Steve Mouzakis

Steve is an award winning film,television and theatre actor known for his performances in Spike Jonze's 'Where The Wild Things Are'', Van Gogh in 'Prison Break', Detective Zach DeLuca in the Netflix series 'Clickbait' and for his role as Paul Emery in the critically acclaimed 'The Stranger' which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. Steve graduated from the Victorian College Of The Arts winning the Irene Mitchell Award for Outstanding Achievement for his portrayal of Shakespeare's 'Pericles' in a production directed by George Ogilvie. His first play was in Christos Tsiolkas' 'Viewing Blue Poles', performed at the iconic Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney after a successful Melbourne season. His first television role came as that of 'Paolo' in the 'The Secret Life of Us' which went on to become one of the most watched Australian TV shows of all time. He was next cast by director Jonathan Liebesman in the horror film 'Darkness Falls' which opened at number one at the US box office in January 2003. His interest however in smaller and more personal films led to his award winning performances in the internationally renowned short films 'Mona Lisa' and '296 Smith Street' He next came to the attention of director Spike Jonze for his adaptation of the children's classic 'Where The Wild Things Are'. In 2013 Steve won Best Actor at the St Kilda Film Festival for his titular role in the film 'Joey'. Following that up with a Green Room Award the next year for his performance as 'Lophakin' in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of 'The Cherry Orchard' directed by Simon Stone. In 2015 Steve received rave reviews for his leading role portrayal of tormented hit man Steven Ray in the breakout indie hit 'The Suicide Theory' which premiered on Netflix. This led to him being cast in the long awaited final season of 'Prison Break' playing the rogue CIA assassin Van Gogh to great acclaim. As well as his screen work Steve continues to work in the theatre, returning to the stage in 2021 to take on the role of writer John D'Agata in the Australian premiere of the hit Broadway show 'The Lifespan Of A Fact'. Recent credits also include the global phenomenon 'Late Night With The Devil', playing Mitch in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' for Melbourne Theatre Company and the upcoming revival of the Australian classic 'The Removalists' by David Williamson.