Giannis Stankoglou

Yannis (or Yiannis) Stankoglou (; 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)