Demetri Goritsas
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Demetri Goritsasis an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ethan in theSky Onetelevision seriesBaddiel's Syndromeand Max Cain in thepsychological thrillertelevision seriesModus.
He is also best known for his film roles as Parker in the 1998 filmSaving Private Ryan(1998),[1]Dr. Perkins in the 2019 filmRadioactive(2019)[2]and as Stuart Hutchinson in the 2015 filmEverest(2015).[3]
Career
[edit]In 1994, Goritsas made his film debut as a minor character in the drama filmLittle Women,featuringWinona Ryder,Christian BaleandSusan Sarandon.He also appeared as the character Slim Jim Man in theSlim Jimbeef jerky commercials in the late 1990s.[4]
He played alongsideJeremy IronsinGallipoliin 2005 and appeared in theTorchwoodseries as the father of Jack Harkness. He has also dubbed video games likeDRIV3R,Killzone 2,Driver: San Franciscoand007 Legends.
Goritsas appeared as Levene in the 2011 superhero filmX-Men: First Class,featuringHugh Jackman,James McAvoy,Michael Fassbender,Kevin BaconandNicholas Hoult.[5]He appeared as Parker in the 1998Steven SpielbergfilmSaving Private Ryan,featuringTom Hanks,Tom Sizemore,Edward BurnsandMatt Damon.
He appeared in films such asSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,A Mighty Heart,Darkest Hour,National Treasure: Book of Secrets,The Road to Guantanamo,The Catcher Was a SpyandThunderbirds.
His television credits includeThe New Addams Family,Hawkeye,Highlander: The Series,Black MirrorandEpisodes.
In 2020, he appeared as Bernie Peterson in theTNToriginal drama seriesThe Alienist's second season,The Alienist: Angel of Darkness.[6]
Goritsas played actorRoy ScheiderinThe Shark is Broken,Ian ShawandJoseph Nixon's stage play about the making of the motion pictureJaws(1975).The Shark is Brokenwas staged at theEdinburgh Festival Fringein August 2019, starring Ian Shaw asRobert Shaw,Liam Murray Scott asRichard Dreyfuss,and Duncan Henderson as Roy Scheider. Goritsas replaced Henderson in the role of Scheider for the played successful run at London'sWest Endfrom October 2021-January 2022. "The Shark is Broken" transferred to theRoyal Alexandra Theatrefor a run from September–November 2022.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Little Women | Bhaer's Student | |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Surveillance Van Cop | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Parker | |
| 1998 | House Arrest | Phil | Short film |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Billy Hyland | |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | Con Tech | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | News Anchor | |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Radio Operator | |
| 2005 | Gallipoli | Narrator | Documentary film |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo | Interrogator #7 | Documentary film |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | John Skelton | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Asa Trenchard | |
| 2008 | Genova | Demetri | Titled asA Summer in Genovain the United States |
| 2009 | That Deadwood Feeling | Frank | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Kyle | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Levene | |
| 2012 | Acts of Godfrey | Brad Angel | |
| 2012 | Good Vibrations | Paul McNally | |
| 2013 | Austenland | Jimmy | |
| 2013 | Rush | American Journalist | |
| 2015 | Everest | Stuart Hutchinson | |
| 2016 | Angel of Decay | Roger | |
| 2016 | Snowden | CIA Supervisor | |
| 2016 | American Killing | Clark | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Cabinet Secretary Bridges | |
| 2017 | Papillon | Jean-Pierre Castelneau | |
| 2017 | Borg vs. McEnroe | Bjorn Borg's Agent #1 | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Clifton Fadiman | |
| 2019 | Rocketman | Carter | Credited asDemtrios John Goritsas |
| 2019 | Radioactive | Dr. Perkins |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hawkeye | Guard | Episode: "Amnesty" |
| 1995 | Highlander: The Series | Timon | Episode: "Song of the Executioner" |
| 1995 | The Annette Funicello Story | Jimmie Dodd | Television movie |
| 1996 | Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Baxter | Television movie |
| 1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Young Kansas Man | Television movie |
| 1997 | Smudge | Jan | Television movie |
| 1998 | Millennium | Agent Dixon | Episode: "Exegesis" |
| 1999 | Viper | Alan Keefe | Episode: "Of Course, It's a Miracle" |
