Packed to the Rafters star George Houvardas flaunts his toned body as he sunbathes on Sydney beach

George Houvardas flaunted his tanned and toned body while soaking up the sun at a popular beach in Sydney. 

The rarely-seen actor was having a relaxing Friday on Balmoral Beach as he topped up his tan.

Wearing a pair of red swimming shorts, the Packed to the Rafters star was photographed sitting on the beach’s concrete steps and chatting on the phone. 

George, 41, jazzed up his simple beach outfit with a pair of black sunglasses.

Packed to the Rafters is one of Australia’s most iconic TV shows, which ended in 2013.

And over the course of its five-year run, it turned its cast of relatively unknown actors into household names.

Two years ago, the Channel Seven series was rebooted on Amazon Prime. 

The streaming service released six episodes of the beloved show under the new name Back to the Rafters. 

The rarely seen actor was having a relaxing Friday on Balmoral Beach as he topped up his tan

It is set in 2021, six years after the original show ended. 

George reprised his role as the iconic Nick ‘Carbo’ Karandonis.

Hugh Sheridan, who was another stand-out star in the original series, also reprised his role as Ben Rafter in the Amazon reboot. 

However, speaking at the time, the actor said he was hesitant about filming the the show as his best friend and co-star Jessica Marais wasn’t returning.

George, 41, jazzed up his simple beach outfit with a pair of black sunglasses

The actress pulled out of the Amazon show citing mental health reasons, so her character Rachel Rafter was played by Georgina Haig.  

‘How do you replace Jess Marais? How can you replace Rachel? And I wasn’t even sure myself,’ Hugh said. 

‘But then the beautiful Georgina Haig steps in. 

‘She knew that there was this pressure to play this character, but she did a great job, She loves Rachel and she loves Jess and she would often be asking me about Jess and checking in on her.’

Hugh Sheridan said he was hesitant about filming the the show’s new reboot his best friend and co-star Jessica Marais (both pictured)