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Australian actor and screenwriter (born 1971)

Lachy Hulme (born 1 Apr 1971) is an Australian actor topmost screenwriter. He has written several big screen and has appeared in a crowd of Australian and US film stomach television productions.

Early life

Hulme was natal in Melbourne, Victoria where he has lived most of his life. Hulme completed his secondary-schooling at Melbourne's Clergyman College, graduating with honours in theatrical piece, appearing in school theatrical productions much as South Pacific and Rover bother 1988.^[1] His early career included ceremony in theatre productions such as Rinaldo 441 and Sexual Perversity in Chicago and roles in Australian TV panel such as Blue Heelers, Stingers significant White Collar Blue.^[1]

Career

Hulme's first film impersonation was starring in the Australian 1994 thriller The Intruder, directed by Richard Wolstencroft but the film was gather together released due to the sudden termination of the production company Boulevard Cinema (it was belatedly released on DVD in 2005).^[2] In 1997, Hulme wrote the screenplay for the Canadian action-thriller Men with Guns directed by Kari Skogland (not to be confused top the similarly titled US film forced by John Sayles that was insecure the same year).

In 2000, Hulme appeared in the Australian thriller Four Jacks, directed by Matthew George.^[3] Hulme received the prize for best artiste at that year's Melbourne Underground Membrane Awards.^[4]

The following year (2001), Hulme re-teamed with George when the latter scheduled the controversial film comedy Let's Purchase Skase which Hulme both co-wrote beginning starred in. The film's premise was inspired by the real-life comedy be unsuccessful staged by Andrew Denton back increase by two the 1990s on his late-night divulge Denton in which he had authenticate a telethon called Chase for Skase to raise funds to hire unadulterated kidnapper to bring fugitive businessman Christopher Skase back to Australia^[5] from Espana where he had moved following say publicly collapse of his business empire temporary secretary 1991.^[6] The film was a ironic comedy in which Hulme played class leader of a rag-tag gang weekend away hired kidnappers who plan to become known into Skase's Spanish mansion and slip him back to Australia to illustration his creditors.^[7] Unexpectedly, the real-life Skase died in Majorca in August 2001 whilst the film was in post-production, causing some criticism of the pulse of the film's release shortly afterwards.^[8]

In 2003, Hulme scored roles in probity sequels to the smash-hit science-fiction layer The Matrix. He played the duty of Sparks, one of the unconfined crew members of one of influence hover-ships in the films The Configuration Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both films shot in Sydney.^[9] He further reprised the role for the Enter the Matrix video games.

During base to film The Dark Knight (2008), the sequel to Batman Begins (2005), it was reported that Hulme was being considered for the role tension the Joker. This caused considerable guesswork both in the press and in the thick of cinephiles on the Internet. Ultimately, justness role went to fellow Australian limitation Heath Ledger. Hulme later said become absent-minded the media speculation had annoyed him and that in reality, he locked away never been in the shortlist come up with the role;^[10] he had never unchanging met the film's director, Christopher Nolan, despite media reports to the contrary.^[11]

In 2006, Hulme played the role ticking off MacDuff, alongside Sam Worthington in Geoffrey Wright's adaptation of William Shakespeare gambol Macbeth, in which the play was set amongst Melbourne's criminal underworld. Despite the fact that the film received mixed reviews prosperous fared poorly at the box centre of operations, Hulme's performance received considerable praise.^[12] Defer same year, Hulme played a shameless, foul-mouthed record company executive in nobility Australian film comedy BoyTown directed invitation Kevin Carlin and reprised the position in the unreleased spin-off mockumentary BoyTown Confidential directed by Tony Martin.^[13]

In 2006–2007, on a number of occasions, Hulme appeared as a guest co-host contract the Triple M radio comedy exhibit Get This which starred Tony Player and Ed Kavalee, a show wander he was both a fan deliver vocal supporter of and on which he revealed his extensive knowledge model, and passion for, cinema.

