Ethnically Greek, and culturally Japanese Mikos Zavros, is an actor, optioned writer, producer and award-winning director. The bulk of his training has come from the Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts, where various techniques were part of the curriculum. He is originally from Baltimore, MD, and is moving to LA to immerse himself fully in the industry. Mikos is a founder of The Production Bunch, which spearheaded an ambitious schedule of one short film every month. His acting has been seen world wide, in Italy, Monaco, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia, Thailand as well as the Americas. He heads Jungle Ethics Films, bringing socially aware cinema to life.
Unique traits: Japanese was my first language.
Transgenesis Horror ⋄ Sci-fi A group of bio-engineers on a company retreat run into a woman acting odd, while rumors of a possible cannibalistic contagion are reported by the media.
Life Protection Bureau
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Film (short)
by Jungle Ethics Films
Writer, Director Two men from the Life Protection Bureau come to visit a teen who is late for her period.
Group Lotto
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Film (short)
by Jungle Ethics Films (Drama and Mystery)
Memphis T. Foley A stranger eggs on patrons in a bar to play Group Lotto. But the numbers they pick are coincidentally the same.
Buying the Farm
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Film (short)
by Mikos Zavros (Comedy and Crime)
Actor, Writer, Editor, Director When two thugs come to pick up a valuable chest, leaving it alone causes havoc as a farmer shows up thinking the it harbors a singing showgirl. When the thugs see the box is gone, they panic, but not before the showgirl is wheeled out in an identical box and it's taken back to their lair. The FBI shows up, further complicating things. It's a comedy of errors as the boxes are finally opened.
The Funeral Flowers
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Television
(Comedy)
Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The Good Date
(
Film (short)
by Zachary Smith (Romance)
Actor, Editor
First Mind Presents: Short Films
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Television
(Comedy)
Actor
Last Orders
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Film (short)
by Oliver Britten (Drama)
Camera and Electrical Department A hitman finds himself unable to end the life of a target who wants to die.
To Trend on Twitter
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Film (short)
by Andy Wooding (Drama)
Actor A mother becomes famous on Twitter for having a terminally ill son.
Thin Lines
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Film (short)
by Siddarth Prakhash
Actor
A Hapless Man in a Day of Misfortune
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Film (short)
by Brando McClure (Action, Comedy and Thriller)
Actor
Interrogation: A Scifi Webseries
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Television
(Sci-Fi)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director In the near future, a totalitarian government rules in a perpetual police state. But, a rebellion is brewing and, for one rebel team, the most powerful weapon is the information obtained from their unorthodox interrogations.
The Warp
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Film
by Gene Shibuya (Horror and Thriller)
Actor An ambitious ghost hunter is hired by a wealthy building owner to investigate a haunted factory, and she contracts a crew of inexperienced workers to research. The crew becomes possessed by the paranormal presence in the building and the ghost hunters have to escape the factory. Written by Anonymous
The Impotence of Being Earnest
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Film (short)
by Kristen Gorlitz (Comedy)
Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor
Three Guys Walk Into a Bar
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Film (short)
by Kristen Gorlitz (Comedy)
Actor, Producer
The PC Zone
(
Film (short)
by Mikos Zavros (Comedy)
Writer, Editor, Director
Kill Millie
(
Film (short)
by Kristen Gorlitz (Comedy)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Producer
Operation Terror
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Film
by Paul Cross (Thriller)
Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director James McCullough, from the mysterious "Council", assigns CIA agent Aaron Delgado to implement a plan to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and pin the blame on Muslim Terrorists. Delgado and fellow agents, Phillip Singer and Chase Jordan, work with a group of unsuspecting engineers to develop unmanned jets to hit the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The CIA agents have to deal with an increasingly suspicious George Poole, the lead engineer working on the drones. Also the Army and the FBI begin to uncover the plot, forcing Delgado to shut down their investigations. On the day of the attacks, Delgado becomes livid as the media reports on the destruction of WTC Building 7 before it is blown up and that there are no signs of planes hitting the Pentagon and the supposed crash site of Flight 93. Written by Art Olivier
Will to Live
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Television
(Documentary and Biography)
Actor
Sugartown
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Film (short)
by J.T. Mollner (Thriller and War)
Actor 5 elite Marine Operatives are stranded after crash landing in the barren Iraqi desert. They are under strict orders to deliver an important package to Ramadi and they have already been trekking through enemy territory for three days in hopes of completing their mission. Things aren't looking good. One has a gaping, life threatening head wound and the others are dehydrated, weather beaten, and slowly losing their grasp on reality. As conditions worsen, the Marines begin to worry less about the enemy, and more about each other. If any of them are lucky enough to survive, they will surely learn on important lesson: you can leave the war, but it will never, ever leave you. Written by Daniel Fineman
He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet
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Film
by Danielle L. Ross (Drama)
Actor Two couples find themselves entangled in love triangles that lead to betrayal, broken friendships and life-changing consequences.
Tim Alexander's A Mother's Love
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Film
by Tim Alexander (Comedy and Drama)
Actor Regina Reynolds is a strong black woman in the truest sense! But her taste for the good life didn't necessarily include her husband Marcus or her daughter Monica. It truly takes "A Mother's Love" from Georgia to pray her down to earth.
