Bruce Spence

The Dry (2021)

As: Gerry Hadler

A cop returns to his hometown to face the demons of his past after his childhood friend dies in a gruesome murder-suicide.

Directed by: Robert Connolly

Stars: Genevieve O'Reilly | Keir O'Donnell | John Polson | Eric Bana | Matthew Nable

Love and Monsters (2020)

As: Old Pete

Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s nothing left for him underground, he decides against all ...

Runtime: 118 min.

Directed by: Michael Matthews

Stars: Michael Rooker | Jessica Henwick | Dylan O'Brien | Ariana Greenblatt | Dan Ewing

Occupation (2018)

As: Alien Leader

A small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back.

Runtime: 119 min.

Directed by: Luke Sparke

Stars: Temuera Morrison | Stephanie Jacobsen | Jacqueline McKenzie | Rhiannon Fish | Dan Ewing

Winchester (2018)

As: Augustine

Firearm heiress Sarah Winchester is convinced that she is haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester repeating rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she throws herself into the construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay. But when a skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist is dispatched to the estate to evaluate her state of mind, he discovers ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Michael Spierig | Peter Spierig

Stars: Helen Mirren | Jason Clarke | Sarah Snook | Emm Wiseman | Finn Scicluna-O'Prey

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

As: Mayor Dix

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful ...

Runtime: 129 min.

Directed by: Espen Sandberg | Joachim Rønning

Stars: Kaya Scodelario | Geoffrey Rush | Johnny Depp | Javier Bardem | Brenton Thwaites

Blue World Order (2017)

As: Whippett

After a nuclear war decimated the northern hemisphere, the surviving population in the south become desperate and violent competing for scarce resources. Society crumbles and an infectious bacteria threatens to destroy those who remain. ​ In an attempt to rebuild civilization, a self appointed government called 'The ORDER' distributed an immunization to the bacteria, via a massive ...

Runtime: 115 min.

Directed by: Dallas Bland | Ché Baker

Stars: Bruce Spence | Billy Zane | Jack Thompson | Stephen Hunter | Kendra Appleton

Gods of Egypt (2016)

As: Head Judge

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

Runtime: 127 min.

Directed by: Alex Proyas

Stars: Élodie Yung | Gerard Butler | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Brenton Thwaites | Courtney Eaton

Backtrack (2015)

As: Felix

Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Michael Petroni

Stars: Bruce Spence | Adrien Brody | Jenni Baird | Sam Neill | Robin McLeavy

I, Frankenstein (2014)

As: Molokai

200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Stuart Beattie

Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Miranda Otto | Yvonne Strahovski | Bill Nighy | Jai Courtney

Mystery Road (2013)

As: Jim

An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.

Runtime: 121 min.

Directed by: Ivan Sen

Stars: Hugo Weaving | Ryan Kwanten | Tony Barry | Jack Thompson | Aaron Pedersen

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

As: Lord Rhoop

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Runtime: 113 min.

Directed by: Michael Apted

Stars: Ben Barnes | Georgie Henley | Skandar Keynes | Will Poulter | Gary Sweet

Subdivision (2009)

As: Singlet

Based on the change a rapidly growing town faces when southern developers take over.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Sue Brooks

Stars: Bruce Spence | Steve Bisley | Gary Sweet | Brooke Satchwell | Aaron Fa'aoso

Australia (2008)

As: Dr. Barker

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Runtime: 165 min.

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

Stars: David Wenham | Essie Davis | Nicole Kidman | Bryan Brown | Hugh Jackman

Solo (2006)

As: Kennedy

Jack Barrett is the type of guy no one calls Jack. He works for a group of businessmen known as "The Gentlemen" who operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney Underworld. Standover tactics, prostitution, illegal gambling, creative importation - you name it, "The Gentlemen" are into it. And Barrett enforces it for them. Old school muscle for hire. Now 53 years old, he's tired of having to throw away ...

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Morgan O'Neill

Stars: Colin Friels | Vince Colosimo | Linal Haft | Angie Milliken | Bojana Novaković

Aquamarine (2006)

As: Leonard

Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Stars: Emma Roberts | Arielle Kebbel | Sara Paxton | Jake McDorman | Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

As: Tion Medon

Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice – Darth ...

Runtime: 140 min.

Directed by: George Lucas

Stars: Natalie Portman | Ewan McGregor | Samuel L. Jackson | Hayden Christensen | Ian McDiarmid

The Brush-Off (2004)

As: Philip Veale

The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Sam Neill

Stars: David Wenham | Steve Bisley | Deborah Kennedy | Mick Molloy | Julian O'Donnell

The Matrix Recalibrated (2004)

As: Self

The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us how they were affected by the deaths of Gloria Foster and Aaliyah, and also delve into the making of the visual effects that takes up a lot of screen time. Written by Rhyl Donnelly

Runtime: 27 min.

Directed by: Josh Oreck

Stars: Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Joel Silver | Harold Perrineau

Peter Pan (2003)

As: Cookson

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

Runtime: 113 min.

