SteliosYiakmis
- Actor
Stelios Yiakmis got his screen break as heartthrob doctor Johnny Marinovich on Shortland Street, a role he played for five years. The part Greek, part Kiwi actor has gone on to act on both sides of the Tasman, including hit show McLeod's Daughters, acclaimed 2006 movie Jindabyne, and Kiwi crime drama The Blue Rose.
Biography
Since making his screen debut on TV special Options in 1990, part Greek, part Kiwi actor Stelios Yiakmis has been seen onscreen on both sides of the Tasman.
Yiakmis graduated from drama school Toi Whakaari in 1991, after completing a Bachelor of Arts at Otago University. By then he had already won a few small screen roles for Wellington company Gibson Group. Among them was his television debut as part of the young cast of one-off special Options, made as part of a Ministry of Education campaign to help teenagers into jobs.
Screenography
“Johnny restarted an affair with Ellen after he'd left her during an affair with Jenny. ”