Adonis Kapsalis

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| name = Adonis Kapsalis

| image = Adonis Kapsalis.jpg

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| caption = Kapsalis in 2023

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|11}}

| birth_place = Greece

| citizenship = {{hlist|Greece|United States}}

| alma_mater = The American Musical and Dramatic Academy

| occupation = Actor, Screenwriter, Producer

| yearsactive = 2001-present

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Adonis Kapsalis ({{langx|el|Αντώνης Καψάλης}}; born November 11, 1980) is a Greek-American actor known for such television shows as Netflix's The Crown, Showtime's Homeland{{cite web |title=Adonis Kapsalis Guest Stars in Hit Drama Homeland | date=13 March 2020 |url=https://hollywood.greekreporter.com/2020/03/13/adonis-kapsalis-guest-stars-in-hit-drama-homeland/ |work=Greek Reporter}} and the 2012 Greek drama film Meteora.{{cite web |title=Hollywood Glamor in METEORA | date=28 January 2011 |url= https://www-protothema-gr.translate.goog/naked-city/thema-people/article/102786/xoligoyntianh-aiglh-sta-meteora/AMP/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp |work=Proto Thema}}{{cite web |title=Greek Blood from Hollywood | date= 28 December 2010 |url= https://www-protothema-gr.translate.goog/naked-city/thema-people/article/97192/greek-blood-apo-to-xoligoynt-/AMP/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp |work=Proto Thema}}

Early life and education

Kapsalis was born in Thessaloniki and has lived in New York,{{cite magazine|date=October 2, 2002|title=10 Greeks in New York|magazine=Playboy Greece|issue=82|pages=158, 159–162|publisher=PLBY Group}} (Print Edition Article in Greek) Los Angeles and London.

He studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.{{cite web |title=AMDA Alumni Adonis Kapsalis Tribute |website=Facebook | date=15 January 2020 |url=https://m.facebook.com/AMDAAlumni/posts/10158021833417082/}}

Career

Kapsalis' early career included performances in several Off-Broadway plays before moving to the screen.{{cite web |title=Hunting my Blood | date=25 June 2018 |url=https://www.star.gr/lifestyle/celebrities/121596/o_goiteftikos_gios_tis_angelikis_nikolouli_skinothetei_tainia_sto_los_antzeles/amp |work=Star Channel |language=el}}

His TV debut was in the TV series Sex and the City, followed by appearances on HBO's made-for-cable film Angels in America, CBS's As The World Turns and the 2014 action/comedy film The Sky is Blue.{{cite web |title=Top 40 Most Popular Greek Actors of All Time| date=11 June 2023 |url= https://www.entoin.com/entertainment/greek-actors}}

In 2010, Kapsalis was in talks to co-star alongside Olympia Dukakis for the 2015 American film Bereave.{{cite web |title=Two Greek actors conquer Hollywood! | date=27 December 2010 |url=https://www-gossip--tv-gr.translate.goog/showbiz/story/73237/theo-alexander-adonis-kapsalis-duo-ellenes-ethopoioi-kataktoun-hollywood/amp?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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Kapsalis is currently set to star in Chandu Champion, a feature film directed by Kabir Khan.{{Cite web |title=Chandu Champion (2024) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/chandu-champion-2024 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}

Production

Kapsalis served as associate-producer on the 2012 independent film Meteora,{{cite web |title=METEORA |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/meteora-1117947066/ |work=Variety|date=12 February 2012 }}{{cite web |title=Kalabaka City News Presents METEORA - Love Story Movie in Meteora | date=24 January 2011 |url= https://www-kalabakacity-gr.translate.goog/meteora-tainia-me-thema-love-story-sta-meteora/?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp}} which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.{{Cite web |last=O'Driscoll |first=Aylish |date=2012-01-11 |title=Colombian filmaker nominated for Golden Bear at Berlinale |url=https://colombiareports.com/colombian-filmaker-nominated-for-golden-bear-at-berlinale/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Colombia News {{!}} Colombia Reports |language=en-US}}