Alex Dimitriades, 47, on criticism he’s ‘too young’ to play a grandfather

Alex Dimitriades has responded to claims he is ‘too young’ to play a grandfather in the new Channel Nine drama Amazing Grace. 

The 47-year-old actor, who rose to fame on youth-driven shows in the ’90s, addressed some of the criticism in an interview with TV Tonight on Wednesday.

‘This is the first time I’ll be playing a grandparent, which is just weird,’ he said. 

‘I mean, it’s not impossible. I could have had three grandchildren by now,’ he added.

Alex explained his on-screen daughter in Amazing Grace, Sophia, is actually 17, so it’s not impossible that his character could be a grandfather. 

‘I’m 47. Sophia’s 17. It’s really not impossible at all even though it seems a little far fetched for my own life,’ he said.

‘When you sit down and do the math, well, actually… it’s totally feasible.’

Alex portrays Kirk in Amazing Grace. The series follows his teenage daughter as she tracks down her birth mother before welcoming her own child.

Alex stars alongside Kate Jenkinson, Alexandra Jensen, Sigrid Thornton and Ben O’Toole in the Nine program. 

Alex is one of Australia’s most famous actors, but has also made a splash on the Sydney music scene, where he is known by the stage name DJ Boogie Monster. 

He rose to fame in 1994 when he played student Nick Poulos in Heartbreak High.

Alex was just 20 years old at the time he was cast. He went on to appear in Blue Murder, Underbelly, Secret Circle and Tidelands.