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Nico Lathouris

9 credited titles on WatchWise

Nico Lathouris (born 1944) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as George Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as George Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. In both, he plays a Greek Australian patriarch, father of the protagonist, Nick (Alex Dimitriades). Lathouris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film at the 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards. He is also the co-screenwriter of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Lathouris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Nico Lathouris in one minute

Strongest genre

Action

$228M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Mad Max: Fury Road

$380M

Standout efficiency

2.2x

Mad Max: Fury Road · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$230M

Combined reported budget

$103M

Gross / budget

2.2x

Bankability Index

25 / 100

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