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Hugh Keays-Byrne

British-Australian actor (–)

Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May – 2 December ) was a British-Australian actor. He began his career on stage in his native England, where he was member of the Royal Shakespeare Company between and After emigrating to Australia in , he established himself as a supporting actor in action and thriller films like Stone and The Man from Hong Kong.

His breakthrough film role was as the antagonist Toecutter in the original Mad Max.[1] Decades later, he played another villain in the series, Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road.[1]

Over the course of his career, Keays-Byrne was nominated for an AACTA Award and won a Logie Award for his performance in the television drama Rush.

The prequel to Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is dedicated to his memory.

Early life

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.[2] He was raised mainly in Surrey, and picked up an interest in acting after being spotted by a drama teacher at the comprehensive school he was attending.[3] He got his first professional acting roles with a Theatre in Education troupe, and was mentored by Bernard Miles at the Mermaid Theatre in London.[3]

Career

Between and , Keays-Byrne had parts in Royal Shakespeare Company productions including As You Like It, The Balcony, King Lear,[4]Hamlet,[5]Much Ado About Nothing,[6]A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest or The Enchanted Island,Doctor Faustus, The Man of Mode, Troilus and Cressida, Enemies, The Revenger's Tragedy, and Bartholomew Fair.[7]

Keays-Byrne made his first television appearance in on the British television programme Boy Meets Girl.[8] He was part of Peter Brook's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which toured Australia in Keays-Byrne decided to remain in Australia after the tour ended.[1] In , he acted in the TV film Essington, then made his first film appearance in the motorcycle picture Stone.

This was followed by supporting roles in films such as The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, The Trespassers and Snapshot.[9][10]

After his first starring role in the TV film Death Train,[11] Keays-Byrne was cast as the violent gang leader Toecutter in Mad Max.[1] 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.[12] Keays-Byrne then continued to act in post-apocalyptic and science fiction films such as The Chain Reaction, Strikebound,[13]Starship[14] and The Blood of Heroes.[15]

In , he directed the television film Madness of Two.

In , he made his feature directorial debut and acted in the film Resistance.[16] He also appeared in TV miniseries adaptations of Moby Dick and Journey to the Center of the Earth.[14]

Keays-Byrne played Grunchlk in the science fiction television series Farscape (–) and its conclusion Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.

Miller also cast him as the Martian Manhunter in the planned film Justice League: Mortal.[6]

Keays-Byrne returned to the Mad Max franchise in the film Mad Max: Fury Road as the main villain Immortan Joe.[1][12] The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning six,[17] and Keays-Byrne was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.[18]

Personal life

Keays-Byrne and his partner Christina, were long-time residents of Lisarow.[19] They were also part of the Macau Light Company, an artist collective based in Centennial Park.[2] His hobbies included painting, poetry, and gardening.[12]

Death

Keays-Byrne died on 2 December at Gosford Hospital in NSW, at the age of His death was announced by his friend, The Man from Hong Kong director Brian Trenchard-Smith.[20]

The film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is dedicated to Keays-Byrne's memory.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

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Awards and nominations

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