# Yannis Stankoglou

Yannis (or Yiannis) Stankoglou (Greek: Γιάννης Στάνκογλου; born 10 January 1974) is a Greek actor.

## Biography

Yannis Stankoglou was born in Athens, and worked as a builder and construction worker in his teens, before discovering theatre. He attended the Athens Drama School and went on to study and work in New York, later returning to Greece to become a major figure in the theatre industry. Stankoglou works in Greece, Europe and the United States. He has toured internationally with productions of Greek tragedy and modern works, representing Greek theatre in China, Latin America, and Russia.
He is second cousin with the mother of Singer Stefania Liberakakis.

## Theatre

* 2011: The Third Wedding (adaptation of the novel by Costas Taktsis)
* 2012: Rainman (theatre version of the film)
* 2012: Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
* 2013: Theseus and Ariadne (adaptation by Stratis Paschalis)
* 2013: I am somebody else (based on the life of Arthur Rimbaud)
* 2015: Jason and the Golden Fleece (adaptation by Stratis Paschalis)
* 2016: Victor/Victoria
* 2018: Junkermann (adaptation of the novel by Karagatsis)

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Bar | | Film debut |
| 2003 | Black Amour | Panagiotis | Short film |
| 2004 | Hardcore | Zoes | |
| 2004 | Alithini Zoi | Giorgos | |
| 2005 | To oneiro tou skylou | | |
| 2005 | Omiros | Grigoris | |
| 2005 | Ki an fygo... tha xanartho | Markos | |
| 2006 | 2004, One Year Later | man | Short film |
| 2006 | Kinisi omali | Nikos | Short film |
| 2006 | Pandora | Manos | |
| 2007 | To spiti me tis elies | | Short film |
| 2008 | Flat | | Short film |
| 2008 | When fish fly | | Short film |
| 2008 | Ta poupoula tou Donald | | Short film |
| 2008 | Without | promotion supervisor | |
| 2009 | Vasilis Karagiorgos | | Short film |
| 2009 | Euphoria | | Short film |
| 2010 | Oedipus | son / detective | Short film |
| 2010 | Stiff - a little love story | | Short film |
| 2011 | Christmas Tango | Lt. Stefanos Karamanidis | |
| 2011 | Mavri Thyella | | Short film |
| 2012 | Desma aimatos | | |
| 2012 | Apostaseis | | Short film |
| 2013 | Wild Duck | Manos | |
| 2013 | The Case of Mary Ford | Giorgos | Short film |
| 2013 | To deipno | man | Short film |
| 2013 | Illusion | | |
| 2014 | Me horis gynaikes | | |
| 2014 | Xenia | Lefteris | |
| 2014 | Lomasankarit | Andriana's father | |
| 2014 | Forget me not | Alex | |
| 2015 | Semeli | Aris | Short film |
| 2015 | The Republic | Efthymiadis | |
| 2015 | Invisible | Aris | |
| 2015 | Blind Sun | Le policier | |
| 2015 | Ouzeri Tsitsanis | Jaco Beza | |
| 2015 | I kori tou Rembrandt | | |
| 2016 | Amerika square | Billy | |
| 2017 | Aria | | Short film |
| 2017 | I zoi meta | Michalis | |
| 2017 | Mandelion | Ryrros | Short film |
| 2018 | Chinatown: The Three Shelters | | |
| 2018 | O thanatopoinitis | | Short film |
| 2018 | The Waiter | The Blond | |
| 2019 | Fantasia | Nikos Kokkinos | |
| 2021 | Man of God | Spiros | |
| 2022 | The Last Journey | captain | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2003 | Kleise ta matia | Argyris | 1 episode |
| 2004 | 10i entoli | Socrates | Episode: "Aggelika prosopa" |
| 2004 | 10i entoli | waiter | Episode: "Se vathia nera" |
| 2004 | 10i entoli | Vaggelis | Episode: "Kleistes portes" |
| 2005 | 10i entoli | Nikos | Episode: "Enoho mystiko" |
| 2005 | 10i entoli | Argyris | Episode: "Mesotoihia" |
| 2005 | 10i entoli | Petros | Episode: "Oikogeneiaki giorti" |
| 2006 | 10i entoli | Marios | Episode: "Ofthalmon anti ofthalmou" |
| 2006 | 10i entoli | Ages | Episode: "Kataramenoi" |
| 2006 | 10i entoli | Fotis | Episode: "Emmoni" |
| 2007 | Pano apo to nomo | Mihalis Lazarou | Lead role (9 episodes) |
| 2007 | Oi istories tou astynomou Beka | Yannis Aggelides | Episode: "O dolofonos forouse smokin" |
| 2007 | 10i entoli | thif #1 | Episode: "Enas isihos anthropos" |
| 2007 | 10i entoli | Kostas Palmas | Episode: "The end" |
| 2007 | Istories apo tin apenanti ohthi | | Episode: "Idioktitis" |
| 2007-2008 | One month or something | Thodoros | Lead role, 25 episodes |
| 2008 | True Loves | Haris | Episode: "Invisible people" |
| 2008 | True Loves | Thanasis | Episode: "Small things" |
| 2008-2009 | Who's catching us! | Konstantinos | Lead role, 16 episodes |
| 2010 | Star War | Dimitris Samiotakis | Episode: "Ego and me" |
| 2010 | The Third Law | Nikos | Episode: "The smell of the beast" |
| 2010-2011 | The Island | Andreas Vandoulakis | Lead role, 19 episodes |
| 2012 | Clinical Case | Nikitas Freris | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | 10th commandment | man in the elevator | Episode: "Beast" |
| 2015 | 10th commandment | Haris | Episode: "Three" |
| 2015 | 10th commandment | dealer | Episode: "Face" |
| 2019-2020 | Wild Bees | Thomas Kypraios | Lead role, Season 1 - 125 episodes, Recurring role, Season 2 - 22 episodes |
| 2021 | Almost Adults | Apostolis Karkantzos | Lead role, 12 episodes |
| 2022 | Oath | Angelos Raptis | Lead role, Season 1 - 36 episodes |
| 2022 | Saint Paisios: From Farasa to Heaven | shepherd Thodoros | 1 episode |
| 2022 | One August Night | Andreas Vandoulakis | Lead role, 14 episodes |
| 2022-2023 | Edge of Night | Christos Anagnostou | Lead role, 110 episodes |
| 2023 | The Numbers | Himself | Episode: "The circle" |
| 2023-2024 | The shipwreck | Ippokratis Panopoulos | Lead role, 116 episodes |
| 2024-2025 | Archelaou 5th street | Matthew vasileiou | Lead role |