Nico Panagio

Panagio was born in Pretoria to an immigrant Greek father from Elis and attended Pretoria Boys High School.^[1] After graduating from the Method Actor's Training Centre, he went on to play minor roles in Egoli and Generations. This preceded his taking up of a contract with 7de Laan, in which he played businessman George Kyriakis. He joined Top Billing as a freelance presenter in 2007 after leaving 7de Laan and has since played in Zone 14, Ella Blue and Vallei van Sluiers. He has been hosting the M-Net reality series Survivor South Africa since its third season^[2] in 2009.

He has starred in various films, including Susanna van Biljon, Semi-Soet, Konfetti and Vrou Soek Boer. Panagio was nominated for Best Actor at the 2012 SAFTAs for his role in Semi-Soet. He co-owns the company Trade Revolution (Pty) Ltd.,^[3] and is chairman of the non-profit organisation Missing Children SA.^[4]