Alex Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian)
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Datastream
Character: Alex Dimitrios
Movie: Casino Royale
Status: Terminated
Actor: Simon Abkarian
Date of Birth: 05/03/62
Place of Birth: Gonesse, France
“I’m
having a hard time seeing how this is my fault.”
Profile
James Bond tracks
down Dimitrios in the Bahamas linking him to a bomb maker
he pursued in Madagascar. Following a little snooping
around, 007 discovers Dimitrios acts as a middle man for
various
terrorist organizations.
After linking a bomb maker to Le
Chiffre - Dimitrios is shocked to find he is
taking the blame for 007’s rampage and the failure
of Le Chiffre’s plan. |
The poker fanatic Dimitrios gambles away everything
he’s got when Bond confronts him at the table in the Bahamas.
Not only does 007 take his money - he drives off with his
vintage Aston Martin DB5 and his mistress, Solange.
Alex Dimitrios meets his demise in a knife struggle
after Bond follows him to Miami, where he employs yet another
terrorist
to
reap havoc on behalf of Le Chiffre.
Biography
Simon Abkarian was born in Paris to an Armenian family. This way, he learnt
not only French and Armenian but English by watching many American films
by which he was immensely fascinated. At age 10 his parents moved to Beirut
and Abkarian took up dancing at the Lori Dance Ensemble. When war broke out
in Lebanon, Simon and his mother returned to Paris and finally
emigrated to the US.
Here Abkarian studied acting. He studied under
Gerald Papazian and when the Theatre du Soleil toured LA, Simon
jumped at the chance to take several workshops with them. After
studying in the US, Abkarian was invited to return to Paris with
the Theatre du Soleil, to become a member
of their regular cast. From here he began a flourishing career - starring
in a variety of plays,
In 1989 Abkarian made his screen debut in ‘Ce
qui me meut’ collaborating with Cédric Klapich,
whom his continued to work closely with on numerous film productions.
In 2006 Abkarian returned to Hollywood to direct Shakespeare’s “Love’s
Labour’s Lost” as
well as shoot Casino Royale.