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- Actress
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Melinda McGraw is a classically trained actress known for her range, playing a wide variety of roles in comedy and drama alike. Ms. McGraw grew up in the Boston area and was a member of the Boston Children's Theater. She attended Bennington College briefly until she was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her schoolmates included Clive Owen and Ralph Fiennes, among several other notable talents. After appearing in many theatrical productions in London's West End and around the UK she returned to the States in 1990. Melinda McGraw was critically acclaimed for her turn as Bobbie Barrett in Season 2 of "Mad Men" which earned her a Screen Actors' Guild Award as part of the Best Ensemble Cast, as well as an OFTA Television Award for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2007). She is also known for her work as Barbara Gordon in "The Dark Knight," as Scott Bakula's love interest in AMC's "Men of a Certain Age," as Diane Gibbs-Fornell-Sterling in "NCIS" and as Dana's sister Melissa Scully in the "X-Files." She received a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Milan Film Festival for "Meeting Spencer" opposite Jeffery Tambor and Jesse Plemons. Ms. McGraw is married to composer/recording artist Steve Pierson and they have a daughter.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Haris Zambarloukos was born on 11 March 1970 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Belfast (2021), Cinderella (2015) and Death on the Nile (2022).- Actor
- Additional Crew
George Pastell was a Cypriot character actor in British films and television programs. His real name was Nino Pastellides.
He made his film debut in Give Us This Day (1949), under his real name of Nino Pastellides, and went on to carve out a career as villains in film and television. Although Greek, he was often cast by Hammer Film Productions as Eastern characters such as Mehemet Bey in The Mummy (1959), the High Priest of Kali in The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), and Hashmi Bey in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964).
His exotic looks often saw him cast in spy movies of the sixties such as From Russia with Love (1963), The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965), A Man Could Get Killed (1966), That Riviera Touch (1966), and Deadlier Than the Male (1967).
As well as these film roles he could also be seen as the villain in numerous television series of the sixties including Danger Man (1960), The Avengers (1961), Doctor Who (1963), The Champions (1968), The Saint (1962), and Department S (1969).
Pastellides was most prolific, however, in his voice-over work, replacing hundreds of other actors' voices (some of them very famous) in films as disparate as El Cid (1961) as "Fañez", You Only Live Twice (1967) as "Tiger Tanaka, and Doctor Zhivago (1965) as "The Girl's (the character played by Rita Tushingham) boyfriend", earning him the sobriquet "the 'Paul Frees (I)' of Britain."- Angie Bowie was born on 25 September 1949 in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia, Cyprus. She is an actress, known for Eat the Rich (1987), La Funcionaria Asesina (2009) and David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust (2006). She was previously married to David Bowie.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Chad Hartigan was born on 31 August 1982 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a director and writer, known for Little Fish (2020), Morris from America (2016) and This Is Martin Bonner (2013).- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Dome Karukoski moved to Finland from Cyprus, when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor.
He is bilingual with Swedish and Finnish.
He was selected to the University of Art and Design of Helsinki in 1999. That year, three students were selected to become students majoring in directing.
Tyttö, sinä olet tähti was Karukoski's graduation film.- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Leon Redbone was born on 26 August 1949 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He was an actor and composer, known for Elf (2003), 50 First Dates (2004) and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). He was married to Beryl Handler,. He died on 30 May 2019 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.- Feri Cansel was born on 7 June 1944 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She was an actress, known for Son Söz Benim (1970), Jilet Kazim (1971) and Püsküllü Bela (1970). She was married to ???. She died on 2 September 1983 in Izmir, Turkey.
- Actor
- Writer
Osman Alkas was born on 3 November 1955 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor and writer, known for Mortal World (2018), Life (2023) and Bir Baba Hindu (2016).- Actor
- Writer
Andreas Christodoulos Tselepos was born in Nicosia, capital of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. After serving two years in the Cyprus National Guard as a Tank Corps Commander, he moved to New York where he received his BFA in Theatre Arts, Performance Sequence at Hofstra University (2004), studied under Richard Southern at the School for Film and Television and got his MFA in Theatre Directing, at the New School for Drama, Actors Studio Drama School (2008).
