William Shakespeare's Pericles, in a production directed by George Ogilvie.[ citation needed ]

Career

He was cast in Christos Tsiolkas' Viewing Blue Poles, performed at the Fitzroy Gallery in Melbourne and moving to the Belvoir St. Theatre in Sydney. [1] [2]

His first television role came as that of Paolo in The Secret Life of Us . He was next cast by director Jonathan Liebesman in the horror film Darkness Falls released in 2003.[ citation needed ]

His interest however in smaller and more personal films led to his performances in the short films Mona Lisa and 296 Smith Street. This brought him to the attention of the director Spike Jonze for his adaptation of the children's story Where the Wild Things Are . [ citation needed ]

Mouzakis has had a number of roles in television series such as Rolf in Very Small Business , Andrew Petrious in The Slap , Chris Baros in Killing Time , Theo Kallergis in Blue Heelers and Paolo in The Secret Life of Us . Other feature film credits include Darkness Falls (Sony Pictures), Big Mamma's Boy, and I, Frankenstein (Lionsgate).[ citation needed ]

He played Steven Ray in the 2014 film The Suicide Theory . [3]

Mouzakis played Van Gogh as a series regular in the 2017 comeback of the Fox television series Prison Break . [4]

He also appeared in the Tourism Victoria Wander Victoria campaign in 2017 as the face of his home state of Victoria, Australia.[ citation needed ]

In February 2024, Mouzakis was announced as part of the cast for Homeward. [5]

In 2025, Mouzakis would appear in the theatre play The Removalists. [6]

Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
Pericles (as Pericles) for Victorian College of the Arts Irene Mitchell Award Outstanding AchievementWon
2013Joey (short film) St Kilda Film Festival Best ActorWon [7]
2014 The Cherry Orchard (as Lophakin) for Melbourne Theatre Company Green Room Award Male Actor in the Theatre Companies categoryWon [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
Double or NothingPeterFilm
2002Obscured by VenusShort film
2003 Darkness Falls Dr. Peter MurphyFeature film
2004 Under the Radar LeeFeature film
2004MonaGeorgeShort film
2007The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of DenmarkClaudiusFeature film
2008296 Smith StreetKnackersShort film
2008Ahmad's GardenGuardShort film
2008The Daily GrindThe AssassinShort film
2009 Knowing Head ParamedicFeature film
2009Mendel's TreeMendelShort film
2009 Where the Wild Things Are Max's TeacherFeature film
2010Summer CodaSlickFeature film
2011Big Mamma’s BoyAntonFeature film
2011JoeyJoeyShort film
2012Catch PerfectRobertShort film
2014 I, Frankenstein HelekFeature film
2014 The Suicide Theory Steven RayFeature film
2014Two DevilsShort film
2014The Legend MakerGraham Rinks
2015LeanSteveShort film
2015Hope CityMr ChristouShort film
2016 Scare Campaign TonyFeature film
2015 Downriver Gianni DepellegriniFeature film
2016 Sugar Mountain RandyFeature film
2017 That's Not Me AnthonyFeature film
2018 Acute Misfortune JimFeature film
2020 My First Summer Detective CroydonFeature film
2022 The Stranger Paul EmeryFeature film
2023 Late Night With the Devil Szandor D'aboFeature film
2024Double or NothingPeter
InsideMel's Case Worker
TBAHomewardMitch

