Cast & creator
Anthony Hayes
Best known for Farscape, Farscape, Blue Heelers
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
Also known as: Tony Hayes
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1991–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (74)
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Farscape
Molnon
1999Farscape
Wa
1999
Blue Heelers
1993Blue Heelers
Phil
1993
McLeod's Daughters
Jack McLeod
2001
All Saints
Krys Goretski
1998
Rush
Oliver Ginsberg
2008
The Man from Snowy River
Zack Reilly
1994
Halifax f.p.
Kenny
1994
Total Control
Damien Bauer
2019
Rescue: Special Ops
Zac Weston
2009
Better Man
Chris Briggs
2024
Mystery Road
Ryan Muller
2018
White Collar Blue
John Santos
2002
The Light Between Oceans
Sergeant Vernon Knuckey
2016
Run
Brian
2026Run
Writer
2026
War Machine
Pete Duckman
2017
MDA
Michael Ross
2002
Tracey McBean
2002
The Rover
Sgt. Rickofferson
2014
Ocean Girl
1994
Twisted Tales
Damien
1996
The Slap
Gary
2011
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend
2019
Mr & Mrs Murder
Ralph Alonso
2013
Gallipoli
Anthony Chandler
2015
Killing Time
John Bond
2011
Strangers
Michael Cohen
2018
Ned Kelly
Sergeant Kennedy
2003
Gold
Keith
2022Gold
Producer
2022Gold
Screenplay
2022Gold
Director
2022
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Mitch
2017
Beneath Hill 60
William McBride
2010
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms
Caesar Campbell
2012
Animal Kingdom
Detective Justin Norris
2010
SLiDE
Stacey
2011
Cargo
Vic
2017
Rabbit-Proof Fence
The Fence Builder
2002
Secrets & Lies
Ian Cornielle
2014
Changi
Gordon Yates
2001
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Vin McKillop
2012
Bootmen
Huey
2000
Burning Man
Brian
2011
Look Both Ways
Andy Walker
2005
Bastard Boys
2007
The Square
Greg 'Smithy' Smith
2008
The Broken Shore
Rick Hopgood
2013
Warnie
TJ Jenner2
2023
Redfern Now: Promise Me
Daryl Hopkins
2015
Heroes' Mountain
Woody
2002
Devil's Dust
Bernie Banton
2012
Griff the Invisible
Thanks
2011
The King Is Dead!
Escobar
2012
Kangaroo Creek Gang
Healing
Warren
2014
Suburban Mayhem
Kenny
2006
Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke
Portly
2012
The Sugar Factory
Marlo
1999
Ten Empty
Co-Producer
2008Ten Empty
Director
2008Ten Empty
Writer
2008
Beaconsfield
Pat Ball
2012
Newcastle
Danny
2008
BlackJack: Sweet Science
Brad Anderson
2004
The Boys
Stevie Sprague
1998
Prime Mover
Businessman, Salesman, Foreman & Mechanic
2009
The List
Dale
2008Animal Park (AU)
1991
West
Kenwood
2007
Twisted
Damien (segment 'Third Party')
1997
Alice
Ben
2003