During his years in New York, he acted in numerous theatrical productions Off-off Broadway and Off-Broadway. In 2002 and 2004 he received the Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding participation in the Hofstra Theatre Productions of "Stage Door", "Romeo and Juliet", "Smile" and "Hedda Gabler". In 2003 he won the Best Actor Award for his work in "The Three Sisters".
He was one of the Founders and Directors of Midas Touch Productions, a Theatre Production Company based in Cyprus and the UK producing classical theatre plays that toured the ancient amphitheaters of Cyprus. He is a member of the Greek Cultural Center of New York, were he worked as an Actor and a Director. Tselepos is also one of the Founders of the-NEST, a Harlem-based nonprofit theater company committed to the development of contemporary and innovative theater.
He was a faculty member and a Professor at Hofstra University, Department of Drama and Dance, where he was teaching Acting and Theatre Appreciation.
2010 marked his return to his homeland, Cyprus, where he started working as an actor at the National Theatre of Cyprus (THOC). There, he has appeared in over 20 theatrical productions, he has worked with all major TV Networks and he is now starring at Alpha TV Network dark comedy series, "Camping" (2021). He is also a Professor at "Vladimiros Kafkarides" Drama School, where he is teaching Acting.
In 2017, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award, for his work in "Demonen" and in 2018 he received the prestigious Artist of the Year Award, at the Cyprus Theatre Awards.
He is the President of the Actors Union Cyprus (AUC) proud member of the International Federation of Actors (FIA).- He was born in Nicosia in 1961. He was graduated from MimarSinan University State Conservatoire Drama School in 1983. He started acting in Istanbul State Theatre in 1983. He is still working in the same theatre as an actor and a director. He directed the following theatre plays: "Hosu'nun Utanci/ Shame of Hosu" in Istanbul State Theatre,"Yasar Ne Yasar Ne Yasamaz" in Trabzon State Theatre, Adana State Theatre, Bursa State Theatre and Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Theatre and "Yolcu/ The Passenger" adapted from Mevlana's Mesnevi in Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Theatre. He also directed the plays "Deli Ibrahim/Ibrahim the Mad" in Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Theatre, "Kanli Nigar/Bloody Nigar" in Bursa State Theatre, "Esegin Golgesi/ The Shadow of the Donkey" and "Gözlerimi Kaparim, Vazifemi Yaparim/ I Close My Eyes and Do My Duty" in Ankara State Theatre.
He was awarded as the best actor for his performance in RehaErdem's movie "Mommy, I'm scared " in both International Nurnberg Film Festival and International Ankara Film Festival. He was also awarded as the best actor for his performance in Tolga Ornek's movie "Devrim Arabalari/ Cars of the Revolution". He narrated the fairy tales "Peter and the Wolf" with Istanbul Symphonic Orchestra in 2011 and "Nasreddin Hodja" with Bursa Symphonic Orchestra in 2013. He worked as an acting teacher in Eskisehir AnotoliaUniversity State Conservatoire for five years. He has been teaching in Bahcesehir University for seven years. He also has been working as a dubbing artist and acting in various TV series and movies. He's married with one child. - Alkis Kritikos was born on 1 October 1947 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor, known for For Your Eyes Only (1981), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) and Watch All Night (1980).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mihalis Violaris was born on 9 January 1944 in Agia Varvara, Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor, known for O Astrapogiannos (1970), Omorfes meres (1970) and Skies stin ammo (1970).- Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Petros' early exposure to photography, theatre and art, as well as his need for emotional and visual expression led him to Hollywood where he studied film and television directing at the California State University.
Since 2000, he is working as a freelance film director shooting commercials and narratives.
