# Alexandros Logothetis (Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης)
**Alexandros Logothetis** (Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης; born 1970 in Athens) is a Greek stage, film, and television actor known in Greece for the television series *To Nisi* (The Island) and internationally for the British mini-series *[Magpie Murders](https://www.edgepedia.org/magpie-murders-tv-series)* and *[Moonflower Murders](https://www.edgepedia.org/moonflower-murders-tv-series)*.[12](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1194925) He has appeared in more than 30 films and has twice been awarded at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Athens, Greece, 1970[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) |
| Training | National Theatre of Greece Drama School, graduated with honors, 1991; postgraduate acting course, Arts Educational Schools London, 1998–99[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [2](https://gr.linkedin.com/in/alexandroslogothetis) |
| Family | Son of the actor Ilias Logothetis and the author Efthychia Kalliteraki[3](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/) |
| Awards | Best Actor, Greek National awards, 1996, for *Business in the Balkans*; Best Supporting Actor, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 2003, for *Totally Married*[4](https://in-art.gr/portfolio-posts/alexandros_logothetis/) |
| Signature television role | Dr Kyritsis in *The Island* (2010–11, MEGA), adapted from Victoria Hislop's novel[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) |
| International work | Andreas Patakis in *Magpie Murders* (2022), opposite Lesley Manville and Conleth Hill[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [3](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/) |
| Theatre | Founding member of the Experimental Stage of the National Theatre, 2001–2003[5](https://www.ordino.gr/actor_summary.asp?id=2007) |
## Training and family
Logothetis grew up in an artistic household. His father, Ilias Logothetis, is a well-known Greek actor celebrated for comic roles in film and television, and his mother, Efthychia Kalliteraki, is an author.[3](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517769/bio/) In a school-newspaper interview he recalled that his father, whom he did not live with after his parents separated, told him to pursue acting only alongside a university degree.[7](https://schoolpress.sch.gr/kounoupi/archives/120)
He graduated with honors from the National Theatre of Greece Drama School in 1991 and then spent two years in London, completing a postgraduate acting course at the Arts Educational Schools London in 1998–99.[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [2](https://gr.linkedin.com/in/alexandroslogothetis) Sources describe the London qualification differently: his talent agency and a 2022 interview call it an MA in Acting obtained in 1998, while IMDb calls it a BA obtained in 1999.[4](https://in-art.gr/portfolio-posts/alexandros_logothetis/) • [3](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/) • [1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) In London he performed in English, his second language, in productions including [Gertrude Stein](https://www.edgepedia.org/gertrude-stein)'s *Every Afternoon* at the Tabard Theatre, directed by Will Wollen.[2](https://gr.linkedin.com/in/alexandroslogothetis)
## Screen career
**Early work.** He made his film debut in 1993, appearing in *Enastros Tholos* (Starry Dome), *Rantevou* (Rendezvous), and *O Americanos* (The American), and from 1992 to 1994 appeared in six episodes of the police series *Anatomia enos eglimatos* (Anatomy of a Crime) and in one story of *Tmima Ithon*.[8](https://www.ishow.gr/person?guid=A1E583EA-2C24-4BA7-B8F4-10262608F095) Television work, including *Gynaikes* (Women), *Meine Dipla Mou* (Stand by Me), *I Thysia* ([The Sacrifice](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-sacrifice)), and *To 10* (Ten), brought him popularity early in his career.[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [4](https://in-art.gr/portfolio-posts/alexandros_logothetis/)
His role as Dr Kyritsis in *To Nisi* (The Island), the 2010–11 MEGA adaptation of [Victoria Hislop](https://www.edgepedia.org/victoria-hislop)'s best-selling novel about leprosy in Crete, remains the role audiences most associate with him; he has said that people still greet him in the street with "Hello, doctor."[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [7](https://schoolpress.sch.gr/kounoupi/archives/120)