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Simon | Episode: "Lurch's Little Helper" |
| 2000 | Search | Vince | Unknown episodes |
| 2001 | Baddiel's Syndrome | Ethan | 14 episodes |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Spokesman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | FBI Tech #2 | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2006 | Cracker | Harry Peters | Television movie |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | American Driver | Television movie |
| 2007 | Spooks | Frank Lowell | Episode: "The Courier" |
| 2008 | Torchwood | Jack's Father | Episode: "Adam" |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the Hill | Stonetong | Uncredited Unknown episodes |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Strategist | Television movie |
| 2011 | Wicked Pirate City | Narrator | Television documentary movie |
| 2011-2012 | Episodes | Director | 9 episodes |
| 2011 | Wallaby Run | Seb (voice) | US version Television movie |
| 2012 | 6 passi nei giallo | Sebastian Brody | Episode: "Souvenirs" |
| 2012 | Twenty Twelve | Max Madeley[7] | Episode: "The Rapper"[8] |
| 2012-2013 | Nova | Narrator | 3 episodes Television documentary series |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | HR Haldeman | Episode: "Nixon's the One" |
| 2013 | Nixon's the One | HR Haldeman | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | A Poet in New York | Dr. Milton Feltenstein | Television movie |
| 2014-2015 | Railroad Alaska | Narrator | 18 episodes |
| 2015 | The Gamechangers | US Radio DJ (voice) | Television movie |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Hansen | Episode: "Nosedive" |
| 2017 | Modus | Max Cain | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Ransom | Stan Merker | Episode: "Promised Land" |
| 2020–present | The Alienist: Angel of Darkness | Bernie Peterson | Recurring cast |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ghost Master | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | Driver 3 | Bad Hand, Additional Voices (voice) | Credited asDemitri Goritsas[9] |
| 2009 | Killzone 2 | Sgt. Thomas "Sev" Sevchenko (voice) | |
| 2010 | Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2010 | Apache: Air Assault | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2011 | Driver: San Francisco | John Tanner (voice) | Credited asDemitri Goritsas[9] |
| 2012 | Inversion | Davis Russell (voice) | |
| 2012 | 007 Legends | Felix Leiter(voice) | |
| 2014 | The Crew | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2018 | Overkill's The Walking Dead | Survivors (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Signifier | Carl (voice) | |
| 2022 | Dying Light 2 Stay Human | Waltz (voice) | |
| 2022 | Triangle Strategy | Maxwell Trier (voice) |
References
[edit]- ^Hathaway, Hashim (July 20, 2018)."Miller's Men: What became of the cast of 'Saving Private Ryan'".www.yardbarker.com.Yard Barker.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^Hermanns, Grant (July 24, 2020)."Radioactive Review: A Compelling Lead Can't Save a Flawed Script".www.coming soon.net.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
- ^Young, Sage (September 18, 2015)."Where Are The 'Everest' Survivors Today?".www.bustle.com.Bustle.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
- ^"Eat Me Guy From Slim Jim Commercials: Memba Him?!".www.tmz.com.TMZ.May 12, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
- ^"Demetri Goritsas Talks about His Career and Role in" X-Men:First Class "".www.hollywoodgreekreporter.com.Hollywood Greek Reporter. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2018.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^Bundel, Ani (July 19, 2020)."The Alienist: Angel Of Darkness brings another serial killer case to 1890s New York".www.tv.avclub.com.AV Club. Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 20,2021.
- ^Writer: John Morton; Director: John Morton; Producer: Jon Plowman (20 April 2012)."The Rapper".Twenty Twelve.BBC.BBC Two.
- ^"Demetri Goritsas' British Comedy Guide Page".www.comedy.co.uk.British Comedy Guide.RetrievedMay 9,2020.
- ^ab"Demetri Goritsas (visual voices guide)".Behind The Voice Actors.Retrieved28 September2021.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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[edit]- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American expatriate male actors in Canada
- American expatriate male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of Greek descent
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American expatriates in England