Hugh Keays-Byrne
Biography
Hugh Keays-Byrne was a British-Australian actor who came to screen work after starting out in the theater in England. He was born in Srinagar and grew up largely in Surrey, and acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968 to 1972. He settled in Australia in 1973 and became a supporting player in action and thriller pictures, among them The Man from Hong Kong (1975) and Snapshot (1979). The role of the gang leader Toecutter in Mad Max (1979) was his breakthrough, and he returned to the series decades later as Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Villain. His other films included The Chain Reaction (1980) and The Blood of Heroes (1989). For television he won a Logie Award for Rush and was nominated for an AACTA Award, and he directed the 1982 television film Madness of Two and the 1992 feature Resistance, in which he also acted.
73years old at death
- Born Srinagar
- Died Gosford
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 40 years1975 to 2015
Genres
Photos
Share
Did you know?!
Big break
Keays-Byrne was cast as the gang leader Toecutter in Mad Max, and because there was no money for plane tickets, director George Miller had him and the other gang actors ride from Sydney to Melbourne together on motorcycles.
First role
Keays-Byrne began his professional acting career with a Theatre in Education troupe. Bernard Miles mentored him at the Mermaid Theatre in London.
A role that slipped away
George Miller cast Keays-Byrne as the Martian Manhunter in the planned 2009 film Justice League: Mortal, which was never made.
Hugh Keays-Byrne movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
George Miller directed two of these films. Roger Ward appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Roger Ward's page
Mel Gibson's page
Steve Bisley's page
Ralph Cotterill's page
Max Fairchild's page
George MillerDirector, 2 films, 1979 to 2015
All films by George Miller
Also two films together4 more actors
- Lulu PinkusMad Max (1979) and Snapshot (1979)
- David BracksThe Chain Reaction (1980) and Mad Max (1979)
- Arthur ShermanLorca and the Outlaws (1984) and The Chain Reaction (1980)
- Tim BurnsThe Chain Reaction (1980) and Mad Max (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.