Directed by: P.J. Hogan

Stars: Jason Isaacs | Rachel Hurd-Wood | Jeremy Sumpter | Lynn Redgrave | Richard Briers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

As: Black Lieutenant (Extended Edition)

Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

Runtime: 201 min.

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Stars: Sean Astin | Ian McKellen | Viggo Mortensen | Liv Tyler | Elijah Wood

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

As: The Trainman

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Runtime: 129 min.

Directed by: Lilly Wachowski | Lana Wachowski

Stars: Hugo Weaving | Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Jada Pinkett Smith

Finding Nemo (2003)

As: Chum (voice)

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Andrew Stanton

Stars: Willem Dafoe | Brad Garrett | Albert Brooks | Ellen DeGeneres | Alexander Gould

Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)

As: Baxter

After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding until, Claw escapes! Gadget thinks he will get the case, but everyone else has other planes. A new version of the Gadget project is unveiled in the form of G2. Strict orders are given for Gadget to stay away from G2 and every crime scene, but Gadget feels he is needed more than anyone.

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Alex Zamm

Stars: Elaine Hendrix | Tony Martin | French Stewart | Caitlin Wachs | Mark Mitchell

Queen of the Damned (2002)

As: Khayman

Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal fame, his fellow vampires want him eternally dead for his betrayal, and the Queen wants him for her King. Who will be the first to reach him? Who shall win?

Runtime: 101 min.

Directed by: Michael Rymer

Stars: Marguerite Moreau | Paul McGann | Stuart Townsend | Aaliyah | Vincent Pérez

Dark City (1998)

As: Mr. Wall

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Alex Proyas

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland | William Hurt | Rufus Sewell | Jennifer Connelly | Richard O'Brien

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

As: Gahjii

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Steve Oedekerk

Stars: Bob Gunton | Jim Carrey | Maynard Eziashi | Simon Callow | Ian McNeice

Hercules Returns (1993)

As: Sprocket

When Brad gets fired from his job, he goes to reopen an old cinema, he enlists his frends to help him show the last film the cinema aired before it closed... Only they don't know, the film is in Italian. With everyone sitting ready they begin to dub the movie... on the fly!

Runtime: 82 min.

Directed by: David Parker

Stars: Bruce Spence | David Argue | Michael Carman | Brendon Suhr | Mary Coustas

Sweet Talker (1991)

When scam artist Harry Reynolds gets out of jail, he makes his way to the depressed coastal village of Beachport, where according to local myth, an old Portuguese treasure ship lies buried in the sand. Harry is an old pro at manipulating this situation to his best advantage, but never anticipates how deeply he will be affected by the relationship he develops with a young boy and his mother. A ...

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Michael Jenkins

Stars: Karen Allen | Bryan Brown | Chris Haywood | Bill Kerr | Justin Rosniak

Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)

As: Wayne

Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their engagement with her parents. Alex' father is less than thrilled of her fiancée and says he'd rather accept anybody else. Eventually Alex hires Carlos to present him as her new fiancée.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Michael Gottlieb | Alan Smithee

Stars: Bruce Spence | Cheech Marin | Emma Samms | Jeanette Cronin | Carole Davis

Almost (1990)

As: Ronnie

Romantic comedy that mixes magical realism with traditional Australian urban-outback contrasts. The plot centers on a bored woman (the eponymous Wendy) who conjures up the perfect lover, Jake, while her husband is out on the road suffering comical mishaps.

Runtime: 84 min.

Directed by: Michael Pattinson

Stars: Hugo Weaving | Bruce Spence | Rosanna Arquette | Douglas Hedge | Kerry Walker

Sugar (1989)

As: Robert Flemming

A science-fiction comedy by Rainer Erler.

Runtime: 109 min.

Directed by: Rainer Erler

Stars: Bruce Spence | Helmuth Lohner | George Howell | Sally Sander | Emily Weare

Bullseye (1987)

As: Purdy

In the 1860s, two friends, Harry and Bluey, steal a thousand head of cattle and trek it across country from Queensland to Adelaide.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Carl Schultz

Stars: John Wood | Paul Chubb | Kathryn Walker | Lynette Curran | Paul Goddard

Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987)

As: Joe Gargery

A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Runtime: 310 min.

Directed by: Tim Burstall

Stars: Bruce Spence | John Stanton | Todd Boyce | Sigrid Thornton | Anne-Louise Lambert

The Year My Voice Broke (1987)

As: Jonah

Coming-of age feature, set in a New South Wales country town in the 1960s, about a 15 year-old boy. It follows his loves and how he copes with life's problems such as death and departure.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: John Duigan

Stars: Ben Mendelsohn | Noah Taylor | Graeme Blundell | Lynette Curran | Loene Carmen

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

As: Jedediah the Pilot

Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: George Miller | George Ogilvie

Stars: Mel Gibson | Bruce Spence | Tina Turner | Angelo Rossitto | Helen Buday

Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)

As: Lance Hackett

Extraordinary images from Werner Herzog. Shot in the Australian Outback the Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Werner Herzog

Stars: Norman Kaye | Ralph Cotterill | Ray Barrett | Wandjuk Marika | Roy Marika

Double Deal (1983)