Some of his commercials were nominated and awarded in various competitions.
His first feature film "Boy on the Bridge" had its world premiere in Rome Film Festival 2016, Greek Premiere at Thessaloniki Film Festival 2016 and received Best Film Award from Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival in Athens. Also nominated for Best First Time Director Award at the Hellenic Film Academy's IRIS Awards. The film has participated so far in more than 50 festival winning 13 awards.
Patchwork, his second feature film, had its world premiere in the East of the West competition section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2021.
He directed the small opera "Epitafios", the play "Historias Paralelas" and for the 24hours plays the theatre performance "Hearts at 950 degrees Celcius" and the play Your Molotov Kisses. In September 2022 he directed the performance "My Room is Not a Stage" as part of the Kypria International festival in Cyprus.
He was the artistic director of the children's section of Cyprus Film Days and organized the European Film Academy Young Audience Award from 2019 to 2021 in Cyprus.
He is in development for his new feature film entitled "4 Hours".- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Constantinos Isaias was born in Cyprus and studied drama in Greece. He worked as assistant director in successful TV series. He performed in theater companies in Greece in productions such as "The Clockwork Orange", and "Hamlet B'", and was also featured in several TV Shows in Greece and he was part of the movie "El Greco". Following his passion for classic cinema and documentaries, move to US and he studied film at New York Film Academy. He started directing his own short films, the name of few: "As a last Resort", "The Vengeance", "Sacred Whispers". But his career took a turn when his love of history and researching and documenting history made him to create and produce his own documentaries. "Civil Rights Movement: Roadtrip to historic landmark and location", "Emmett Till & the 50th Anniversary of the March in Washington". He also produced for the Orpheus Awards at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival the honorary award tribute videos "Tribute to George Chakiris", "Tribute to Valorie". His most recent work was his investigation interview with Michael Jackson's Nephew Taj Jackson "Who was Michael Jackson".- Nicolas Economou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1953. At the age of five, he started taking piano lessons and very soon he revealed his extraordinary talent by improvising on the piano and composing short pieces of music. In 1964, after an audition, he was accepted at the Special School of Music of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, a preparatory school for youngsters to enter the Conservatory. In December of that year, in Athens, he won the "Keti Papaioannou" Panhellenic Competition for young musicians up to the age of seventeen. The following year at the age of twelve, he begun his musical studies in Moscow. At the age of sixteen, he participated in the Tchaikovsky competition, gaining favourable reviews from the Press, Radio and Television. A year later, he was admitted to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory itself. After Moscow he moved to Dusseldorf and then to Munich, Germany. From his new base there he established himself throughout Europe as a concert pianist, composer (he studied composition with the Russian Vladislav Zolotorev), arranger, conductor and organiser of music festivals.
As a performer he appeared in Europe, the USA and Canada as well as the USSR, Japan, Iceland, and Israel. He performed solo, with orchestras and other famous performers and composers like Martha Argerich, Rodion Shchedrin, Siatoslav Richter, Michel Beroff, Chick Corea and others. Apart from performing in concert with Martha Argerich and Chick Corea, he also recorded with them. The record with Chick Corea, entitled " On Two Pianos", was the result of a series of concerts in Germany in 1981/82 during which the two musicians would interact with each other by improvising in their own style.
In addition to the records mentioned above, he also released two other solo albums.
As a composer he wrote music for piano, for small ensembles, symphonic music and film music. Many of his compositions have themes and rhythms from Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Some of his compositions are: "Children Studies", "Sonata for Chick" (dedicated to Chick Corea) for piano, "Cyprus Pictures" and "Cyprus Dances" for an eight piece musical ensemble (octet), the soundtracks for twelve films including "Rosa Luxemburg" and "Die bleierne Zeit", both by Margarethe von Trotta.
