Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Infobox actor


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birthdate = 1947
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1967 - present
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Hugh Keays-Byrne (born 1947 in Kashmir, India) is an English character actor who mainly does film and television work. He is well-known in Australia as a television and film actor. Outside of Australia, he is best known for his role as a gang leader in the late 1970s "Mad Max" and, in the 2000s, for his role in the science fiction television series "Farscape". He has been cast in George Miller's live action film adaptation of the Justice League.

Career

Keays-Byrne's first television acting job was in the program "Bellbird" in 1967. He came to Australia to work with The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1973. In 1974, he acted in the TV show "Essington", which was followed by big screen roles in films such as "Stone" (1974), "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976), and "The Trespassers" (1976). After acting in the TV drama "The Death Train" in 1978, Keays-Byrne garnered the role that he is best known for outside of Australia: the violent gang leader "Toecutter" in the apocalyptic science fiction film "Mad Max" (1979).

In the 1980s, he acted in films such as "The Chain Reaction" (1980), "Strikebound" (1984), "Starship" (1985), and"The Blood of Heroes" (1989). In 1992, he directed and acted in the film "Resistance". In the mid- to late 1990s, he did a number of TV roles including in "Singapore Sling: Old Flames" (1995), "Moby Dick" (1998), and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1999).

In the 2000s, he appeared in the science fiction television series "Farscape" as Grunchlk, which he reprised for the concluding mini-series "".

elected filmography

*"Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars" (2004) (TV) .... Grunchlik
*"Farscape".... Grunchik / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
*"Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1999) (TV) .... McNiff
*"Moby Dick" (1998) (TV) .... Mr. Stubb
*"Singapore Sling: Old Flames" (1995) (TV)
*"Resistance" (1992) .... Peter
*"The Blood of Heroes" (1989) .... Lord Vlle
*"Joe Wilson"(1988) (mini) TV Series .... Bob Galletley
*"Dadah Is Death" (1988) (TV) .... Hammed
*"Badlands 2005" (1988) (TV) .... Moondance
*"Treasure Island" (1987) (TV) (voice)
*"Burke & Wills" (1985) .... Ambrose Kyte
*"Starship" (1985) .... Danny
*"Strikebound" (1984) .... Idris Williams
*"Runaway Island" (1982) TV Series .... Lucas the Ratter
*"The Chain Reaction" (1980) .... Eagle
*"Secret Valley"(1980) .... William Whopper
*"Mad Max" (1979) .... Toecutter
*"Blue Fin" (1978) .... Stan
*"The Death Train" (1978) (TV) .... Ted Morrow
*"Say You Want Me" (1977) (TV)
*"The Outsiders" .... Doyle (1 episode, 1976)
*"The Trespassers" (1976) .... Frank
*"Mad Dog Morgan" (1976) .... Simon
*"Stone" (1974) .... Toad
*"Essington" (1974) (TV)
*"Bellbird" (1967) TV Series

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