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2001 The Secret Life of Us PaoloTV series, season 1, 5 episodes
2003 MDA Bart SaundersTV series, 1 episode
2001-04 Stingers Joey / LouTV series, 2 episodes
2004 Blue Heelers Theo KallergisTV series, 5 episodes
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King DriverTV anthology miniseries, 1 episode
2007MachineVideo
2007 Kick Terry AbruzziTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2008 Satisfaction GottleibTV series, 1 episode
2008 Very Small Business Dr RolfTV series, 2 episodes
2009Whatever Happened to That Girl?SteveTV series, 2 episodes
2010 Rush KreiserTV series, 1 episode
2011Cop HardThe ChiefTV series, 4 episodes
2011 Killing Time Chris BarosTV series, 4 episodes
2011 The Slap Andrew PetriousTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Major George KastanisTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2014 Utopia CyclistTV series, 1 episode
2017 Prison Break Van GoghTV series. 8 episodes
2018 Jack Irish Ryan NeubeckerTV series, 3 episodes
2019 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Hans PetersenTV series, 1 episode
2019The ShowBiz PodcastSelfPodcast, 1 episode
2019 Wentworth Detective Russell MintonTV series, 1 episode
2020AussieWoodSteve WoodTV series
2021 Why Are You Like This CharlesTV series, 1 episode
2021 Clickbait Detective Zach de LucaTV miniseries, 5 episodes
2022The PactAdamTV series, 5 episodes
2022 Irreverent LorenzoTV miniseries, 4 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue / Co.Ref
Pericles Pericles VCA
1999Viewing Blue PolesManFitzroy Gallery Melbourne, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1998 The Idiot Ferdyschenko STCSA for Adelaide Festival
1999micky.com.auMicky La Mama for Melbourne Fringe Festival
1999Brother BoyStelioDancing Dog Café for Melbourne Big West Arts Festival
1999-2002Australian Marriage ActRobinQLD & VIC tour with Arena Theatre Company
Train JourneyMainstreet Theatre Company, South Australia
2002Crow FireWallace Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
2002The Waiting RoomVarious characters Victorian Trades Hall with Platform 27 & Melbourne Workers Theatre
2002Salt Creek MurdersJohn / TrooperSir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Naracoorte Town Hall, Brenton Langbein Theatre, Geelong Arts Centre, Nautilus Theatre Port Lincoln, Middleback Theatre Whyalla, Keith Michell Theatre Port Pirie, Chaffey Theatre Renmark
2003Babel TowersBlackBox, Melbourne
20047 Days 10 YearsIvan Theatre Works, Melbourne
2007 Red Light Winter Davis Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2008 The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark Tower Theatre, Melbourne with Malthouse Theatre
2009 Woyzeck MTC
2009Cafe Rebetika!Yirgos / Michalis Victorian Arts Centre
2010SyncopationHenry Ribolow Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne with Auspicious Arts Projects
2013 The Cherry Orchard Lophakin Southbank Theatre with MTC
2015 Death and the Maiden Gerardo Escobar Southbank Theatre with MTC / STC
2018 Melancholia John Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
2019Golden ShieldRichard Warren / Larry Murdoch MTC
2021 The Lifespan of a Fact John D'Agata Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC [9]
2023What If If OnlyP Southbank Theatre with MTC
2024A Street Car Named DesireMitchMelbourne Theatre Co [10]
2025The RemovalistsSergeant SimmondsSouthbank Theatre MTC [11]

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References

  1. Viewing Blue Poles, AusStage
  2. Dunne, Stephen (28 June 2000), "When love is a frame of mind", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Scheck, Frank (7 July 2015). "The Suicide Theory Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (9 March 2016). "Prison Break Augustus Prew, Rick Yune & Steve Mouzakis cast for Fox event series".
  5. Nash, Cara (15 February 2024). "Cameras Roll On Homeward". FilmInk. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. Byrne, Tim (16 March 2025). "The Removalists review – savage, simple and canny, Williamson's 1971 work about male brutality is as relevant as ever". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  7. "St Kilda Film Festival 2013 Award Winners Announced". IF Magazine. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. "Top award for Jack Charles". Herald Sun. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. Sinanidis, Mary (25 June 2021). "Steve Mouzakis' art, life, truth - a wicked mix of fact and fiction". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  10. "A Streetcar Named Desire | Melbourne Theatre Company - Australian Stage Online". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. Review, Arts (19 March 2025). "The Removalists". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  12. "Steve Mouzakis". AusStage.
  13. "Steve Mouzakis". Liberty Artist Management.