Christopher Papakaliatis
Biography
Christopher Papakaliatis (Greek: Χριστόφορος Παπακαλιάτης) was born and raised in Athens, Greece. His father, Manuel Papakaliatis was born and raised in Crete. Villy Malamis, his mother, is South African. His parents met in London, England, where they first begun dating. Four years later they got divorced, but they already have had two children, Christopher and Philippe.
Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Orestis Emmanouil
A musician goes to lead a festival on a scenic island, where he begins an unexpected romance and finds himself entwined in other people's problems.
Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes • as Χάρης
Ntoltse Vita is a Greek comedy directed by Alexandros Rigas and co-written with Lefteris Papapetrou which aired on Mega Channel from 1995 to 1997. The series focused on the illegal affair between Christina Markatou and her daughter's future husband. The entire structure of the show was based in which way the relationship will remain secret from the family members, the working and social environment through hilarious situations. Ntoltse Vita draw high ratings and is one of the most successful series in Greek television history. Reruns of the show are airing until today.
Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes • as Χριστόφορος
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Mihalis
Five very close friends decide to move to Athens as soon as they finish high-school. But when two of them fall in love, their trip takes an unpredictable turn.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Filippos
Two friends who study in London come back to Greece for their vacation. Fillipos, one of them, falls for a married woman. Soon he meets her daughter who also studies in London and the mix up begins.
Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes • as Ρήγας
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as Αλέξανδρος
When four siblings, Alexandros, Konstantinos, Natalia and Marianna lose their parents and learn that they will not inherit anything, as their father was in debt, they are forced to work, leaving behind the luxurious life they had. At the same time, Alexandros falls in love with Elli in Paxos, who is on vacation, his brother's girlfriend and later wife, while Natalia and Marianna experience love in the person of a bisexual and a married man respectively, without knowing the truth of course. Their kind-hearted and unfortunately paralyzed grandfather tries to find a solution to their problems.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Aris
Aris and Sofia, a former couple, meet by chance two days before he reports to the army and before she gets married. They make an appointment the next day, but he doesn't show up. So they continue their lives apart, until they meet again...
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Αλέξανδρος
Olga and Stefos, two seemingly mismatched people, since she is a writer and he is a taxi driver and an old, as well as unlucky in his life actor, are plundered by their families. Abandoned by their own one Christmas, drowned by the feeling of a torturous loneliness, they meet. A customer in his taxi, she asks him to set off without a destination. They arrive at the sea. They see a tavern, she asks him to accompany her and have a drink together. Thus begins their story. They lean on each other. They feel alive again, they feel full, young. But the plunderers are lurking. They will learn, they will slander and they will demand their gains again. In vain. Olga and Stefos, have caught the sun of their lives and will not leave it anymore. It is in his west, but it is theirs.
Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Χρηστάκης Παλαμάς
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Dimitris
Athens, the age of economic crisis. Demetris is a highly independent man who lives a normal life. A confirmed bachelor at the age of 33! When a moment arrives, his choice at that point in time will change everything. His roommate is a female German Shepherd called Lonesome. One night, after supper, Lonesome wants to be taken out. Demetris tries to change her mind, but Lonesome insists. It’s at this moment that he comes to a decision. This decision will change his entire life. If Demetris goes out, he will meet Christina, the love of his life. If he stays in, he will not meet her. Does true love exist? What is the impact of a severe economic crisis on people, and how can the crisis destroy a couple? One story shown from two different angles.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Giorgos
Three separate narratives each following a love story between a foreigner and a Greek. Each story represents a different generation falling in love during a time of socioeconomic turmoil that dominates Southern Europe as a whole, only to connect as a single story in the end.
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Lefteris
After a drunken night, three best friends hit a man with their car and then they dump his dead body into a lake. After that night their friendship ends, before a beautiful girl returns to their lives and perplexes them again.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Grigori Potemkin
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Πέτρος Ξενόπουλος
'Alkis-Petros-Basil-Aris ... 4 men. 4 siblings or otherwise 4 seasons, as their mother used to say when they were children. 4 different types of men with different lives, different women and careers, different I want and need. What unites them and at the same time separates them is their family. A family seemingly impeccable. They will all be overthrown and the perfect family will have to face real life. Truths we don't admit, mistakes we make, thoughts we make, relationships we need, and love that we dream of living. What happens when we find out that in the end of our lives we want more than we thought we would? Is it too late for a cruise change? An unexpected event is enough and the lives of the 4 men will be liberated forever.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Himself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Himself (Archive Footage)
The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer in the creative process of Greek cinema, highlighting the complexity and unseen creative role that distinguishes this special profession.