Ioannis Vamvakitis

I'm Ioannis, a Greek actor living in Brighton UK since 2002. I love reading and writing poetry, I'm addicted to hiking, long distance speed-walking & running, and I'm the proud father of a French bulldog boy "Fatsa" and a Russian tortoise girl "Sputnik".

I studied Acting (Stanislavsky method) for 3 years at the highly prestigious Higher Private Drama School for the Theatre and the Arts of Karolos Koun in Athens, Greece, and was granted a Diploma in Acting in 1996. I worked as a professional actor in Greece from the Summer of 1994 (within the theatre group's productions as a student) and later on within various independent theatrical, film and TV productions until Spring 2000 (all details are in my Spotlight page).

Furthermore, I studied for a BA in English Literature and Theatre at the Empire State College, affiliated to the State University of New York (2002).

In September 2002 I decided to move for 1 year to Brighton, UK, to study for an MA in Media Studies at the University of Sussex (2003), and a few decades down the line I'm still here.

After having had a long successful career in Sales as an adviser, an account manager and a trainer, in 2022 I decided to pursue once more, acting, my first career and love; and have been working as an actor ever since. Surviving stage four blood cancer in 2020 played a great role in my decision.

• Equity UK Member.
• EU Passport holder.
• Permanent Settled Status in the UK.
• Tattoos on both arms.

Current Credits, UK:

• Christmas Show at the i360, 'Santa in the Sky', Brighton i360, 30/11/2024-24/12/2024, "Santa".

• Clothing brand campaign 'Lone Culprit/Drop 2', Amalia Rex & Romell Henry, 22/10/2024, Role "Aris".

• Immersive Show at Weald and Downland Living Museum, 'In Time', Jasmine Bowen/Live History, 08/2024, Role "Sir Francis Abraham Montifiore".

• Short Film 'The Piss Artist', Louis Frost/Sealight Films, 08/2024, Role "Konstantinopoulopoulos" - the piss artist himself, a Greek immigrant painter living in the UK, who deals with the challenges of life through alcohol (Ouzo), and becomes famous by accident.

• Short Film 'Just Peachy', Louis Frost/Sealight Films, 08/2024, Role "Antique Shop Owner" - Gay Italian Antique shop owner, visited in his shop by his idol, spoiled teenage pop star Peachy, who takes him for "a ride".

• Short Film 'Razzle Dazzle Glitz and Glam', Dir Matt Carlson/Prod Harvey Planer London Film School, 07/2024, Role "Fern Polamento", Glam rocker Fern Polamento meets again with his old band partner Gerry Valentine, on Britain's biggest Talk Show, in order to resolve 35 years of emotional baggage.

• Short Film 'Whispered Farewell', Nathan Adofo/Brunel University, 03/2024, Role "Jason", the estranged father of Stacey contemplating her death due to drug addiction with her surviving partner Noah.

• Short Film 'The Menagerie', Ana Floares, Viktoria Chernykh/University for the Creative Arts, 03/2024, Role "Bobert", a traditionalist old school failed Theatre Director and, unfortunately, is not too great at making himself a name as a critic either. He knows every line to all Absurd Theatre plays, especially French ones. He owns different copies (in different languages) of these plays. He is divorced and has no kids, these manifesting in his very unlikeable personality.

• Short Film 'The Birds Are Singing', Laura Holden & Ben Weeks/ SFS, 02/2024, Role "Traveller", a man who meets with young lead Chester on the trail and shares his life wisdom with him, before helping him get back on the right track.

• Short Film 'The Melody of Absolution', Rajan Shendre/London Film School, 02/2024, Role "Henry", the punishing bully father and "Older Sam" the grown up son who now has become a father himself.

• Feature Film 'The Dancing Queen', Andrea Maria Catinella/Jagged Edge Productions, 01/2024, Role "Ethan's friend" (Kale Smoothie Guy) - mature speed-dater, the lead's friend, addicted to anti-ageing kale smoothies.

• Feature Film 'Believe', Louis Frost/Sealight Films, 11/2023, Role "Pedestrian", the businessman getting into a fight with traffic warden bully Lenny (one of the film's protagonists) over a parking fine.

• Short Film 'Level Up', An Li /London Film School, 11/2023, Role "Bruce" the film's protagonist, part of the fallen middle-class struggling to negate pride/shame and accept his new predicament.

• Short Film 'Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement', Daniel Mizrachi/London Film School, 10/2023, Role "Michael" - the conservative Orthodox Jew father trying to come to terms with his daughter's sexual assault.

• Short Film 'If they Knew', Megan Purchase/De Montfort University, 09/2023, Role "David", the protagonist's father.

• Short Film 'When Does it End?', Shubh Desai/MetFilm School London, 08/2023, Role "Farelly", a director disguising his egomania with juvenile humor.

• Feature Film 'Coke', Sarim Momin/Vinelight, 09/07/2023, Role "Cop" - the policeman that interferes and saves the protagonist from an abusive couple.

• Music Video, 'Everyone You Know', "Paper Aeroplanes", Jay Green/COMPULSORY 30/05/2023, "Bouncer".

• Short Film 'Going Silver', Rudy Joy/Brighton Metropolitan College, 05/2023, Role the "Uncle" finding again meaning and love in life through reconciliation with his deceased brother's son.

• Commercial Photoshoot, TBA, Branded Products, Simon Way, 02/2023, Actor/Model.

• Short Film 'Fatale', Michelle Alise/London Film School, 01/2023, Role "Delivery Man" the toxic masculine archetype harassing sexually the 2 heroines of the film.

Old Credits (June 1994 - April 2000), Athens/Greece:

• Actor, Stage, 'I Laskarina' (Mimi Denisi), Directors Minos Volanakis and Korais Damatis, 'Acropol Theatre' (1999-2000).

• Actor, Film, 'Earth and Water' (Panos Karkanevatos), Director Panos Karkanevatos (1999).

• Actor, Stage, 'The Game of the Roles' (Luigi Pirandello), Director Minos Volanakis, 'Kefallinias Str. Theatre' (1998-1999).

• Actor, TV Series, 'The Children of the Neighbourhood', ET1 Channel (1998).

• Actor-Dancer, Stage, 'Karmen No. 33' (Dance-Drama adaptation of Georges Bizet's Opera 'Carmen'), Director-Choreographer Yannis Bagourdis, 'Knossos Theatre' (1998).

• Actor, Music Video, 'Ta Chartina', Folk Star Singer Dimitra Galani, Yellow Productions (1997).

• Actor, Stage, 'Hell' (Alberta Tsopanaki), Director Alberta Tsopanaki, 'Fanari Theatre' (1997).

• Actor, TV series 'The Son of the Father', Director Diagoras Chronopoulos, Mega Channel (1997).

• Actor, Stage, 'The Maids' (Carlo Goldoni), Director Thomas Moschopoulos, 'Porta Theatre' (1996-1997).

• Actor, Stage, 'Wealth' (Aristophanes), Director Mimis Kouyoumtzis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1995).

• Actor, Stage, 'Minetti' (Thomas Bernhard), Director Georgos Lazanis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1994-1995).

• Actor, Stage, 'The Trojan Women' (Euripides), Director Georgos Lazanis, 'Theatre of Arts Karolos Koun' (1994).