Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne
Keays-Byrne in 2019
Born(1947-05-18)18 May 1947
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died2 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 73)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1967–2015
Notable workToecutter in Mad Max
Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road

Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May 1947 – 2 December 2020) 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 1968 and 1972. After emigrating to Australia in 1973, 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 2024 prequel to Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is dedicated to his memory.

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