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Hugh Keays-Byrne (born 18 May 1947) is a character actor born in Srinagar, India. He moved to Australia in 1973 and is well-known there as a television and film actor. Outside of Australia, he is best known for his role as "Toad" in the 1974 movie ''Stone'', the main antagonist "Toecutter" in the 1979 film ''Mad Max'', the main antagonist "Immortan Joe" in the 2015 film ''Mad Max: Fury Road'', and "Grunchlk" in the science fiction television series ''Farscape''. ==Life and career== 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''.〔(Hugh-Keays-Byrne at Theatricalia ). Retrieved 28 May 2015〕〔(RSC Hamlet Productions at BBC ). Retrieved 28 May 2015〕 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 a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream.''〔(Hugh Keays-Byrne interview at ''The Independent'' ) Retrieved 28 May 2015〕 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 of Australia: the violent gang leader "Toecutter" in the apocalyptic science fiction film ''Mad Max'' (1979). 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). 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, rumored to be Martian Manhunter. However, the film was later cancelled. Keays-Byrne returned to the ''Mad Max'' franchise in the 2015 film ''Mad Max: Fury Road'', as the main villain Immortan Joe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh Keays-Byrne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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