Petros Filippidis

Petros Filippidis or Petros Philippidis (Greek: Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης; born 31 December 1962) is a Greek actor. Filippidis has taken part in many ancient Greek comedies, such as Thesmophoriazusae and The Birds. He achieved widespread fame starring in 1993 Mega Channel's comedy television series High Rock along with actor Tasos Halkias. Since then, he has taken part in numerous television series as well as in film productions. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Mega Channel production 50-50 with Ava Galanopoulou, Maria Androutsou, Pavlos Haikalis, Sakis Boulas, Vana Rambota and others. He is currently imprisoned on sexual harassment charges and has also been charged with rape and attempted rape over incidents involving three different actresses, among countless sexual assault allegations.

Petros Filippidis
Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης
Born31 December 1962 (1962-12-31) (age 59)
Athens, Greece
OccupationActor
director
Criminal chargerape
attempted rape
sexual harassment

In 1986, he graduated from the drama school of the Art Theatre Karolos Koun in Athens[1] and studied at Athens Conservatoire thereafter He completed his stage direction studies at Stavrakos School.[2]

Me Too
Main article: MeToo § Greece

The wave of #MeToo that took off in Greece, inspired a number of actresses and actors in the Arts and Entertainment sector to come forward with their own stories of workplace bullying, sexual harassment and abuse, with reports surfacing about Philippidis' involvement in such cases. Following these revelations, Philippidis was removed from the TV programs and shows he was starring.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Filippidis has been accused of raping a female actress twice in 2008 and attempting to rape another two actresses, in 2010 and 2014.[9] The victims of the two attempted rapes claim that when Filippidis did not get what he was required, he resorted to physical violence and threatened to harm their careers. Prosecuting authorities referred to him they have stated "long period of activity from 2008 to 2014," during which he took advantage of his position and "exercised power to commit acts violating the sexual dignity of his victims."[10][11][12]

He was charged on sexual harassment charges and he was imprisoned on 28 July 2021.[13][14][15][16][17]

References
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  3. Bali, Kaki (21 January 2021). "#MeToo movement takes off in Greece". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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  7. Θανάσουλας, Διονύσης (6 February 2021). "Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης: Θύελλα μετά τις αποκαλύψεις" [Petros Philippidis: Storm after the revelations] (in Greek). Proto Thema. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. "Τέλος από την ΕΡΤ ο γνωστός ηθοποιός μετά τις 3 επώνυμες καταγγελίες - Η ανακοίνωση" [Well-known actor fired from ERT after the 3 eponymous complaints - The announcement] (in Greek). Skai TV. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  9. "Prosecutor recommends actor stands trial for rape". Kathimerini. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  10. "Actor Filippidis to be tried for rape, attempted rape". Kathimerini. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  11. "Τρεις γυναίκες ηθοποιοί καταγγέλλουν τον Φιλιππίδη στο Σωματείο Ελλήνων Ηθοποιών (Video)" [Three women actresses denouncing Filippidis to the Hellenic Actors Union (SEI)] (in Greek). Documento News. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  12. "Actor Petros Filippidis to be remanded in custody - Charges of rape and two attempts". Athina 984. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  13. To Vima, Team (31 July 2021). "Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης – Οι αντιδράσεις του καλλιτεχνικού χώρου στην προφυλάκισή του" [Petros Filippidis - The reactions of the artistic community to his detention] (in Greek). To Vima. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  14. "Είδα τον Πέτρο Φιλιππίδη να χτυπά στο κεφάλι τον Σπύρο Μπιμπίλα» λέει ο Κώστας Βενετσάνος" [Kostas Venetsanos: I saw Petros Filippidis to beat the head of Spyros Mpimpilas] (in Greek). Proto Thema. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
  15. "Greek comic actor Petros Filippidis to stand trial for sexual assaults and rape" (in Greek and English). Athens-Macedonian News Agency. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  16. "Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης: Τρεις γυναίκες ηθοποιοί τον καταγγέλλουν για πράξεις κατά της «γενετήσιας αξιοπρέπειας»" [Petros Philippidis: Three women actresses denouncing him for criminal acts against sexual integrity] (in Greek). LiFO. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  17. "Trial of actor Petros Filippidis set for March 2022". Kathimerini. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
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