Hugh Keays-Byrne
Originally from Kashmir, India
Biography and Life Story
Hugh Keays-Byrne (May 18, 1947 – December 2, 2020) was a British-Australian actor and film director. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was best known for playing the main antagonist in two films from the Mad Max franchise: Toecutter in Mad Max (1979), and Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). He also played Toad in the 1974 biker film Stone, and Grunchlk on the science fiction series Farscape. Keays-Byrne was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (part of the British Raj then, India now) to British parents; his family returned to Britain when India was partitioned. He began his career as a stage actor. Keays-Byrne made his first television appearance in 1967 on the British television programme Boy Meets Girl. He was part of Peter Brook's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which toured Australia in 1973. Keays-Byrne decided to remain in Australia after the tour ended. In 1974, he acted in the TV movie Essington, then made his first film appearance in the motorcycle picture Stone (1974). This was followed by supporting roles in films like The Man from Hong Kong (1975), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The Trespassers (1976) and Snapshot (1979). After his first starring role in the 1978 TV movie Death Train, Keays-Byrne was cast as the violent gang leader Toecutter in Mad Max (1979). Director George Miller had Keays-Byrne and the other actors for the gang travel from Sydney to Melbourne in a group on motorcycles, as there was no money for airplane tickets. In an early international print of the film, Keays-Byrne was dubbed with a bad American accent, which Miller later regretted. Keays-Byrne then continued to act in post-apocalyptic and science fiction films like The Chain Reaction (1980), Strikebound (1984), Starship (1985) and The Blood of Heroes (1989). In 1992, he made his directorial debut and acted in the film Resistance. He also appeared in TV miniseries adaptations of Moby Dick (1998) and Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1999). Keays-Byrne played Grunchlk in the science fiction television series Farscape (1999–2003) and its conclusion Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). George Miller also cast him as the Martian Manhunter in the planned 2009 movie Justice League: Mortal. Keays-Byrne returned to the Mad Max franchise in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road as the main villain Immortan Joe. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning 6, and Keays-Byrne was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Keays-Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Played in
L'apocalypse selon Mad Max
as Self (voice archive) - actor
Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League
as Self
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
as Self
Mad Max: Fury Road - Black & Chrome Edition
as Immortan Joe
Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome Edition
as Immortan Joe
The Madness of Max
as Self
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Immortan Joe
Sleeping Beauty
as Man 3
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Grunchlk
Voyage au centre de la terre
as McNiff
Huntsman 5.1
as Bain
Resistance
as Peter
The Blood of Heroes
as Lord Vlle
Dadah Is Death
as Hammed
Badlands 2005
as Moondance
Les Patterson Saves the World
as Inspector Farouk
Treasure Island
as (voice)
Kangaroo
as Kangaroo
For Love Alone
as Andrew
Burke & Wills
as Ambrose Kyte
Lorca and the Outlaws
as Danny
Strikebound
as Idris Williams
Where the Green Ants Dream
as Mining Executive
Going Down
as Bottom
The Chain Reaction
as Eagle
Snapshot
as Linsey
Mad Max
as Toecutter
Blue Fin
as Stan
Barnaby and Me
as Huggins
The Trespassers
as Frank
Mad Dog Morgan
as Simon
The Man from Hong Kong
as Morrie Grosse
Stone
as ToadCrew Credits
L'apocalypse selon Mad Max
actor
Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League
actor
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
actor
Mad Max: Fury Road - Black & Chrome Edition
actor
Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome Edition
actor
The Madness of Max
actor
Mad Max: Fury Road
actor
Sleeping Beauty
actor
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
actor
Huntsman 5.1
actor
Voyage au centre de la terre
actor
Resistance
actor
Resistance
director
The Blood of Heroes
actor
Dadah Is Death
actor
Badlands 2005
actor
Les Patterson Saves the World
actor
Treasure Island
actor
Kangaroo
actor
For Love Alone
actor
Burke & Wills
actor
Lorca and the Outlaws
actor
Strikebound
actor
Where the Green Ants Dream
actor
Going Down
actor
The Chain Reaction
actor
Snapshot
actor
Mad Max
actor
Blue Fin
actor
The Death Train
actor
Barnaby and Me
actor
The Trespassers
actor
Mad Dog Morgan
actor
The Man from Hong Kong
actor