NYC Based, Nola Bred actor
Manoli Ioannidis is an award winning Greek-American actor who has appeared in a variety of film, television, & theater productions worldwide. He is a graduate from the William Esper Studio in New York City & has an MBA from the University of New Orleans.
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.
Manoli has worked with the Academy and Emmy award-winning director, Steven Soderbergh, as well as the Emmy award-winning director & writer Vince Gilligan, & has appeared on hit TV series like The Penguin, The Equalizer, Queen of The South, & MacGyver to name a few. He has performed alongside many talented actors, most notably Academy award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones & Academy award-nominated Colin Farrell, as well as other stars like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Queen Latifah, and Liam Hemsworth.
Acting REsume
Television/web-series
Untitled Vince Gilligan Series Guest Star / S.1 Ep.8 Apple TV+ / Melissa Bernstein
The Penguin Co-Star / S.1 Ep.5 Max / Helen Shaver
Full Circle Co-Star / S.1 Ep.2 Max / Steven Soderbergh
National Treasure: Edge of History Recurring Disney+ / Sherwin Shilati
The Equalizer Co-star / S.2 Ep.17 CBS / Millicent Shelton
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion Co-Star / S.1 Ep.8. Disney+ / Leslie Kolins Small
Queen of the South Co-Star / S.5 Ep.8 USA / Benjamin Daniel Lobato
MacGyver Co-Star / S.3 Ep.10 CBS / David Straiton
Interconnected Guest Star Web Series / Chris Collins
Film (Partial)
Empire State Supporting Dito Montiel
Discovering Love Supporting Kaila York
My Dad’s Diner Supporting Tommy Savas
Vax Lead Chris Caccioppoli
Gumshoe! Supporting Michael Weber
Delta Justice: Isleños Trappers War Supporting David Dubos
Gotti: Godfather and Son Supporting Richard Stratton
Three Dicks Lead James Morgan
Commercial
Carol’s Daughter Web Series Guest Star L’Oreal
Theater/Improv
Pio Albert & Pope Pius XII. Hudson Guild Theater
Send In The Clown Johnny NOLA Playhouse
Comedysportz Improv comedian La Nuit Theater
Education and Training (Partial)
William Esper Studio Acting I&II Inst. David Newer
William Esper Studio Voice/Speech I Inst. Nancy Mayans
William Esper Studio Movement I & II Inst.Ted Morin & Jules Paris Roulette Helm
William Esper Studio Stage Combat I, II, & Master Inst. Joe Pisapia
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Invitation to Masterclass Julie Schubert, CSA
Judy Henderson, CSA Film/TV Audition Technique. Judy Henderson, CSA
Cj Molidor, CSA Film/TV Intensive Tucker/Meyerson Casting
Samantha Marzec, CSA Film/TV Intensive Telsey & Co.
Derek Hersey, CSA Film/TV Intensive Kromer Casting
Erika Demeza, CSA Film/TV Intensive Chrystie St. CAsting
Tracy Byrd, CSA Actors B.S. (Be Strategic) Inst.Tracy Byrd, CSA
La Nuit Theater Improv Comedy I, II, & III Inst. Yvonne Landry
CAST Performing Arts Seminars Intro to Voice Over Inst. Andy Roth
University of New Orleans M.B.A. and double B.S. in Management and Bus. Admin
Special Skills
Multi-lingual (Fluent: English, Greek, Spanish. Conversational: Portuguese, Italian), Professional Banker, Software Business Development Manager, American Idol contestant (Season 2 & 8. Golden ticket winner), handyman, light mechanic work, stage combat (hand to hand, saber, broadsword, rapier & dagger, knife), singing, dancing (modern, Latin, Greek), boxing, various sports (soccer, football, basketball, etc.), whistling, driver’s license, current passport (US & European: Dual citizen), & can make a mean Greek Iced coffee (frappe).
Accents
Greek, Hispanic, Arabic, Jewish, New York, Boston, Southern (Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri), British, Irish, German, Russian, French
Drama Acting Reel
ComedY Acting Reel
