Bruce Spence
Bruce Robert Spence[1] is a New Zealand-born Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre.[2]
Bruce Robert Spence | |
|---|---|
 Spence in 2010 | |
| Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Biography
Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy Stork.[2]
Spence's best known film role is as the gyrocopter pilot in Mad Max 2 (1981).[2][3] He also played the lead role in Werner Herzog's Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)[2] and portrayed Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).[3]
In the 21st century, Spence played the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003),[4] the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions (2003),[5] and Baxter in Disney's Inspector Gadget 2 (2003),[6] and voiced the character Chum in Finding Nemo (2003).[7] He also portrayed Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)[8] and played Lord Rhoop in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010).[8]
Spence portrayed the palaeontologist (Huxley) in the Australian performance of BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. In his role, Spence narrated the activities of life-sized mechanical dinosaurs operated by teams of puppeteers and drivers.
Spence taking a break during an ADR session in November 2008.
In 2008, Spence joined the television series Legend of the Seeker, which was based on the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. He played the role of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, co-starring with Craig Horner and Bridget Regan. The show ran for two seasons.
In 2014, Spence played prison inmate George Corella in episode 3.1 of Rake.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Stork | Graham 'Stork' Wallace | Feature film |
| 1974 | Moving On | Road Worker | Feature film |
| The Cars That Ate Paris | Charlie | Feature film | |
| 1975 | The Firm Man | Messenger | Feature film |
| The Great Macarthy | Bill Dean | Feature film | |
| 1976 | Let the Balloon Go | Chief Gifford | Feature film |
| Oz | Bass player/Blondie the Surfie | Feature film | |
| Mad Dog Morgan | Heriot | Feature film | |
| Eliza Fraser | Bruce McIver | Feature film | |
| 1978 | Newsfront | Redex trial driver | Feature film |
| 1979 | Dimboola | Morrie McAdam | Feature film |
| 1981 | Mad Max 2 | The Gyro Captain | Feature film |
| 1983 | Double Deal | Doug Mitchell | Feature film |
| The Return of Captain Invincible | Midnight's Doctor | Feature film | |
| Midnite Spares | Wimpy | Feature film | |
| Buddies | Ted | Feature film | |
| 1984 | Pallet on the Floor | Basil Beaumont-Foster | Feature film |
| Where the Green Ants Dream (aka Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen) | Lance Hackett | Feature film | |
| 1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Jedediah the Pilot | Feature film |
| 1987 | Bullseye | Purdy | Feature film |
| The Year My Voice Broke | Jonah | Feature film | |
| 1988 | Bachelor Girl | Alistair Dredge Jr | TV movie |
| Rikky and Pete | Ben | Feature film | |
| 1990 | Wendy Cracked a Walnut (aka ...Almost) | Ronnie | Feature film |
| The Shrimp on the Barbie | Wayne | Feature film | |
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Norman Foster | Feature film |
| 1993 | Hercules Returns | Sprocket | Feature film |
| 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Gahjii | Feature film |
| 1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Mr. Gateman | TV movie |
| 1998 | Dark City | Mr. Wall | Feature film |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Khayman | Feature film |
| 2003 | Inspector Gadget 2 | Professor Baxter | Feature film |
| Finding Nemo | Chum (voice) | Feature film | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Trainman | Feature film | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Mouth of Sauron (Extended edition only) | Feature film | |
| Peter Pan | Cookson | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Tion Medon | Feature film |
| 2006 | Aquamarine | Leonard | Feature film |
| Solo | Kennedy | Feature film | |
| 2008 | Australia | Dr. Barker | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Lord Rhoop | Feature film |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Jim the Coroner | Feature film |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein | Molokai | Feature film |
| 2015 | Backtrack | Felix | Feature film |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Head Judge | Feature film |
| Blue World Order | Whippett | Feature film | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Mayor Dix | Feature film |
| 2018 | Winchester | Augustine | Feature film |
| Occupation | Alien Leader | Feature film | |
| 2020 | Love and Monsters | Old Pete | Feature film |
| Children of the Corn | Pastor Penny | Feature film | |
| The Dry | Gerry Hadler | Feature film | |
| 2021 | The Drover's Wife | Father McGuiness | Feature film |
| 2023 | Cold Water | Murray | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Division 4 | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Boney | Sawyer's Ron | 1 episode |
