Hugh Keays-Byrne
Actor

Hugh Keays-Byrne Net Worth

He has also directed several short films. Hugh Keays-Byrne is an Indian-born Australian actor and director who is best known for his roles in the films Stone (1974), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The Trespassers (1976), Mad Max (1979), and Moby Dick (1998). He has also directed several short films.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day May 18, 1947
Age 76 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Occupation Actor, film director
Years active 1973–present
Notable work Toecutter in Mad Max Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road Toad in Stone

💰 Net worth: $7 Million (2024)

Hugh Keays-Byrne, a versatile talent renowned for his contributions as an actor, director, and miscellaneous crew member, is reportedly set to accumulate a net worth of approximately $7 million by the year 2024. Born in 1947, his remarkable career spans across various roles in the entertainment industry. With his exceptional skills and dedication, Hugh Keays-Byrne has likely built a substantial fortune, making him a notable figure with considerable financial success.

Biography/Timeline

1967

His first television acting job was in Britain in the programme Boy Meets Girl in 1967. He went to Australia with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1973 with Peter Brook's famous production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and remained in Australia when the tour ended. In 1974, he acted in the TV show Essington, which was followed by big screen roles in films such as Stone (1974), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The Trespassers (1976) and Snapshot (1979). After acting in the TV drama The Death Train in 1978, Keays-Byrne garnered the role that he is best known for outside Australia: the violent gang leader "Toecutter" in the apocalyptic science fiction film Mad Max (1979).

1968

Keays-Byrne was born in Srinagar, in the state Jammu and Kashmir in India, to British parents. His family moved to Britain when he was a young child. He was schooled in England and began his career as a stage actor. Between 1968 and 1972, he had parts in Royal Shakespeare Company productions including As You Like It, The Balcony, Doctor Faustus, Hamlet, King Lear, The Man of Mode, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest or The Enchanted Island and Troilus and Cressida.

1980

In the 1980s, he acted in films such as The Chain Reaction (1980), Strikebound (1984), Starship (1985) and The Blood of Heroes (1989). In 1992, he directed and acted in the film Resistance. In the mid- to late 1990s, he did a number of TV roles including in Singapore Sling: Old Flames (1995), Moby Dick (1998) and Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1999).

2000

In the 2000s, he appeared in the science fiction television series Farscape as Grunchlk, which he reprised for the concluding mini-series Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. In 2007, George Miller cast him in an unspecified role in Justice League: Mortal, rumoured to be Martian Manhunter. However, the film was later cancelled.

2015

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.

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