Anthony Hayes

Anthony Hayes

1977-09-21 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 37 Credits

Biography

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 Liter...

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Better Man

Better Man

2024

as Chris Briggs

7.8
Acting

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achieveme...

Gold

Gold

2022

as Keith

6.2
Acting

In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense we...

Gold

Gold

2022

Producer, Screenplay, Director

6.2
Producing Writing Directing

In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense we...

Total Control

Total Control

2019

as Damien Bauer

Acting

Alex Irving, an Indigenous woman, gets media attention after her heroic action. Her life then changes when the prime minister recruits her as a senato...

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

2019

as Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend

6.8
Acting

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North....

Cargo

Cargo

2017

as Vic

6.4
Acting

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.

War Machine

War Machine

2017

as Pete Duckman

5.6
Acting

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans

2016

as Sergeant Vernon Knuckey

7.1
Acting

A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

Redfern Now: Promise Me

Redfern Now: Promise Me

2015

as Daryl Hopkins

8.0
Acting

Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.

The Rover

The Rover

2014

as Sgt. Rickofferson

6.3
Acting

Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only...

Healing

Healing

2014

as Warren

5.9
Acting

Viktor Kahdem is a man who has almost given up on life, sentenced to a low-security prison farm, a completely non-threatening environment where it is ...

The Broken Shore

The Broken Shore

2013

as Rick Hopgood

5.7
Acting

An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adapt...

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

2012

as Vin McKillop

6.4
Acting

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investi...

The King Is Dead!

The King Is Dead!

2012

as Escobar

5.5
Acting

A happy, unsuspecting couple, Max (Dan Wyllie) and Therese (Bojana Novakovic), buy a house in what appears to be a quiet, friendly neighbourhood. Sett...

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke

2012

as Portly

Acting

Dumpy a strange, cat-obsessed figure in a gold dress, who dreams of escaping to the big smoke. When a pleasant stranger appears, needing help to chang...

Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield

2012

as Pat Ball

6.8
Acting

On Anzac Day 2006 the Beaconsfield mine collapsed, trapping Russell, Webb and fellow miner Larry Knight one kilometre underground. When it was reveale...

Burning Man

Burning Man

2011

as Brian

6.0
Acting

An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women...

Griff the Invisible

Griff the Invisible

2011

Thanks

5.7

Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his pas...

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

2010

as Detective Justin Norris

6.8
Acting

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved i...

Beneath Hill 60

Beneath Hill 60

2010

as William McBride

6.8
Acting

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. I...

Prime Mover

Prime Mover

2009

as Businessman, Salesman, Foreman & Mechanic

5.2
Acting

A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.

Ten Empty

Ten Empty

2008

Co-Producer, Director, Writer

2.5
Producing Directing Writing

A disillusioned son's trip home is complicated when ten years of family secrets explode over one weekend.

The Square

The Square

2008

as Greg 'Smithy' Smith

6.2
Acting

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps l...

The List

The List

2008

as Dale

8.0
Acting

After making wrong choices, Dale has found himself on a dark path: one of violence and crime. Earmarked to commit a murder, he is already dispassionat...

Newcastle

Newcastle

2008

as Danny

4.9
Acting

17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat ...

West

West

2007

as Kenwood

4.3
Acting

Pete and Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out. But...

Suburban Mayhem

Suburban Mayhem

2006

as Kenny

5.5
Acting

Can you really get away with murder? Welcome to the world of Katrina, a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to do just that. Katrina lives in a worl...

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways

2005

as Andy Walker

6.1
Acting

During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news.

BlackJack: Sweet Science

BlackJack: Sweet Science

2004

as Brad Anderson

5.7
Acting

Jack investigates a gangland execution at a children’s football game twelve years ago.

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

2003

as Sergeant Kennedy

6.1
Acting

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the bi...

Alice

Alice

2003

as Ben

Acting

The story of a young couple who are expecting their first baby. We see Amanda’s anxiety and trepidation at the impending change in her life, and what ...

Heroes' Mountain

Heroes' Mountain

2002

as Woody

2.8
Acting

The story of Stuart Diver, the only person to survive the 1997 Thredbo tragedy that came about when a landslide engulfed a ski lodge situated in Austr...

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

as The Fence Builder

7.0
Acting

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

Bootmen

Bootmen

2000

as Huey

6.4
Acting

Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can ma...

The Sugar Factory

The Sugar Factory

1999

as Marlo

4.0
Acting

With his distinctive voice and unusual view of life, Harris takes us through his story: a harrowing journey of humour, grief, resolution and redemptio...

The Boys

The Boys

1998

as Stevie Sprague

6.4
Acting

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and...

Twisted

Twisted

1997

as Damien (segment 'Third Party')

Acting

Four unsuspecting victims find themselves beyond "The Twilight Zone" in a twisted and altered reality: an airline passenger thinks he's lost his ident...