TAGGED: Australian actors
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In this excerpt from his NFSA oral history, English-Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne talks about making Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

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In this excerpt from an oral history interview with the NFSA, Bruce Spence talks about playing the Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 and working with director George Miller.

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Jessie Rockantansky, portrayed by Joanne Samuel, is the wife of Max and mother to their son, Sprog.

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In this excerpt from an oral history interview with actor Steve Bisley, he talks about playing the role of Jim Goose in Mad Max (1979).

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After successful seasons in Canberra, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, Bathurst and Geraldton between 2017 and 2019, you can now find highlights from the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition online.

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In an exclusive interview with the NFSA, Hugo Weaving discusses the evolution of his character from The Dressmaker (2015), the local police officer – Sergeant Farrat.

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Actor Damon Herriman talks about working with Heath Ledger on the film Candy (Neil Armfield, Australia, 2006).

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The Akubra hat – with beer-can ringpull hatband – worn by Peter Whittle (Joe) in Wake in Fright (1971).

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A look at Betty Bryant, once Australia’s most famed film ingénue, who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits, now open on the Gold Coast.

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Colourised portrait of Betty Bryant in scrapbook