Helmut Bakaitis

Helmut Bakaitis
Born	(1944-09-26) 26 September 1944 Lauban, Lower Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Helmut Bakaitis (born 26 September 1944) is a German Australian director, actor and screenwriter.

Bakaitis was born in Lauban, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Lubań, Poland), to Lithuanian parents. He was educated at Fort Street High School, Sydney, where he made a startlingly strong impression with his mature characterization of the title role in Hamlet, a school production which was performed on the steps of the Sydney War memorial. He is best known for his role in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as the character, the Architect. Bakaitis held the position of Head of Directing at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for nine years until 2007.^[1] After, Bakaitis started teaching directing at Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA),^[2]^[3] now the Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts (AIMDA).

Credits

Year	Title	Role
1967-70	Homicide	Episodes "Taken Care Of" as Larry Fenton, "Dead Shot" as Tommy Fraser, "The Living Death" as Don Lambton
1971	Stork	Clyde
1972	Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens	Harold
1985	I Can't Get Started	Sidney
1987	Melba	John Lemonne
1988-99	Home and Away	George Morris (1988)/Peter Fraser (1997, 1998, 1999)
1996	Police Rescue	Episode "Nobby's Place" as Dr. Mayfield
1998	A Difficult Woman	Chancellor #2
2000	Drama School	Helmut Bakaitu/Himself
2001	The Farm	Judge Wescott
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	The Architect
	The Matrix Revolutions	The Architect
	Syntax Error	Doctor
	All Saints	Salvator Forlano in episodes "To Forgive, Divine", "Wrong Call", "Older and Wiser"
2005	The Illustrated Family Doctor	John
2006	Happy Feet	Live Action Cast

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