Dimitriades was born in Sydney, as Alexandros Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants and the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He grew up in Earlwood, Sydney.[2] His parents divorced when he was 12.[3] His mother worked as a legal secretary, and she raised the children as a single mother.[4]
Dimitriades first attracted national attention for his co-starring role as Nick Polides in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, for which he received positive reviews and acclaim.[5]
In 1998, he played the protagonist Ari in the Ana Kokkinos film Head On, based on the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. Dimitriades' performance in the role was critically acclaimed and earned him an AFI Award nomination.[6] The film was controversial for its graphic violence, sex scenes and LGBT subject matter, but it earned mostly positive reviews.[7] It screened at dozens of festivals around the world, including the Director's Fortnight at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[8]
After making his acting debut in the film The Heartbreak Kid, he starred in a television spin-off Heartbreak High, in which he played Nick Poulos.[11] He went on to play underworld figure, Warren Lanfranchi, in the 1995 drama television series Blue Murder.[12] The following year, Dimitriades played estate agent Steve George in the television soap opera Neighbours.[13] In 1997, he took a role in the police drama Wildside.
In 2002, he appeared in Young Lions. In years to follow, he had a small guest role in the Australian science fiction series Farscape. In 2008, Dimitriades starred in the drama series Underbelly.[14]
In late 2018, Dimitriades had a recurring role in the BBC One drama The Cry as Detective Peter Alexiades and in the Netflix series Tidelands, again playing a police officer.
Dimitriades, an avid collector of vinyl records, has stated that his love of music started in childhood.[22] He has a passion for both hip hop and dance music and has stated he is inspired by Kings Go Forth because of their "’70s sound."[23] He works as a DJ professionally across Australia, often referred to as DJ Boogie Monster.[24] Dimitriades has headlined and performed at numerous events, including Derby Day,[citation needed] and as the headline act for the relaunch of the popular South Melbourne nightclub Motel.[25]
Although Dimitriades is primarily known as an actor, his DJ work predates his acting work:
It's partly my fault, I was a DJ before I was an actor, but I wasn't known and haven't been known as one. It's two sides of me that will never go away.”[23]
In 2008, Dimitriades was arrested driving under the influence. It was reported that he had a blood alcohol reading of .11, more than twice the legal limit in Australia. The charge resulted in the suspension of his driver's licence.[30][31]
In September 2009, his mother died after a long-time illness.[32]
^Xavier Pons (2002). Departures: How Australia Reinvents Itself. Melbourne University Publish. p. 73. ISBN978-0-522-84995-0. The most phenomenal commercial success in immigrant theatre has been Wogs Out of Work (1987) and its spin-offs, Wog-A-Rama (1993) and Wog Boys (1996)
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