Simon Kassianides
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Simon Mario Kassianides (born 7 August 1979) is a British actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Early life
Kassianides was born in London, of Greek Cypriot origins, the son of Helen and Mario Kassianides, both company owners, and the grandson of Helen and Mario Kassianides. Photis Kassianides, Kassianides' older brother, is a finance consultant.
Kassianides was born in Clapham and educated at Dulwich College. He was the designer and executive producer of a sold out run of Grease at the George Square theatre at the University of Edinburgh. The Macmillan Cancer Support Fund received funds.
Career
In 2002, soon after Kassianides graduated with honours in International Business with Finance and while in London helping his mother open Urban Coffee, a fair trade and organic coffee shop in Tooting Broadway, he was spotted by BAFTA award-winning producer Piers Vellacott.
Kassianides started a course at London's Central School of Speech and Drama but had to leave after being offered a role in the Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana. His performance as Pedro was acclaimed by critics.
Soon after, Kassianides was noted as an actor to watch in a BBC documentary called Making it at Holby.
Since then, Kassianides has appeared in a number of television episodes in the USA and UK, including Casualty, My Life in Film, Plane Spotting, Ultimate Force, Spooks, Recovery, Holby Blue, Suburban Shootout, The Kylie Show, Ashes to Ashes, The Passion, The Fixer, Love Soup, Hustle, Law and Order UK, Nikita, Burn Notice, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Kassianides has also appeared in several international films such as The Edge of Love, Wuthering Heights, Between Two Fires, Quantum of Solace and Smooch.
In 2010, Kassianides produced, directed and starred in Geezas, a film he completed in record time and within budget. The film made the official selection of the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival, selling out The Arclight Movie Theatre in Hollywood at its premiere. In 2012 Simon Kassianides was nominated as a Discovery Director to watch at the Hollywood Film Festival for 'Geezas' In 2013 Geezas won 'Best Actor' and 'Best Supporting Actress' at the 2013 British Independent Film Festival. Kassianides directed first time actors who won against the likes of Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) and Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)
His work rate and ethic was spotted by the administrators of Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, which was created by Michael Cacoyannis - Director of ‘Zorba the Greek’.
The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation was created to help and promote Greek artists. In 2012 Kassianides was appointed a Global Consultant and Representative of the MCF.