Beloved ’90s TV heartthrob spotted waiting to catch a bus in Sydney – so do you know who it is?

Alex Dimitriades is best known for his starring role on Heartbreak High back in the 1990s.

And the 50-year-old was cutting a humble figure as he waited to catch a bus in Sydney this week. 

The actor looked like every other commuter as he waited, wearing a camel jumper over a white shirt. 

He added a pair of loose grey track pants and black and white sneakers, as well as a black beanie. 

Alex carried a backpack that looked very full, and scrolled through his phone before the bus pulled up. 

The star rose to fame after playing teenage ‘cool guy’ high school student Nick Poulos in ’90s teen drama Heartbreak High.

Three decades later, he has branched out from the film and TV industry to pursue his music career, becoming one of Sydney’s most in-demand DJ’s.

Better known by his stage name, DJ Boogie Monster, Alex is now making a name for himself in the music scene.

Alex was just 20 years old at the time of filming Heartbreak High, with the show being a spin-off of the very successful film based on the same character, The Heartbreak Kid.

The show was a huge success in Australia and went on to air in over 25 countries worldwide.

Alex’s character died in a boxing accident at the end of the first season.

He continued his acting career in television series Blue Murder, Underbelly, Secret Circle, Tidelands and The Slap, as well as movies such as Head On.

The actor looked like every other commuter as he waited, wearing a camel jumper over a white shirt. He added a pair of loose grey track pants and black and white sneakers, as well as a black beanie

Alex carried a backpack that looked very full, and scrolled through his phone before the bus pulled up

The ’90s teen drama tackled important issues, including racism, at the fictional Hartley High.

The drama, which ran from 1994 to 1999 on Channel 10 and the ABC, launched the careers of Ada Nicodemou and Callan Mulvey, among others.

Speaking with Daily Mail Australia in 2021, Alex said he feels ‘very lucky.’  

‘I’m very lucky, in terms of how it was set up and structured,’ he said. 

‘I was a teenager and we did a movie first, The Heartbreak Kid and that was hugely successful… I was like a young new star and they really put me out there,’ Alex said.

Alex rose to fame after playing teenage ‘cool guy’ high school student Nick Poulos in ’90s teen drama Heartbreak High (pictured)

Alex continued his acting career in television series Blue Murder, Underbelly, Secret Circle, Tidelands and The Slap, as well as movies such as Head On

‘And I had no idea what was going on, I was rolling with the punches and I was very, very young and just out there, living the dream I suppose… I knew I was good at it [acting] and I knew I had potentially a good future with but it’s not something I ever imagined doing. It was pretty wild.’

Alex said despite rising to fame at a young age, he always remained humble and grounded. 

‘I was normal about it all, people were like, “how are you with it all, how’s your life?”‘ he added.

‘I remained the same person. I was starting trying to visualise where I wanted to go with this thing and not get caught up with [the idea of] “how awesome I am.”