Alex Dimitriades is best known for his starring role in Heartbreak High in the 1990s.
And the 50-year-old kept his composure as he waited for a bus in Sydney this week.
The actor looked like a regular commuter as he waited, dressed in a camel-colored sweater over a white shirt.
He wore loose gray sweatpants, black and white sneakers and a black beanie.
Alex was carrying a backpack that looked quite full and was scrolling through his phone before the bus stopped.
The star rose to fame after playing cool high school student Nick Poulos in the ’90s teen drama Heartbreak High.
Thirty years later, he has left the film and television industry behind him to pursue a career in music and is now one of Sydney’s most sought-after DJs.
Alex, better known by his stage name DJ Boogie Monster, is now making a name for himself in the music scene.
Alex Dimitriades (pictured) is best known for his starring role in Heartbreak High in the 90s. And the 50-year-old looked modest as he waited for the bus in Sydney
Alex was only 20 years old when Heartbreak High was filmed. The series is a spin-off of the highly successful film about the same character, The Heartbreak Kid.
The show was a huge success in Australia and was subsequently broadcast in over 25 countries worldwide.
Alex’s character died at the end of the first season in a boxing accident.
He continued his acting career in television series such as Blue Murder, Underbelly, Secret Circle, Tidelands and The Slap, as well as films such as Head On.
The actor looked like any other commuter as he waited, wearing a camel sweater over a white shirt. He wore loose gray sweatpants and black-and-white sneakers, and a black beanie.
Alex was carrying a backpack that looked very full and was scrolling through his phone before the bus stopped
The ’90s teen drama addressed important themes, including racism, at the fictional Hartley High.
The drama, which aired on Channel 10 and ABC from 1994 to 1999, launched the careers of Ada Nicodemou and Callan Mulvey, among others.
Speaking to Ny Breaking Australia in 2021, Alex said he felt “really lucky”.
“I’ve been very lucky with the way it’s been set up and structured,” he said.
“I was a teenager and we made a movie first, The Heartbreak Kid, and it was a huge success… I was kind of this young, emerging star and they really put me in the spotlight,” Alex said.
Alex rose to fame after playing teenage “cool” high school student Nick Poulos in the ’90s teen drama Heartbreak High (pictured)
Alex continued his acting career in television series such as Blue Murder, Underbelly, Secret Circle, Tidelands and The Slap, and in films such as Head On
‘And I had no idea what was going on, I was just going with the flow and I was very, very young and just out there, living my dream I guess… I knew I was good at it. [acting] and I knew I had a potential good future, but it’s not something I ever thought I would do. It was pretty wild.’
Alex said that despite his early fame, he always remained humble and down to earth.
“I dealt with it normally, people asked, ‘How are you, how is your life?’” he added.
‘I stayed the same person. I started visualizing where I wanted to go with this thing and not getting caught up in [the idea of] “how wonderful i am.”