At the age of 15 he was member of the national team of fencing.
In 2001 he was awarded with the Order of Honour (GR: Xriso Stavro Tagmatos Tis Timis) by the Greek president of Democracy Mr. Konstantinos Stefanopoulos.
He was about to become an executive in the navy when he watched a theatrical play by Karolos Koun that made him change his mind and become an actor.