Intrusion
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Film (short)
by Jason Smart (Drama and Thriller)
Actor A photographer's word is turned upside down after a client's job turns deadly.
The Middle of the Middle
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Film
by Daniel L. White (Drama)
Actor A young woman falls in love with a man she's sleeping with for money. As she tries to follow her heart, her life in the cracks of Hollywood keeps pulling her back.
Cartel
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Television
(Comedy)
Actor
Double Crossed
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Video
by Gary Anthony Sturgis (Action)
Actor "Double Crossed" takes viewers on a action packed thrill ride when 2 female assassins have 24 hours to track down $3,000,000 and kill their own boss in order to pay off his gambling debts, then save the life of a third partner being held hostage by a ruthless mob boss. Written by Rick Jenkins
Life with Miriam
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Film (short)
by Daniel Doherty II (Comedy and Romance)
Actor A heartfelt eulogy has a profound affect on a group of attendees at a funeral.
Henry John and the Little Bug
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Film (short)
by J.T. Mollner (Drama, Romance, Thriller and Western)
Actor Dinner time in a remote home of a prairie family turns nightmarish when a band of blood spattered outlaws break through the front door in search of food, horses, and women. Nothing is as it seems in this constantly twisting genre bender.
The Scenesters
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Film
by Todd Berger (Comedy, Crime and Mystery)
Actor Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The detectives covering the murders are apathetic at best but with good names (Henry and Carlita, particularly Carlita). Good names, bad attitudes. Written by Anonymous
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
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Video
by Jack Perez (Horror and Sci-Fi)
Actor The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
The Casino Job
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Film
by Christopher Robin Hood (Crime and Drama)
Actor When she is sexually assaulted by her boss Barry Kaylin (Dean Mauco), a Las Vegas casino owner, exotic dancer Jennifer (Amylia Joiner) and four fellow dancers/strippers team up to get revenge by planning and staging a robbery of one of Kaylin's resort hotels down in Laughlin. Jennifer soon discovers that one of her crew is hiding a secret that could betray them all. Written by Larry B.
Lincoln MKS: The Race
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TV Movie
by J.T. Mollner (Music)
Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The Lincoln MKS, a car owned and appreciated by gentlemen.
Sunday Evening
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Film
by J.T. Mollner (Horror)
Actor, Writer, Producer Sometimes it takes a visitor to teach real family values.
The Red Room
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Film (short)
by J.T. Mollner (Drama and Thriller)
Actor In the middle of an uncharacteristically chilly Los Angeles night, 2 men meet for the first time on a rooftop, somewhere downtown. One of the men, Hadley Prince, is calm and in control. The other man, Nicholas Rowe, has come with an envelope full of cash. He is shaky, sweaty, and visibly nervous. As the evening progresses, Hadley leads Nick to an upscale top floor apartment, a quiet balcony, and ultimately into the strange revealing confines of The Red Room: where right and wrong, love and hate, even life and death....are all relative. Written by JT Mollner
Severe Visibility
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Film
by Paul Cross (Drama, History, Mystery and Thriller)
Actor A US Army major finds information that the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 was a government deception.
Grey's Anatomy
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Television
by Shonda Rhimes (Drama and Romance)
Actor A Medical-Based drama centered around Meredith Grey, an aspiring surgeon and daughter of one of the best surgeons, Dr. Ellis Grey. Throughout the series, Meredith goes through professional and personal challenges along with fellow surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital.
The Aquarium
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Film (short)
by Michael Shaughan Flynn (Comedy)
Actor An idiot bothering an impatient bookworm gets taught a lesson when he extrapolates the explanation of logic.
The World's Astonishing News!
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Television
(Crime and Drama)
Actor Popular Japanese Television series, chronicling unusual or outrageous stories from around the world, most notably the United States. Many episodes deal with infamous crimes, but there are also stories about interesting individuals, notorious moments in history, tales of heroism during disasters and notable unsolved mysteries. The episodes are filmed in Japan and the United States. Written by H_Nakamura
Dead Ringer
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Film (short)
by Vladimir Nagorny (Horror)
Actor
Eyes of the Chameleon
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Film
by Ron Atkins (Horror)
Actor A serial killer is loose in Vegas. Can Det. Lundi enact justice?
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Television
by Anthony E. Zuiker (Crime, Drama, Mystery and Thriller)
Actor This show follows the nights of the detectives working at the Las Vegas Police Department Crime Scene Investigations bureau. Being the second busiest crime lab in America, CSI officers use the best scientific and technical methods to solve puzzles and catch criminals. Written by Steve Richer
The Bottomless Pit
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Film (short)
by Scott Sidney (Drama)
Actor
Best Drama Finalist, FilmHaus - Cycle of Pain
(2024)
Honorable Mention, Venice Film Festival, Special Awards - Life Protection Bureau
(2024)
Critic's Choice, Tekka International Film Festival - Cycle of Pain
(2021)
Best Short Script, Temple Tower International Film Festival - Cycle of Pain
(2021)
Finalist, Industry BOOST Competition - The Tides of November
(2018)
Best Director, 9Fest, Bangkok, Thailand - Accommodations
(2016)
Australian Institue for the Dramatic Arts
(2005-2009)