Ian Bliss
Born (1966-06-30) June 30, 1966
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Ian Bliss (born June 30, 1966) is an Australian film, television, and stage character actor. With a career that has spanned 30 years, he has appeared in numerous Australian television dramas including Heartbreak High, Wentworth, Underbelly and more.

Career

Bliss starred in an episode of Halifax f.p. in 1996. Bliss is best known for his role as Bane and Agent Smith in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), for which he was chosen by the Wachowskis because of his accurate impersonation of Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith's program form), and also his partial resemblance to Weaving.

After the Matrix sequels, Bliss took minor roles in the feature films Stealth and Superman Returns. He also played the Peacekeeper scientist Drillic in the Farscape episode "Losing Time". Bliss also appeared on the episode 8 of the 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific as Capt. Le Francois and surf series The Reef. He has also appeared in several Australian television drama series including Heartbreak High,[1] Underbelly, Blue Murder and Canal Road. Stage performances include the lead role in War Horse, in Sydney's Lyric Theatre.[2]

Bliss would appear in Underbelly adaptation Informer 3838 as Commissioner Simon Overland, it would be Bliss' third appearance in the Underbelly universe also appearing in the original Underbelly as "Mr L" and in Fat Tony an Co.[3]

In 2018 Bliss also appeared in season 6 of Wentworth playing Senior Detective Collins, he reprised the role in the final series of Wentworth appearing in a total of 6 episodes.

Bliss is also a sought after voice over artist and has provided his voice to many animated series such as Big Words, Small Stories, Kuu Kuu Harajuku, Get Ace and SheZow and also gave his voice to the Bowel Cancer Australia campaigns that would go to air every year since 2018.

Bliss in 2022 joined the cast for SBS drama Safe Home (TV series) where he would play Detective O'Connor.[4]

Bliss in 2023 would appear in horror movie Late Night With The Devil in the role of Carmichael Hunt.[5]

In 2023 Bliss appeared in theatre play My Sister Jill.[6]

Personal life

Bliss graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[7] Bliss also attained a Bachelor of Education while studying his acting degree at NIDA.[8]

Bliss is married to fellow actress Jacquie Brennan.[9]

Bliss and Brennan met on the set of theatre play Silhouette at a cast barbeque where they would grow a close bond as he would pick Brennan up for rehearsal.

Brennan and Bliss married in 2001 and they have two children together a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Precious Jean Short Film
Country Life David Archdale
1999 Siam Sunset Martin
Passion Army Officer
Powerburn Dex
2000 Bound Carter Short Film
2001 The Bank Executive #1
2003 The Matrix Reloaded Bane / Agent Smith
The Long Lunch Italo Julep
The Matrix Revolutions Bane / Agent Smith
2005 Man-Thing (film) Rodney Thibadeaux
Stealth (film) Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury
Danya Patrick Short Film
2006 Superman Returns Shuttle Commander
2008 Playing For Charlie Drew Hobbs
2009 Together Alone Vladimus Short
2016 Waster of Time Time Traveller Short
2020 Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Vincent Montague
2023 Late Night with the Devil[10][11] Carmichael Hunt