In 1978, with the collaboration of the City of Munich, Nicolas organised a "Cyprus Week" in Munich, with artists from Cyprus including actors, musicians, painters, sculptors and the late shadow performer, Paphios. He was also the founder of the "Solisten Ensemble" in Munich with which he performed some of his compositions and those of other composers. He was the co-founder of the well - established "Munich Summer Piano Festival". In February 1992 he organised in Venice the first of a series of piano festivals he intended to establish in Europe with the title "Pianisti non Solo".
As a conductor he directed the distinguished Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra, Germany's Youth Orchestra and the La Fenice Opera Orchestra of Venice.
As an acknowledgement of his services and contribution to Culture and the Arts in general, Nicolas was honoured on various occasions by several bodies. The city of Munich honoured him in 1979 for his contribution to the Arts, as a composer and interpreter of classical and modern music, with the award for "Best Interpreter of the Year". In 1983, the Bavarian TV produced a television portrait of Nicolas, more than an hour in duration, in which he is shown in all facets of his creative life. The film, called "Kreisleriana", was directed by Klaus Voswinkel. Since 1988, a seat bearing his name has stood in the Prinzregententheatr of the City of Munich, next to seats of other prominent artists. Because of his outstanding contribution to music, he was accepted in 1992 into one of Europe's prominent societies, the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea (The European Academy of Sciences and Arts) members of which are Nobel Prize winners, politicians, artists, church dignitaries and others. In Cyprus he was honoured with the "Tevkros Anthias and Theodosis Pierides" Award. - Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Mihalis Hatzigiannis was born on 5 November 1979 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a composer and actor, known for Mia melissa ton Avgousto (2007), R20 (2004) and O giteftis (2007).- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mick Karn was born on 24 July 1958 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He was an actor and composer, known for Identification of a Woman (1982), Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Japan: I Second That Emotion (1980). He died on 4 January 2011 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.- Andreas Orphanides was born in 1986 in the Greek island of Cyprus. He took acting lessons at the age of 14. Was the president of the theater club in his high school and he would appear in front of an audience in any given chance (and in every play)! Andreas first TV role was a 4 episode part in "Galateias kai Pygmaliwnos" (2003). He wrote his first play at the age of 17 and was presented by his high school theater club when he graduated. After finishing his 2 year military service he moved to Athens to study acting. First appearance in theater at the age of 22 as Harry in the play "Caught in the net" by Ray Cooney, directed by Giannis Dalianidis and with music composer Mimis Plessas.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ziynet Sali was born on 29 April 1975 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She is an actress, known for Cennet Mahallesi (2004), Ziynet Sali: Sana Doyamiyorum (2022) and Kayip Sehir (2012).- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Buray was born on 15 June 1984 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor and composer, known for Çilek Kokusu (2015), Everything Is Beautiful with You (2018) and Buray - Alaz Alaz (2021).- Alkistis Pavlidou was born on 5 October 1946 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She was an actress, known for Word of Honor (2001), To theatro tis Defteras (1970) and Vourate Geitonoi (2001). She was married to Andros Pavlidis. She died on 4 October 2020.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Diam's was born on 25 July 1980 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She is an actress and director, known for Taxi 4 (2007), Taxi 3 (2003) and Salam (2022).- Avgi Pourgoura was born on 11 July 1997 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She is an actress, known for Some Bodies Home, Tin patisa (2007) and Panselinos (2009).
- Producer
- Actor
Stefanos Farmakas was born in Cyprus in 1970 to an English mother and a Cypriot father.
His father had been a pioneer in photography and cinematography in Cyprus, establishing FotoCine Production Studios in 1969.
Stefanos is a TV director/producer by profession, working at the state-funded CyBC television channel since 1994.
While also a film producer, he has acted many small roles in television series and films, his last collaboration being with acclaimed French director Xavier Giannoli in the 2023 series "D'argent et de sang" ("Of Money and Blood") ep.4, along side Vincent Lindon and Yvan Attal.