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Anthony Hayes

Acting

Born September 21, 1977 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Also known as Tony Hayes

Biography

Anthony Hayes  (born 21 September 1977) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Jack McLeod in the acclaimed Australian series McLeod's Daughters. Apart from acting in numerous films and television shows, he also wrote, directed and produced the films Ten Empty (2008), New Skin (2002) and Sweet Dreams (2002). Ten Empty had its World Premiere at the Sydney Film Festival (2008). The screenplay was nominated for 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. New Skin (2002) won the Dendy Award at the 2002 Sydney Film Festival and won Hayes an IF Award as best emerging director. Sweet Dreams (2002) was voted most popular film by the audience at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2003. Hayes also earned AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations for The Boys. Hayes received AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations for best supporting actor in The Square (2009), and won for Look Both Ways (2005) and Suburban Mayhem (2006). He is a co-founder of Rogue Stars Productions with fellow actors Brendan Cowell and Leland Kean in 1999. Joel Edgerton nicknamed him "The King of Western Grit" during the shoorting of The Square, The moniker later became the name of a Facebook page, with a collection of movie posters with Hayes' face on them. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Awards & recognition

  • Golden NymphOutstanding Actor in a Mini Series · 2015
  • AACTA AwardBest Actor in a Supporting Role · 2005
  • AACTA AwardBest Actor in a Supporting Role · 2005 · nominated

Filmography40 titles

Rescue Special Ops

2009as Zac Weston

Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms

as Caesar Campbell

Devil's Dust

as Bernie Banton

Farscape

1999as Wa

Better Man

2024as Chris Briggs

Rush

2008as Oliver Ginsberg

McLeod's Daughters

2001as Jack McLeod

Secrets & Lies

2014as Ian Cornielle

The Light Between Oceans

2016as Sergeant Vernon Knuckey

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002as The Fence Builder

Ocean Girl

1994

Mystery Road

2018as Ryan Muller

Beneath Hill 60

2010as William McBride

Danger Close

2019as Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

Gallipoli

2015as Anthony Chandler

Beaconsfield

2012as Pat Ball

Animal Kingdom

2010as Detective Justin Norris

Snowy River: The McGregor Saga

1994as Zack Reilly

The Slap

2011as Gary

Blue Heelers

1993as Phil

Cargo

2017as Vic

Bootmen

2000as Huey

The Rover

2014as Sgt. Rickofferson

Gold

2022as Keith

All Saints

1998as Krys Goretski

Halifax F.P.

1994as Kenny

The Square

2008as Greg 'Smithy' Smith

Look Both Ways

2005as Andy Walker

Ned Kelly

2003as Sergeant Kennedy

Healing

2014as Warren

Burning Man

2011as Brian

Mr & Mrs Murder

2013as Ralph Alonso

Griff the Invisible

2010Thanks

Total Control

2019as Damien Bauer

War Machine

2017as Pete Duckman

The Broken Shore

2013as Rick Hopgood

SLiDE

2011as Stacey

Prime Mover

2009as Businessman, Salesman, Foreman & Mechanic

Killing Time

as John Bond

Newcastle

2008as Danny