Ian Bliss
Biography
Ian Bliss is an Australian character actor known for film, television, and stage work, born in Sydney and raised in a creative family. He first appeared on screen in a minor role in the children's series Pugwall in 1991, then landed a part in the 1994 film Country Life and a regular role in Heartbreak High from 1995 to 1996. His best known role came as Bane and Agent Smith in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both from 2003, roles the Wachowskis cast him in for his impersonation of Hugo Weaving. Later credits include Stealth (2005), Superman Returns (2006), and Late Night with the Devil (2023), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Australian Film Critics Association Awards. On stage he led War Horse and won ensemble Green Room Awards for North by Northwest in 2015 and My Sister Jill in 2024. He has also voiced animated series and narrated audiobooks.
60years old
Turns 61 on June 30in 261 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 20 years2003 to 2023
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Big break
Bliss was cast by the Wachowskis as Bane and Agent Smith in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. They picked him for his accurate impersonation of Hugo Weaving and his partial resemblance to Weaving.
Early training
At 23, Bliss tried out for the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, and the school took him into its acting course.
Ian Bliss movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Lana Wachowski directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Laurence Fishburne's page
Keanu Reeves's page
Monica Bellucci's page
Hugo Weaving's page
Carrie-Anne Moss's page
Jada Pinkett Smith's page
All films by Lana Wachowski
Also two films together4 more actors
- Essie DavisMiss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Steve BastoniMan-Thing (2005) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- William ZappaMiss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) and Man-Thing (2005)
- Helmut BakaitisThe Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
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.