Vangelis Mourikis

{{short description|Greek actor}}

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| birth_place = Athens, Greece

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1982–present

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Vangelis Mourikis ({{langx|el|Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης}}) is a Greek film actor, who has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first work. In the 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to independent cinema.{{cite web|title=Ο ηθοποιός με τα πολλά πρόσωπα|url=http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=229466|publisher=enet.gr|access-date=5 April 2015}} He has won seven awards as both leading and supporting actor. He has collaborated with many new Greek cinema directors, including Thodoros Maragos, Yannis Economides, Nikos Grammatikos, Pantelis Voulgaris, Athina Rachel Tsangari, and Georgis Grigorakis.{{cite web|title=Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης: Ο σκληρός του ελληνικού σινεμά|url=http://www.tanea.gr/news/culture/article/5105530/baggelhs-moyrikhs-o-sklhros-toy-ellhnikoy-sinema/|publisher=tanea.gr|access-date=5 April 2015}}

Filmography

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|+ Film

Title

! Year

! Role

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Running On Empty

|1982

|Tony

|Spotto a 57 Chev

Edo Einai Valkania

|1984

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Neiata sti Laspi

|1984

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O Kipos tou Theou

|1994

|

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Apontes

|1996

|Sakis

|Winner for Best Supporting Actor, Thessaloniki Festival

O Aderfos mou ki Ego

|1998

|

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Oi Fotografoi

|1998

|

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O Anthos tis Limnis

|1999

|

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I Koilia tis Melissas

|2001

|

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The King

|2002

| Vangelis

|Winner for Best Actor, Thessaloniki Festival

Rakushka

|2004

|Charis

|Winner for Best Supporting Actor, Thessaloniki Festival

The Wake (Agrypnia)

| 2005

|Andreas

|Winner for Best Actor, Thessaloniki Festival

Soul Kicking

|2006

|

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Parees

|2007

|

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Isovites

|2008

|

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Kala Krymena Mystika: Athanasia

|2008

|

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Deep Soul

| 2009

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Tungsten

|2010

|Ticket Collector

|Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Iris Awards

Knifer

|2010

|Alekos

|Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Iris Awards

Attenberg

|2010

|

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Ap' ta kokkala vgalmena

|2011

|

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Magic men

|2013

|

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O Xeimonas (The Winter)

|2014

|

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Stratos (To Mikro Psari)

| 2014

| Stratos

|Winner for Best Actor, Iris Awards

Norway

|2014

|Zano

|Nominated for Best Actor, Iris Awards

Chevalier

|2015

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Not to be unpleasant, but we need to have a serious talk

|2019

|Poet

|Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Iris Awards

Digger

|2020

| Nikitas

|World Premier at the 70th Berlin Film Festival; won Iris Award for Best Actor

H Balanta Tis Trypias Kardias

| 2020

| Dinos

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Monday

| 2020

| Takis

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Arcadia

| 2024

| Yannis

| World Premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/455195 |title= The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles |first=Davide|last=Abbatescianni |date=22 January 2024|access-date=9 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}

Awards

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Year

! Award

! Film

! Result

1996

|Greek State Awards for best supporting actor

|Apontes

|{{Win}}

2002

|Greek State Awards for best actor

|The King

|{{Win}}

2004

|Greek State Awards for best supporting actor

|Rakushka

|{{Win}}

2005

|Greek State Awards for best actor

|Agrypnia

|{{Win}}

2014

|Hellenic Film Academy Awards for best actor

|Stratos (To mikro psari)

|{{Win}}

2020

|Sarajevo Film Festival - Best Actor

|Digger

|{{Win}}

2021

|Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Actor

|Digger

|{{Win}}

References

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