Nico Panagio

Nico Panagio
Born Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos
Nationality South African
Occupation Actor, businessman, presenter
Spouse(s) Christi Panagio
Children 2 (adopted)

Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos, professionally known as Nico Panagio, is a South African actor, businessman and presenter known for his previous role on the soap opera 7de Laan and as a presenter on Top Billing. He co-owns the company Trade Revolution (Pty) Ltd.,[1] and is chairman of the non-profit organisation Missing Children SA.[2]

Early life and acting career

Panagio was born in Pretoria and attended Pretoria Boys High School.[3] After graduating from the Method Actor's Training Centre, he went on to play minor roles in Egoli and Generations. This preceded his taking up of a contract with 7de Laan, in which he played businessman George Kyriakis. He joined Top Billing as a freelance presenter in 2007 after leaving 7de Laan and has since played in Zone 14, Ella Blue and Vallei van Sluiers. He has presented the M-Net reality series Survivor South Africa since 2009.

He has starred in various films, including Susanna van Biljon, Semi-Soet, Konfetti and Vrou Soek Boer. Panagio was nominated for Best Actor at the 2012 SAFTAs for his role in Semi-Soet.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2002-2007 7de Laan George Kyriakis
2005 Zone 14 Mr Big
2008 Ella Blue Gabriel "Bok" Bockelman

Film

Year Title Role
2010 Susanna van Biljon Max Joubert
2012 Semi-Soet JP Basson
2014 Vrou Soek Boer Neil
2014 Konfetti Jean

References

  1. ↑ "Nico Panagio Biography". nicopanagio.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Semi-Soet Starring Nico Panagio". expressoshow.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Top Billing presenters: Nico Panagio". topbilling.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.