- Actor
Born 1980 in Athens (44 Years)
Basic data
| Languages | EnglishFrenchGreekSpanish |
|---|---|
| Immediate working area | Athens |
| 2nd residence (if applicable) | Athens |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Greece - Attica |
| Nationality | Greek |
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About Thanos Tokakis
Thanos Tokakis was born in 1980 in Athens, Greece. He graduated from the National Theater of Greece Drama School in 2005. He is an actor, director and drama teacher.
In theater he has directed "Hannele” by Gerhart Hauptmann in 2011, "The Motherfucker with the hat” by Steven Adly Guirgis in 2015 and "The Tin Man and other stories” by Noel Graig in 2023.
In cinema he is the screenwriter, acting coach and co-producer of the awarded short film "Cowboy” (2017).
His debut as a director is the short film "tokakis or What’s My Name” (2022) in which he is also the screenwriter and keeps the leading role. The film was awarded in Drama Short Film Festival (Screenwriting, Costume Design), in Athens International Film Festival (Screenwriting) and was nominated for Best Short Film at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards (2023).
He has worked as an acting coach in films and TV series.
In 2011 he received the Best Performance by a Young Actor in Theater Award and in 2020 the Best Supporting Actor Award by the Hellenic Film Academy. He loves soft ice cream.
In theater he has directed "Hannele” by Gerhart Hauptmann in 2011, "The Motherfucker with the hat” by Steven Adly Guirgis in 2015 and "The Tin Man and other stories” by Noel Graig in 2023.
In cinema he is the screenwriter, acting coach and co-producer of the awarded short film "Cowboy” (2017).
His debut as a director is the short film "tokakis or What’s My Name” (2022) in which he is also the screenwriter and keeps the leading role. The film was awarded in Drama Short Film Festival (Screenwriting, Costume Design), in Athens International Film Festival (Screenwriting) and was nominated for Best Short Film at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards (2023).
He has worked as an acting coach in films and TV series.
In 2011 he received the Best Performance by a Young Actor in Theater Award and in 2020 the Best Supporting Actor Award by the Hellenic Film Academy. He loves soft ice cream.
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Training
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2002 to 2005 | National Theatre of Greece Drama School [gr] |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Suporting Actor - Hellenic Film Academy |
| 2011 | Best Performance by Young Actor - Dimitris Horn Award |
Movies as actor
| Year | Title | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aerolin | Short Film |
| 2023 | The Rhapsodist | Independent Feature Film |
| 2022 | Tokakis or What's My Name | Short Film |
| 2019 | My Name Is Eftihia | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Adults in the Room | Feature Film |
| 2018 | The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Play | Short Film |
| 2009 | Evil - In the Time of Heroes | Feature Film |
Theatre engagements
| Year | Production name | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | The Broken Jar | National Theater of Greece |
| 2021 - 2022 | Macbeth | Theatro Technis |
Basic data
| Height | 175 cm |
|---|---|
| Ethnic appearance | south european |
| Hair colour | dark brown |
| Hair length | short |
| Eye colour | dark brown |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Languages | EnglishFrenchGreekSpanish |
| Voice type | tenor |
| Immediate working area | Athens |
| 2nd residence (if applicable) | Athens |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Greece - Attica |