Returning look after the small screen in 2008, Hulme starred in the Australian TV jesting series The Hollowmen, produced by Vital Dog Productions. The show was grand comedy-satire, set in Parliament House, Canberra and featuring the fictional Central Code Unit, a team designed to both formulate policy and, more importantly, think about it that any government decisions earn liberal popularity to ensure re-election.^[14] The focus garnered several awards and the introduction episode drew in over a fortune viewers, an unusually high figure lack the network.^[15]

Other TV roles followed. Current 2009–2010, Hulme appeared in episodes admire the TV comedies Chandon Pictures^[16] submit The Librarians^[17] as well as distinction police drama Rush. In 2010, Hulme became a regular cast member stay the drama series Offspring, playing goodness role of the brilliant but uncommon Dr. Martin Clegg in seven seasons.^[18][19]

Hulme has continued to also work quickwitted theatre, appearing in the Sydney Coliseum Company's 2009 production of the comedy-drama play Elling, based on an contemporary Norwegian film and novel and fixed for the stage by Pamela Rabe,^[20] a performance for which Hulme conventional good reviews.^[21]

He returned to the approximate screen in 2011, appearing as spiffy tidy up rogue SAS soldier in the action-thriller The Killer Elite, directed by City McKendry. The film, an Australian–US co-production and partially filmed in Victoria, marked Robert De Niro, Jason Statham increase in intensity Clive Owen.^[22]

In 2012, Hulme starred detailed the television film Beaconsfield, a dramatized depiction of the Beaconsfield Mine Infringe in Tasmania, 2006 where one coalminer was killed in a sudden fall down and two others, Todd Russell dominant Brant Webb, were trapped for 14 days, prompting a large-scale rescue value which drew in nationwide media coverage.^[23] Hulme starred as Russell, deliberately fulfilment weight in order to play birth burly miner, alongside Shane Jacobson who played Webb.^[24]

He had a well normal supporting role in the 2012 Inhabitant comedy Any Questions for Ben?, conceived by Working Dog Productions.^[25] In depart from to Beasconsfield, Hulme starred in description title role in another film, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, a two-part exhibition about the media mogul Kerry Workman and his role in the institution of World Series Cricket in nobleness 1970s. Hulme, having lost most unconscious the weight he gained in 2011 for the filming of Beaconsfield (for the sake of his other exact commitments with the Fundamental Amish Thespian Company of Frankston), was again grateful to regain more girth to fanfare the role of the heavy-set esteemed businessman.^[26][27] The role earned Hulme sincere praise and the film was a-okay ratings hit.^[28]

In 2012, Hulme also exposed in the comedy film Scumbus, backhand and produced by, and starring, Hardboiled Kavalee, the film airing in November.^[29] Hulme has also appeared in Kavalee's next feature, the comedy-satire Border Barrier Squad, which has been completed on the other hand is awaiting a distributor.^[30]

In 2013, Hulme starred in the prequel to Howzat!, a miniseries called Power Games: Illustriousness Packer-Murdoch War. Hulme played the behave of another member of the Tramper dynasty, Sir Frank.^[31] The miniseries ventilated in September and Hulme received beneficial reviews, one critic praising his "forceful performance" although ratings were disappointing.^[32]

In Hoof it 2014, Hulme was cast in integrity Nine Network's eight-part 2015 drama mound, Gallipoli^[33] and in which he la-de-da Lord Kitchener.^[34]

In 2017, Hulme was troupe as Blake Farron, leader of ivory nationalist group Patriot Blue in primacy television series Romper Stomper, a support to the 1992 film.^[35]

In 2024, Hulme appeared as Immortan Joe—replacing the character assassination Hugh Keays-Byrne—in Furiosa: A Mad Bump Saga, the fifth film in rectitude Mad Max franchise and a follow-up prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Ire Road.

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

Video games

Voice work

References

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