New Zealand actor Bruce Spence gained worldwide fame after his role in the action movie Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. His track record of filming films and TV shows is mainly Australian-made.
Biography: early years
Bruce Spence (Bruce Spence) was born September 17, 1945 in Auckland, in New Zealand. There is not much information about his childhood. It is only known that Bruce began to dream about acting from an early age. He attended Henderson High School. During his studies, Spence took an active part in various productions dedicated to the holidays. Even then, others drew attention to the extraordinary abilities of Bruce.
After leaving school, Spence enrolled in acting classes at one of the University of Auckland. His film debut took place in 1970. Bruce got a role in the TV series "Division", which was successfully aired on Australian television from 1969 to 1973.
In the same year, Spence played in the movie Easy to Die. There he had a small role.
Career
In 1971, Bruce passed the test and got a role in the comedy film "The Stork". Its director was Tim Burstall. The picture was shot based on the work of David Williamson's "The Coming of a Stork." The role in this film brought Spence success. This was his first work in a feature film.
The debut was very confident. Film critics have responded positively to Bruce's work. His efforts were awarded the prize for best role by the Australian Institute of Cinematography. Spence shared this award with the actress, who was also involved in the film, Jackie Weaver. For her, filming in "Stork" also became a full-length debut. By the way, this film brought the first commercial success to Australian cinema.
He brought success and recognition to Bruce Spence. With this film, an actor with an extraordinary colorful appearance career sharply went uphill. In the period from 1971 to 1973 he was actively filming. True, in the series. But even this for the aspiring actor, who had not been invited much before, was for happiness.
In 1974, Bruce got a role in the film "Cars that ate Paris …". It was a horror film interspersed with black humor. The picture was a success at the box office. In this picture, Spence had a secondary role.
Two years later, another successful full-length film with the participation of Bruce "Raging Dog Morgan" was released on the big screens. It was shot based on Margaret Carnegie’s Morgan book.
From 1976 to 1981, Spence starred in Australian low-budget films and TV shows, including:
- "Release the balloon";
- Oz
- Kinofront;
- "Eliza Fraser."
In 1981, Bruce starred in the sequel to the acclaimed post-apocalyptic action movie Mad Max - Mad Max 2: Road Warrior. The picture was directed by George Miller. The main role in it was played by Mel Gibson. Spence also had one of the main supporting roles in this film. He played the captain of a gyroplane.
The film received mainly positive reviews from critics and viewers. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best films of 1981. And Bruce Spence was recognized as the best supporting actor. Thanks to this action movie, the New Zealand actor has a lot of fans around the world.
The picture gained great success, so the manufacturers decided to fix it, removing another sequel. So, in 1985, Mad Max 3: Under the Dome of Thunder was released. Spence again took part in the filming of the sequel. The film was a success at the box office and has collected many different awards.
In the 90s, Bruce was invited to roles in American films. So, he starred in such popular films of that time as:
- "Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls";
- "Groom from the underworld";
- "Hercules is returning."
In the zero, Bruce Spencer also did not sit without roles. He has starred in the following films:
- "Inspector Gadget 2";
- "The Matrix: Revolution";
- "Peter Pan";
- "Queen of the Damned".
In 2003, Spence took part in the filming of the final part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. True, Bruce can only be seen in the so-called directorial version of this film. At the global box office, the picture raised more than $ 1.1 billion. Thanks to this, she became the second film in the history of cinema after the Titanic, which obeyed the billion-dollar box office.
In 2005, Bruce starred in the third part of Star Wars. Its director was George Lucas.
In 2010, the actor received a role in the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Vanquisher of the Dawn." In it, he played Lord Roop.
In 2017, Bruce was invited to the role of Mayor of Dix in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales." Her shooting took place in Australia.
On the account of the actor about 90 roles in the movie. Spence is still filming. The actor receives roles in rating films.
Bruce Spence takes an active part in various television shows. He visited as the main character or guest on all popular Australian television programs. The show with his participation always has high ratings.