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Pugwall Man on Phone 2 episodes
1995 Blue Murder[12] Bobby Chapman 2 episodes
1995-1996 Heartbreak High[13] Andrew Bell 23 episodes
1996 Halifax f.p. Garry Episode: "Cradle and All"
1996-2000 Water Rats Colin Fleetwood / Max Prescott 4 episodes
1997 Big Sky James McCourt Episode: "The McCourt Family"
Home and Away Kye Lyons 6 episodes
Murder Call Scott McKenna Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
1998 Good Guys Bad Guys Keith McLeod Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Walter"
1999-2001 BackBerner Various 11 episodes
2000 Tales of the South Seas Episode: "Blackbirding"
2000-2003 Stingers Nick Lynch / Masely / Marty Stockwell 3 episodes
2001 Farscape PK Scientist Drillic Episode: "Losing Time"
2002 The Lost World[14] Professor Hamilton Episode: "Suspicion"
Bootleg Darius Crowe 3 episodes
2002-2007 All Saints Kevin Maguire / Jimmy 'Buzz' Beasley 7 episodes
2003 The Postcard Bandit Potter TV movie
Blue Heelers Dave Williams Episode: "Safety Last"
Making Time Col Bryant TV movie
2004-2006 Love My Way Darren Longman 4 episodes
2005-2007 McLeod's Daughters Detective Christopher Montello 2 episodes
2006 Tripping Over Ken 4 episodes
2007 The Catalpa Rescue John Breslin TV movie
Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale Larry / Peer Point J. Marino TV movie; voice role
2007-2010 City Homicide Lance Hardwick / Toby Hendricks 2 episodes
2008 Underbelly[15] Mr. L 6 episodes
Canal Road Bradley Thompson 1 episode
Very Small Business Tony Orsini 5 episodes
Monash: The Forgotten Anzac Charles Bean TV movie
2009 Dirt Game Bart Episode: "Boab Dreaming"
Rush Ollie Godard 1 episode
2010 The Pacific Capt. Le Francois Episode: "Iwo Jima"
2011 Killing Time[16] Detective Inspector Patteron 2 episodes
Twentysomething Auctioneer Episode: "Lost and Found"
Crownies Inspector Red Bindall 1 episode
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Vince TV movie
2013 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Keith Morrisey Episode: "Still Water"
Mr & Mrs Murder Robin Boydell Episode: "A Dog's Life"
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Bernie Edwards 2 episodes
The Time of Our Lives Tony Bridges Episode: "The Negotiation"
Get Ace[17] Professor Pringle 9 episodes; voice role
ANZAC Girls Colonel Constantine de Crespigny Episode: "Love"
It's a Date Alan 1 episode
2015 Gallipoli Colonel Brazier Episode: "The Breakout"
2015-2018 Kuu Kuu Harajuku[18] Commander Bo-ring / General No Fun / Various 156 episodes; voice roles
2016 Wanted Luke Delaney 2 episodes
Hunters Burton Episode: "The Beginning & the End"
Winners & Losers Colin Gammell 2 episodes
The Wrong Girl Gareth 1 episode
2017 Sherazade: The Untold Stories Yunan 5 episodes; voice role
2018 Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You[19] Val Guest 1 episode; uncredited
Wrong Kind of Black[20] Police Officer 1 4 episodes
2018-2021 Wentworth[21] Senior Detective Collins 6 episodes
2019 Reef Break Jones Episode: "The Hohenzollern Collection"
2020 Informer 3838[22] Simon Overland 2 episodes
2021 Fires[23] Gary Saunders 1 Episode
Big Words, Small Stories[24] Grandpa Rex, Chaz, Various 65 Episodes (voice)
Harrow (TV series) Charlie Oberg 1 Episode
2023 Safe Home[25] Detective O'Connor 4 episodes
Utopia (Australian TV series) Doug 1 episode
South of the River[26] Self Podcast Series 1 episode
Audio Books
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Dinner with the Schnabels [27] Narrator Author: Tony Jordan
2021 Final Act [28] Narrator Author: Sarah Bailey
2016 Clade Narrator Author: James Bradley
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Enter The Matrix Bane / Agent Smith Video Game
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2023 My Sister Jill[29] Jack Melbourne Theatre Company
2018 Jasper Jones[30] Mr Bucktin/Warick QLD Theatre Company
2017 Dream Lover Ensemble
2016 Jasper Jones Mr Bucktin/Warick Queensland Theatre Company
2014-15 North By Northwest Budnikov Melbourne Theatre Company
2013 Warhorse Ted Narracott/Colonel Strauss Aus Tour
2011 Hamlet Marcellus Melbourne Theatre Company
Apologia Peter
2010 Richard III Clarance/Ratcliff
2009 Savage River Kingsley Griffin Theatre Company
1999 Silohoutte Inspector Brunton Marian Street Theatre
1997 Jake and Pete Crow/Snake Theatre of Image
Lone Star Cletis
1994 The Happy Prince Mayor
2001-98 Jake and Pete Crow/Snake International Tour
Journey's End Stanhope

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Television: Heartbreak High: cast pictures". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Palathingal, George (28 March 2013). "My perfect weekend: Ian Bliss, actor". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Australian Television: Informer 3838: cast". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "SBS reveal cast for new Australian thriller series Safe Home". SBS Corporate. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stomach-Ripping And Throat-Slitting: LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL At SXSW". FANGORIA. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Theatre review: My Sister Jill, Southbank Theatre". www.artshub.com.au. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Jary, Marta. "State of Bliss: Australian Actor Ian Bliss Has a Distinctive Face That Has Been Seen in Homegrown Film Productions Such as Siam Sunset (John Poison, 1999) and the Bank (Robert Connolly, 2001)". Metro Magazine. No. 141 (Summer 2004 ed.).
  8. ↑ "Ian Bliss | Careers Talk AUS". Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "How We Met: 'He said if I made him a bread and butter pudding, he'd propose'". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Mendelsohn, Jon (24 June 2022). "David Dastmalchian to Star in Indie Horror 'Late Night With the Devil'". Collider. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Keast, Jackie (12 January 2023). "'Late Night with the Devil', 'Monolith', 'Talk to Me' off to SXSW". IF Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Australian Television: Blue Murder: cast
  13. ↑ Australian Television: Heartbreak High: episode guide: series 3
  14. ↑ Australian Television: The Lost World: guest stars
  15. ↑ http://australiantelevision.net/underbelly/cast.html
  16. ↑ Australian Television: Killing Time: cast
  17. ↑ "Get Ace (2014) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "KuuKuu Harajuku series 1 (2016) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  19. ↑ http://australiantelevision.net/olivia/101.html
  20. ↑ http://australiantelevision.net/wrong-kind-of-black/index.html
  21. ↑ "Australian Television: Wentworth: series 6 cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Australian Television: Informer 3838: cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Australian Television: Fires: episode guide: 1.03". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  24. ↑ "Big Words, Small Stories (2021) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Safe Home (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  26. ↑ "South of the River host Alli Harding chats with actor Ian Bliss and true crime writer Emily Webb – podcast now available – 88.3 Southern FM". Southern FM. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  27. ↑ https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dinner-with-the-Schnabels-Audiobook/B09TBJRLMK?qid=1699882165&sr=1-2&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=ZDDVY2RW7EK2QMBJ48Z9&pageLoadId=svMKq6tHqTo9uWpF&ref_plink=not_applicable&creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f
  28. ↑ https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Final-Act-Audiobook/B09CG47KJ5?qid=1699882165&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=ZDDVY2RW7EK2QMBJ48Z9&pageLoadId=svMKq6tHqTo9uWpF&ref_plink=not_applicable&creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f
  29. ↑ "What's On". www.mtc.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  30. ↑ "Jasper Jones". www.mtc.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  1. ↑ "- RMK Voices". www.rmk.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "follow.this.bliss • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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