Vangelis Mourikis
Acting
Biography
Vangelis Mourikis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In the 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to independent cinema. He has been nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards for Best Actor, winning twice, for the films Digger (2020) and Stratos (2014). He has also been nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Mourikis occasionally helps co-write movie scripts, with his work being nominated for three Hellenic Film Academy Awards, two for Best Screenplay and one for Best Documentary.
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Known For
N' Me for Myself
Antonis always goes by train. He is in a rush to make it on time. His recent past keeps catching up on him. Reality does not allow him to escape the images. That's how it is. because that's how it goes. He couldn't give a damn about anything. He needs to pee. Dependent on his girlfriend just as he's on himself. He doesn't owe anything to anybody.
Arcadia
Neurologist Katerina and former doctor Yannis are heading off to a deserted seaside resort. Silence descends on the car as they travel across dunes in a windy autumn, matching the less-than-pleasant occasion: Yannis has been called to identify the victim of a tragic accident at the hospital of the small town. When the local policeman informs them that the victim’s vehicle had plunged over the parapet of a stone bridge and leads them to the morgue, Katerina sees her worst suspicions confirmed. Together with Yannis, but also on her own nightly excursions to a mysterious, rustic beach bar called Arcadia, they begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together, revealing a haunting story of love, loss, acceptance and letting go.
The King
A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past. He retreats to the abandoned village his father came from and moves into an old, collapsing house. Alone, far from the bigger village and doing petty jobs to survive, he will strive to find himself once more. Amidst a haze of suspicion and scorn by villagers who treat him an intruder, his past catches up to him in the form of his girlfriend from Athens. Conflict is inescapable
Digger
When Jonny visits his father Nikitas in his cabin in the woods after 20 years, the hermit ignores him. But to prevent the muddy ground from being pulled out from under their feet for reasons of profit, father and son must dig deep into it...
Boobheads
In a prison cell two lifers meet, a former truck driver and the other one a "volunteer" who entered the prison because he believes that life as an inmate prisoner is better than outside.
A Journey to the Stars
The story of Greek businessmen Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos and their impact on Panathinaikos basketball club
Stratos
At age 19, Stratos committed a crime of passion. He spent half his life in prison, where underground boss Leonidas took him under his wing. One day during a rival gang attack, Leonidas saved his life. Stratos never forgot this. A free man now, Stratos works the night shift at a bakery workshop, a far cry from the killing contracts he executes by day. He gives away all his money to spring Leonidas out of prison, funding an escape plan managed by Leo’s brother, Yorgos. The fulfillment of his debt is the only thing that matters to Stratos, everything else is indifferent and he lives detached, surrounded by ghosts and fallacies. The day of the escape, the most important day of his life, is near…
With Heart & Soul
Two brothers are fighting on opposite sides during the Greek Civil War.
Ballad for a Pierced Heart
In a small town in Greece, when amorous passion meets with greed money, dead bodies start pilling up and "Sleeping Beauty" Olga will never know the horrors she has been spared of.
Monday
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
Filmography
as Yuri
as Kostas
as Christos
as Yannis
as manager Panathinaikos
as Nikitas
as Scrapeyard
as Takis
as Dinos
as Panagas (Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan?)
as Josef
as Second hand shop worker
as Zano
as Stratos
as Markaris Theo
as Dimitri Gounaras
as Ticket Collector
as Jordan Mosxoleas
as Spyros
as Alekos
as Manthos
as Captain Ntoulas
as Antonis
as Mihalis
as Panos
as Andreas
as Periklis
as Andreas
as Haris
as Vangelis Farmakoris
as Geurilla
as Russian War Correspondent
as Sakis
as Kontos
as Tony
as Papa-Fotis