Manoli Ioannidis is an award winning Greek-American actor who has appeared in a variety of film, television, & theater productions. He is a graduate from the William Esper Studio in New York City & has an MBA from the University of New Orleans.   Manoli has worked with Oscar-winner, Steven Soderbergh & has appeared on hit TV series like The Penguin, The Equalizer, Queen of The South, MacGyver, & National Treasure: The Edge of History to name a few. He has performed alongside many talented actors, most notably Oscar-winners, Colin Farrell & Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.   He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Greek mother from Chios Island & a Greek-American father from Hempstead, NY. He spends his time between New York City & New Orleans where he continues to master his craft & work on various Film, TV, & Theater projects.   Growing up in the Greek-American community & diverse city of New Orleans, Manoli developed a passion & appreciation for other cultures & languages, which he has applied to the roles he’s played throughout his career. Fluent in Greek, Spanish, & English - as well as conversational in Italian & Portuguese- Manoli has a natural ease with languages. He speaks the languages he’s learned with native accents & learns new languages very quickly, knowing various words & phrases in a variety of other languages as well.   From a young age Manoli realized his passion of acting by often reenacting movie and tv scenes with friends and embodying characters with ease. He further developed his knack for acting in high school while performing his first ever theater role as Van Buren, the coach in the musical play Damn Yankees. It was during this time that Manoli discovered another passion of his, singing.   Learn more: www.manoliioannidis.com   IG: manoli_ioannidis Facebook: Manoli Ioannidis Tik Tok: @manoliioannidis Twitter: manoli ioannidis  

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