Christina Arampatzi
Actor - Europe and Australia
Christina is a Melbourne-based European Greek actor, voice-over actor journalist and presenter. She trained as an actor in New York at the New York Film Academy and in Australia at TAFTA, the Actor’,s Pulse and other establishments. She has acted in numerous short films and theatre productions in Australia and internationally. She has worked as a production manager, stage manager’s assistant and wardrobe assistant in various projects.
Christina is trilingual, speaking fluently and acting in English, French and her native Greek.
Outside the creative world, Christina was a fact-checker for the RMIT ABC Fact Check, she is now freelancing in various journalism and communications projects while she holds a Masters in Agricultural Science and Engineering.
Stats: Height- 5’6”, Eyes- blue green, Hair- dark blond
SKILLS
• Emotional work
• Contemporary, period, Shakespeare.
• Presenting (radio, television and podcast)
• Dancing (contemporary, ballet, jazz, folklore)
• Sailing (licenced skipper, Open-sea racing)
• Horseback Riding (Trail riding, trotting, cantering and galloping)
• Athletics (running, sprint, relay, participated in 100, 200 and 400m, 4x100 and 4x400 races at the Greek National
championship)
• Swimming (free-style, front- stroke, backstroke, butterfly- stroke)
• Driving (Standard and Automatic English and American sides)
• Skiing, Ice-skating, white water Rafting, Canoeing, Soccer, Volleyball, Rock Climbing, Boxing (beginner)
LANGUAGES
• Greek – Native language
• English – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
• French – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
ACTING WORK EXPERIENCE
2024
"Ariadni" - Chorus - Original play by Alkisti Pitsaki [pre-production for end of year stage performances]
"A Worthy Rival" - Lead - Film adaptation of original radio play by Demetra Giannakopoulos [pre-production]
2023
"A Worthy Rival" - Lead - Original radio play by Demetra Giannakopoulos [performed live on stage]
2021
"La Candidate" - Lead cast member - Play by Jean Franco and Guillaume Melanie. Season production by the Melbourne French Theatre Company [Four shows in French with English surtitles]
"Hugge" - Lead - Short silent thriller by Georgia Willmott [in post production]
"Ariadni" - Chorus - Original play by Alkisti Pitsaki [released as an audio immersive]
Assistant Stage Manager - Blood and Bone [original play written by Meg McNena, directed by Demetra Giannakopoulos] February 2021 [three shows]
2020
“Covidrama” – Lead – Elfen Productions, Instagram Short film [released]
“Belle de Collecte” – Voice over – DIR: Rafael Star, Short film [post-production]
2019
“The Grand Scheme” – Lead – DIR: Matt Mirams, IMDb Short film Melbourne Australia
2016
You've been tagged - Lead - DIR: Talal Mahmood- Short Film Manama, Bahrain
"Scholarships" - Extra - DIR: Haifa Al- Mansour tv-series Manama, Bahrain
2015
Cafune - Lead - Subterranean Light Productions, Short film NYC, USA
Saudace - Lead - Subterranean Light Productions, Short film NYC, USA
Disappeared - Lead - Subterranean Light Productions, Short film NYC, USA
Welcome to NYC - Lead - DIR: Jane Ikpemel- Student film NYC, USA
First Date - Lead - DIR: Jane Ikpeme- Student film NYC, USA
Duality - Lead - DIR: Micha Linton- Short Film NYC, USA
Last Shelter of Humanity - Voice over- DIR: Eugene Khazin- Short Film NYC, USA
At the Gates of Valhalla - Lead - DIR: Eugene Khazin- Short Film NYC, USA
EDUCATION
ACTOR:
2015
New York Film Academy, New York City, USA S core: 3.93/4
Certificate in Acting for Film 8 weeks full-time
2016
TAFTA (The Australian Television and Film Academy) at Melbourne, Australia
Certificate of Screen Actor 40 weeks Part Time Training Program
2017
Private Voice and Accent lessons with Chad O'Brien (Voice and Accent coach)
Emotions 2 (8 weeks) with John Orscik TAFTA March 2017
“Keep it simple” (6 weeks acting course) with director Andrew Prowse TAFTA May 2017
Emotions 2 (8 weeks) with John Orscik TAFTA September 2017
Voice in Performance (9 weeks) with John Preston TAFTA October 2017
2018
National Actors Intensive (NAI) in Melbourne TAFTA January 2018
Kim Farrant's workshop "Raw Truth” (audit) in Melbourne February 2018
Masterclass with director Colin Budds - 8 weeks (including Showreel shoot) TAFTA June 2018
Acting workshop with director Peter Andrikidis October 2018
2019
Exclusive masterclass with Director Colin Budds March 2019
Acting Workshop with D irector Declan Eames November 2019
2020
Faith Martin Casting Workshop, TAFTA Productions Online October 2020
Private Coaching with Greg Apps, September 2020
2021
Meisner Technique, The Actor's Pulse Studios, Sydney
AGRONOMIST:
Agricultural U niversity o f A thens G raduated November 2015 Score: 7.55/10
MSc in Agricultural Engineering & MEng in Agricultural Science
JOURNALIST:
Graduate D iploma in J ournalism 1 Year (RMIT) G raduated December 2018
EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT
RMIT ABC Fact Check: 04.02.2019 - Ongoing, Casual full-time position as a Journalist, Fact Checker
Lindellas (VIC) Pty Ltd Real Estate: 25.11.2015 to 25.02.2018 (full-time). Part-time 03.2018 to
01.2019 Senior property manager, stand-in office manager/ accounts manager, client liaison officer
Shooting Star – Luxury Sailing yacht: Summer 2011, 2012, 2013: Licensed skipper, public relations
Agricultural University of Athens- Department of Public Relations (part-time): October 2009 to May 2013:
Public relations, specialized tour-guide, interpreter
City Cellar- Liquor Store and Wine Cellar (part-time): 25.09.2007 to 01.06.2013: Sales, accounts manager, marketing, client and producers’ liaison officer, wine tastings
ΓΑΙΑ Οινοποιητική - GAIA winery (internship): 05.07.2010 to 31.08.2010: Wine producing and lab testing, quality control, marketing
HOBBIES & SOCIAL WORK
Elected member on the Board of the Oinoussian Club 2011-2014
Member of the Volunteering Fire fighter force of Oinousses Island for the summer periods since 2005
Member of the racing team in the sailing yacht Chiara Jason 2009-2013
Volunteering annually at the Athens Classic Marathon race 2005-2011
Volunteering at the Dogfather’s Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Bahrain 2014-2015
Travelling (England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, South Korea, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, USA, Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Maldives, Greece)
Horseback riding, Sailing, Athletics, Hiking, Canoeing, White Water Rafting
Dancing (Ballet, contemporary, jazz, folklore)