Nico Panagio

Nico Panagio
Born
Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos

(1973-08-25) 25 August 1973 (age 51)[1][2]
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Actor, businessman, presenter
SpouseChristi Panagio (née Botha)
Children2

Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Παναγιωτόπουλος, romanizedNikólaos Panagiotópoulos; born 25 August 1973), professionally known as Nico Panagio, is a South African film, television and stage actor and television presenter.

He landed a breakout role in 2001, playing George Kyriakis for five years in the SABC2 soap opera, 7de Laan (2001-2006). He has since starred in television dramas and soaps such as Vallei van Sluiers (2010-2015) on kykNET, Legacy (2021) on M-Net and Straat (2023–present) on KykNET.

He has also starred in a number of successful South African romantic comedy films such as Semi-Soet (2012), for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2013 SAFTAs, and Konfetti (2014).

He is also known for being the host of Survivor South Africa (2010–present) and as a previous presenter on Top Billing (2007-2013).[3]