Tony Nikolakopoulos

Tony Nikolakopoulos is an Australian film, theatre The year after he graduated, he was asked to return to the school to teach drama classes and direct several productions for six years. and The Wannabes as Stewie, alongside Isla Fisher. He is also known for his role as Attilio in the television series Scooter: Secret Agent.

After leaning towards a career in directing after his teaching stint at Deakin University, Nikolakopoulos' passion for acting was reignited when he landed a role in his first feature film, the critically-acclaimed 1998 drama Head On. He appeared opposite Alex Dimitriades, playing the role of his 55-year old father, Dimitri, when he was only 31. In 2000, he then originated the role of neck-brace wearing Theo in the first of The Wog Boy films, alongside Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo.

Further film appearances came with 2003 buddy action-comedy film Kangaroo Jack, with Jerry O’Connell and Christopher Walken. Then in 2005, he acted alongside Jimeoin in comedy feature The Extra and with Sigrid Thornton in television film Little Oberon.

In 2010, Nikolakopoulos reprised his role as Theo in the second installment of The Wog Boy movie franchise, The Kings of Mykonos. He later played the lead role of Alan Figg in 2014 crime drama The Legend Maker. That same year, he appeared in sci-fi film Predestination, opposite Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook and Noah Taylor. Following this, were roles in Alex & Eve (2015) as George, Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) as Nino Cinque and West of Sunshine (2017) as Banos. The third film in The Wog Boy trilogy, Wog Boys Forever, allowed Nikolakopoulos to reprise his role as Theo once more in 2022.

Nikolakopoulos also has numerous television credits to his name. After making guest appearances in series including Blue Heelers, before landing a recurring role in prison drama Wentworth from 2014 to 2016, as Nils Jesper. His most recent recurring roles include playing Fat George in autobiographical underworld crime drama Last King of the Cross in 2023 and a voice role as Grandpa in animated children's series Tales From Outer Suburbia, which began airing in January 2026.

Nikolakopoulos has also acted in numerous theatre productions, beginning with a performance in Ignatious Rodney Timms at Victoria College, Melbourne in 1986. From 2019 to 2020, he appeared in a national touring production of Anthem.

In 2025, together with his brother Peter, Nikolakopoulos co-founded the Performing Star Academy, a children's creative arts, performance, and sports academy, with Nikolakopoulos overseeing performance and Peter running the AllStars Academy sports division.

In addition to his teaching stint at Deakin University, Nikolakopoulos has worked as an acting and drama lecturer/teacher at University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts.

Personal life Nikolakopoulos is married to clinical psychologist, Dr Julia Hosie.

Awards

Theatre

As actor YearTitleRoleVenue / CompanyRef. 1986 Ignatious Rodney Timms Victoria College, Melbourne 1988 The Bride of Gospel Place

As director YearTitleRoleVenue / CompanyRef. 1991 Troy is Burning Director Victoria College, Melbourne Borneo Plus 3: Borneo, Legacy, Petroleum, Night Director Victorian College of the Arts