Nico Lathouris is an Australian-born actor and writer of Greek descent. Life and career Lathouris has worked on the television series Police Rescue. He appeared in George Miller's film Mad Max (1979) as a car mechanic. He also ran film and drama workshops for the Australian Film Commission. Lathouris is best known for the role of George Poulos in Heartbreak High, as well as being the series drama coach responsible for developing the skills of the younger actors and actresses who starred in the series. He helped to develop realistic characters from a whole variety of ethnic backgrounds. The series marked a big shift in the way that life in Australia is represented in TV drama. In the past, many shows had not reflected all the different cultures which exist side-by-side in Australia's big cities, and Heartbreak High broke the mould by acknowledging and celebrating the country's cultural mix. Lathouris is co-screenwriter (alongside George Miller) of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Selected filmography Journey Among Women (1977) - Soldier Mad Max (1979) - Grease Rat Desolation Angels (1982) - Nightman Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) - Arnold The Young Wife (1984, TV Movie) - Yannis Wrong World (1985) - Rangott Rikky and Pete (1988) - Con Ionides Georgia (1988) - Bystander #2 Belinda (1988) - Benny Rose Against the Innocent (1989) - Tim McKenzie Father (1990) - Amos Death in Brunswick (1990) - Mustafa Heaven Tonight (1990) - Hot dog man Jigsaw (1990) - Ed Minter The Heartbreak Kid (1993) - George Gino (1994) - Rocco Petri What I Have Written (1996) - Claude Murnane Serenades (2001) - Mullah Jalal-Shah Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, Writer) Furiosa (2024, Writer) External links Living people Australian male television actors Australian people of Greek descent Year of birth missing (living people) Nebula Award winners