| 1973-75 | Certain Women | Julius 'Big Julie' | 19 episodes |
| 1974 | Ryan | Wally Scott | 1 episode |
| 1974-75 | Matlock Police | Johnny / Maxie | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Alfred | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Barnaby and Me | Tall Baddie | TV movie |
| 1979 | Shirl's Neighbourhood | Bruce the gardener | |
| 1979 | Skyways | David Howard | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Cop Shop | Student Counsellor | 1 episode |
| 1981 | And Here Comes Bucknuckle | Series | |
| 1982 | Deadline | Towie | TV movie |
| 1981-82 | Kingswood Country | Dentist / Samson | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Professor | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Vernon | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Zoo Family | George | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Joe Gargery | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Lonely Logan | 5 episodes |
| 1988 | Australians | Cecil Cook | 1 episode |
| 1987-89 | Rafferty's Rules | Triggs | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Sugar | TV movie | |
| 1989 | Zucker | ||
| Tanamera – Lion of Singapore | Hammond | 7 episodes | |
| 1989–92 | Dearest Enemy | Lenny | 14 episodes |
| 1992 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | The Chief | 18 episodes |
| 1994–95 | Over the Hill | Tall Bob | TV Series |
| 1996 | After the Beep | 7 episodes | |
| 1997 | Return to Jupiter | Ed Unit | 13 episodes |
| Bullpitt! | Darcy Kelso | 26 episodes | |
| Twisted Tales | Colin | 1 episode | |
| Good Guys, Bad Guys | Squirt Man | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Elijah | 1 episode |
| Halifax f.p.: Isn't It Romantic | Eric Washburn | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Chuck Finn | Heinz | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Naari | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Beastmaster | Annubis | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Farscape | Prefect Falaak | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Short Cuts | Mr Coxon | 5 episodes |
| 2001-03 | Always Greener | Rev Millburn | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | The Brush Off | Philip Veale | TV movie |
| 2005 | Grange | TV movie | |
| 2006 | RAN (Remote Area Nurse) | Vince | 6 episodes |
| Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Hans Morris | 1 episode | |
| Equal Opportunity | Death | ||
| 2008 | Double the Fist | Mayor McCarthy | 1 episode |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Maurice | 1 episode |
| 2008–10 | Legend of the Seeker | Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander | 44 episodes |
| 2009 | All Saints | Barry Goldsworthy | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Cloudstreet | Pig | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Rake [9] | George Corella | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Let's Talk About | Man in Toilet | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Wizards of Oz [10] | Regimand | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Black Comedy | Guest Cast | 1 episode |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy[11] | The Oracle | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Back to the Rafters | Charles Whiteman | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Ten Pound Poms | Father | 1 episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Trainman | [12] |
| 2014 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! | Scav Gyro, Sir Dennis, Toby Van Adobe, Tony Slows, Taunting Scav #2 | [13] |
| 202? | Edge of Twilight | Horace |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dimboola | Morrie McAdam | La Mama Theatre |
| 1970 | The Coming of Stork | Graham 'Stork' Wallace | La Mama Theatre |
| 1985 | A Stretch of the Imagination | Nimrod Theatre Company | |
| 2005 | The Marvellous Boy | Victor/Bain Cipolla | WB Stables by Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2013 | The Secret River | Loveday | Sydney Theatre |
References
- Spence's middle name from 'Actors swear not to swear' Melbourne Age 16 January 1970 p. 2
- "Oral History: Actors". nfsa.gov.au. 25 March 2015.
- Australia, National Film and Sound Archive of (7 September 2020). "Bruce Spence on Mad Max 2: 'An Absolute Joy'". nfsa.gov.au.
- "Lord of the Rings Rewind: 49 Things You Didn't Know About The Return of the King". Gamespot.com. 4 September 2020.
- "Reloaded Weapons: The 20 Most Powerful Characters in the Matrix, Officially Ranked". CBR. 15 November 2018.
- Leydon, Joe (25 March 2003). "Inspector Gadget 2".
- "15 Things You Never Knew About Pixar's Finding Nemo". E!. 31 May 2018.
- "Bruce Spence (Tion Medon)". 29 December 2016.
- "Cameras roll on Rake's third season | TV Tonight". 30 July 2013.
- "Airdate: The Wizards of aus | TV Tonight".
- "True Story with Hamish & Andy: Sept 25 | TV Tonight".
- Shiny Entertainment. Enter the Matrix. Atari Games.
- 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:39 minutes in.
External links
- Bruce Spence at IMDb
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