As: Doug Mitchell

Wealthy Peter Sterling and his younger wife Christine have an existence of little excitement so when a stranger comes into their lives, she is intrigued. An affair turns into much more and they are soon plotting to rob Peter of a precious gemstone.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Brian Kavanagh

Stars: Bruce Spence | Peter Cummins | Louis Jourdan | Kerry Walker | Angela Punch McGregor

Buddies (1983)

As: Ted

Mike and Johnny are two mates who are mining sapphires in Emerald. Another bloke is trying to move in on their claim and things get ugly

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Arch Nicholson

Stars: Bruce Spence | Colin Friels | Harold Hopkins

Midnite Spares (1983)

As: Wimpy

After discovering that a group of car thieves may have something to do with his father's untimely death, Steve pursues the criminals and attempts to capture them as well as prove his prowess as a racecar driver.

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: Quentin Masters

Stars: Bruce Spence | David Argue | Max Cullen | Gia Carides | James Laurie

The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)

In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis, and he was a hero. But when they accused him of supporting the communists, he retired to Australia. Now, after a US super secret super weapon is stolen, he's asked to come back, to help. Unfortunately, he's an alcoholic now... -- parody of superhero comic strips

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Philippe Mora

Stars: Christopher Lee | Alan Arkin | Kate Fitzpatrick | Michael Pate | Graham Kennedy

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

As: The Gyro Captain

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: George Miller

Stars: Mel Gibson | Bruce Spence | Vernon Wells | Max Phipps | Michael Preston

Dimboola (1979)

As: Morrie McAdam

Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: John Duigan

Stars: Bruce Spence | Max Gillies | Evelyn Krape

Barnaby and Me (1977)

As: Tall Baddie

Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued by criminals.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Norman Panama

Stars: Sid Caesar | Hugh Keays-Byrne | Juliet Mills | Sally Boyden | Rangi Nicholls

Eliza Fraser (1976)

As: Bruce McIver

An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.

Runtime: 130 min.

Directed by: Tim Burstall

Stars: Noel Ferrier | Susannah York | Trevor Howard | John Castle | John Waters

Let the Balloon Go (1976)

As: Chief Gifford

In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.

Runtime: 92 min.

Stars: Bruce Spence | Robert Bettles | John Ewart | Ray Barrett | Janet Kingsbury

20th Century Oz (1976)

As: Bass Player / Surfie

In this 1976 Australian made retelling of The Wizard of Oz, two teens are dancing at a rural gathering when the girl Dorothy (Joy Dunstan) is knocked unconscious. In her delirium, she imagines she is hitchhiking to attend the final concert of a rock star known as "The Wizard" (Graham Matters). All the characters from the classic children's tale appear on her journey, transformed into modern-day ...

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Chris Löfvén

Stars: Bruce Spence | Michael Carman | Gary Waddell | Graham Matters | Joy Dunstan

Mad Dog Morgan (1976)

As: Heriot

The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Philippe Mora

Stars: Bill Hunter | Dennis Hopper | Jack Thompson | Frank Thring | David Gulpilil

The Great Macarthy (1975)

As: Bill Dean

Macarthy is a country town football champ who is kidnapped in a neon lit helicopter by tyrant Colonel Ball-Miller, the tycoon president of the South Melbourne football club.

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: David Baker

Stars: John Jarratt | Barry Humphries | Judy Morris | Kate Fitzpatrick | Sandra McGregor

The Firm Man (1975)

As: Messenger

Businessman Gerald Barker is invited to join a mysterious super corporation known as The Firm. His work in the organisation turns out to be of a unique and somewhat disturbing nature. But Gerald finds no comfort with his wife Melissa and friend Barry - his relationships with both collapse. In a surreal and strange fashion, Gerald eventually comes to understand what The Firm is about. Made on a tiny budget ...

Runtime: 84 min.

Directed by: John Duigan

Stars: Peter Cummins | Peter Carmody | Eileen Chapman | Bethany Lee | Diane Preston

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

As: Charlie

After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as the guest of the mayor, who hopes he will become a permanent member of the Paris population. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, ...

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Peter Weir

Stars: Terry Camilleri | Max Gillies | John Meillon | Kevin Miles | Rick Scully

Three Old Friends (1974)

A story of three old friends coming together.

Runtime: 11 min.

Directed by: Tim Burstall

Stars: Bruce Spence

Dimboola: The Stage Play (1973)

As: The Groom

A recording of the Australian Performing Group's performance of their first professional production season of Jack Hibberd's play "Dimboola" staged at the Pram Factory in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Ross Dimsey

Stars: Bruce Spence | Jack Charles | Max Gillies | Peter Cummins | Eileen Chapman

Stork (1971)

As: Graham 'Stork' Wallace

Stork is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden in Melbourne, he drops out and moves into a share house with his mate Westy. He daydreams his way through life, bungling job interviews, upsetting ‘respectable’ people, and getting drunk. The only girl in the house, Anna resists Stork’s advances, ...

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Tim Burstall

Stars: Bruce Spence | Helmut Bakaitis | Jacki Weaver | Graeme Blundell | Sean Myers