**Film awards.** On screen he has worked in more than 30 films. He won the Best Actor award at the Greek National awards in 1996 for *Business in the Balkans* (*Mpiznes sta Valkania*), and the Best Supporting Actor award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 2003 for *Totally Married*.[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [4](https://in-art.gr/portfolio-posts/alexandros_logothetis/) Greek theater and casting databases additionally credit him with a second-actor award at the [Thessaloniki](https://www.edgepedia.org/thessaloniki) festival for *Gamilia Narki* (Married Mine).[9](https://onlytheater.gr/people/actor/item/%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83) • [5](https://www.ordino.gr/actor_summary.asp?id=2007)
**Later film and international television.** In 2019 he played Manos in Costa-Gavras's *Adults in the Room*, and in 2022 he appeared as Andreas Patakis in *Magpie Murders*, an Eleventh Hour, PBS Masterpiece, BritBox, and Salt Films production directed by Peter Cattaneo, alongside [Lesley Manville](https://www.edgepedia.org/lesley-manville) and [Conleth Hill](https://www.edgepedia.org/conleth-hill).[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) He is also known for the British mini-series *Moonflower Murders*.[12](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1194925) In Greek television he has appeared steadily in recent years, in *Spiti Einai...* (Alpha, 2019), *42°C* (Cosmote TV, 2021), *Kart Postal* (ERT1, 2021), *Mia Nyhta tou Avgoustou* (2022), and *I Paralia* (2023), and in 2025 he joined the ERT1 series *To Pedi* as Nikos Palaionikos, a character also called Germanos or Daskalos.[10](https://www.happytv.gr/agnoristos-o-alexandros-logothetis-stin-proti-toy-tileoptiki-seira-prin-34-chronia/)
## Theatre
Logothetis has worked with prominent Greek directors including Stathis Livathinos, George Michailidis, Nikos Mastorakis, Stamatis Fasoulis, Io Voulgaraki, and Cezaris Grauzinis, and was a founding member of the Experimental Stage of the National Theatre from 2001 to 2003.[1](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/) • [5](https://www.ordino.gr/actor_summary.asp?id=2007) His stage roles include Biff in *Death of a Salesman* at the National Theatre (directed by Fasoulis, 2016), Decius Brutus in *Julius Caesar* at the Athens Festival (2015), Trigorin in *The Seagull* (2014–15), and Otto in *Mephisto* at the National Theatre (2014).[11](https://kptalentmanagement.co.uk/talents/alexandros-logothetis/)
## Working method
In interviews he describes himself as a chameleon rather than an actor with a fixed style: he adapts his approach to each director's idea of a play, and offstage he works with a coach to build each part from the script.[3](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/) His agency profile lists skills beyond acting, including singing, saxophone, clarinet, percussion, stage combat, and several sports.[11](https://kptalentmanagement.co.uk/talents/alexandros-logothetis/)
## References
1. [Alexandros Logothetis, IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300701/)
2. [Alexandros Logothetis, LinkedIn](https://gr.linkedin.com/in/alexandroslogothetis)
3. [Greek Actor Alexandros Logothetis: Real Life is Far More Interesting than a Nice Movie, Greek City Times (2022)](https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/04/alexandroslogothetis/)
4. [Logothetis Alexandros, In-ART Talent Agency](https://in-art.gr/portfolio-posts/alexandros_logothetis/)
5. [Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης, Ordino](https://www.ordino.gr/actor_summary.asp?id=2007)
6. [Ilias Logothetis Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517769/bio/)
7. [Συνέντευξη με τον Αλέξανδρο Λογοθέτη, Το Κουνουπί (schoolpress)](https://schoolpress.sch.gr/kounoupi/archives/120)
8. [Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης, iShow.gr](https://www.ishow.gr/person?guid=A1E583EA-2C24-4BA7-B8F4-10262608F095)
9. [Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης - OnlyTheater - Onlytheater](https://onlytheater.gr/people/actor/item/%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83)
10. [Αγνώριστος ο Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης στην πρώτη του τηλεοπτική σειρά πριν 34 χρόνια, HappyTv.gr](https://www.happytv.gr/agnoristos-o-alexandros-logothetis-stin-proti-toy-tileoptiki-seira-prin-34-chronia/)
11. [Alexandros Logothetis, KP Talent Management](https://kptalentmanagement.co.uk/talents/alexandros-logothetis/)
12. [Alexandros Logothetis — The Movie Database (TMDB), themoviedb.org](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1194925)
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