Lachy Hulme
Encyclopedia
Lachy Hulme is an Australia
n-born actor
and screenwriter
. He wrote the feature film Men With Guns
, and co-wrote (with director
Matthew George
) Let's Get Skase
, a comedy-adventure, which Hulme starred in.
He also co-starred as Sparks in the Enter The Matrix
video game.
, graduating with honors in drama.
He is best known as the character Sparks in the Matrix trilogy and the video game Enter The Matrix
.
He was considered for the role of The Joker
in Christopher Nolan
's film, The Dark Knight
; however, Hulme did not receive that part.
Hulme starred in Macbeth
(2006), as Macduff
, and in BoyTown
(2006), as music impresario Marty Boomstein.
He also starred in the little seen thriller Four Jacks (2000) for which he won Best Actor in the Melbourne Underground Film Festival
awards in 2001.
Hulme has been featured in many Australian TV shows such as White Collar Blue
, Stingers
, Blue Heelers
and Raw FM
.
He was a big supporter and repeat co-host of the cult classic radio show Get This
, which was hosted by Tony Martin
, Ed Kavalee
and Richard Marsland
. Hulme stars in Ed Kavalee
's upcoming feature comedy Scumbus
(2011).
Hulme starred in 2008 in a show called The Hollowmen
starring as 'Murph' (David Murphy). The show is an Australian television comedy series on ABC, which ran for 2 seasons, each comprising six episodes. This comedy satire is produced by Working Dog Productions
, which was responsible for Frontline
, The Panel and Thank God You're Here
. The Hollowmen is a comedy/drama set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit of the Australian Government, a special "think tank" personally, set up by the Prime Minister to help in getting reelected.
Hulme is set to appear in the second series of the TV show called Chandon Pictures
as Derek Fuller.
Hulme appeared in a play called Elling
, put on by the Sydney Theatre Company in 2009. He also appeared in an episode of the Australian television series called Rush
in July 2009.
Hulme has done voiceovers for radio ads. In November 2008, he started voicing radio ads for NAB
credit cards. In January 2009, he voiced TV ads for NAB
.
Most recently, Hulme has been a cast member in Seasons 1 and 2 of Offspring
as Dr Martin Clegg.
In 24 June 2011 Herald Sun it was revealed that Hulme would be starring in the TV mini series "Shaft Of Hope" the story of the Beaconsfield mine disaster. Hulme beat out still TV hopefull Jake Wall and a shirtless Craig McLachlan.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-born actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He wrote the feature film Men With Guns
Men with Guns
Men with Guns is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The executive producers were Lou Gonda and Jody Patton, and the cast included Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado and Mandy Patinkin....
, and co-wrote (with director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Matthew George
Matthew George
Matthew George is an Australian film director. His films include Under the Gun, Four Jacks and Let's Get Skase, which was co-written with Lachy Hulme. His first film, Under The Gun, was written and directed by him at the age of 21, making him one of the youngest feature film directors in Australian...
) Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase is a 2001 Australian comedy starring Lachy Hulme, Alex Dimitriades, Craig McLachlan and Bill Kerr. It is based on the life of failed Australian businessman Christopher Skase, who after the collapse of his Qintex business, fled to Majorca, Spain. Skase died at around the time of the...
, a comedy-adventure, which Hulme starred in.
He also co-starred as Sparks in the Enter The Matrix
Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai...
video game.
Life and career
Hulme has lived most of his life in Melbourne, Australia, but moved to Los Angeles for 2 years, to improve his career. Hulme attended high school at Melbourne's Wesley CollegeWesley College, Melbourne
Wesley College, Melbourne is an independent, co-educational, Christian day school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia. Wesley is the largest school in Australia by enrolment, with 3,511 students and 564 full-time staff...
, graduating with honors in drama.
He is best known as the character Sparks in the Matrix trilogy and the video game Enter The Matrix
Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai...
.
He was considered for the role of The Joker
Joker (comics)
The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...
in Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
's film, The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (film)
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
; however, Hulme did not receive that part.
Hulme starred in Macbeth
Macbeth (2006 film)
Macbeth is an Australian 2006 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme...
(2006), as Macduff
Macduff (thane)
Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth . Macduff plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act...
, and in BoyTown
BoyTown
BoyTown is a 2006 Australian comedy film, directed by Kevin Carlin and starring an ensemble cast of prominent Australian comedians, including Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Wayne Hope and Gary Eck. It was filmed in Melbourne, Victoria....
(2006), as music impresario Marty Boomstein.
He also starred in the little seen thriller Four Jacks (2000) for which he won Best Actor in the Melbourne Underground Film Festival
Melbourne Underground Film Festival
The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival...
awards in 2001.
Hulme has been featured in many Australian TV shows such as White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
, Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
, Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
and Raw FM
Raw FM
Raw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. Raw FM was about an independent radio station of the same name and the young people that run it...
.
He was a big supporter and repeat co-host of the cult classic radio show Get This
Get This
Get This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
, which was hosted by Tony Martin
Tony Martin (comedian)
Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
, Ed Kavalee
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee is an Australian actor and radio host. He is currently co-host of a comedy program on the Nine Network, The Joy of Sets, with Tony Martin....
and Richard Marsland
Richard Marsland
Richard Kemble Marsland was an Australian comedy writer, actor, comedian and radio personality.-Radio:...
. Hulme stars in Ed Kavalee
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee is an Australian actor and radio host. He is currently co-host of a comedy program on the Nine Network, The Joy of Sets, with Tony Martin....
's upcoming feature comedy Scumbus
Scumbus
Scumbus is an Australian comedy film written and produced by Ed Kavalee. The film stars Kavalee, Toby Truslove and Lachy Hulme. It was filmed in Melbourne, Victoria.-Cast:*Ed Kavalee as Tom*Toby Truslove as Red*Lachy Hulme as Adam*Henry Nixon as David...
(2011).
Hulme starred in 2008 in a show called The Hollowmen
The Hollowmen
The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on...
starring as 'Murph' (David Murphy). The show is an Australian television comedy series on ABC, which ran for 2 seasons, each comprising six episodes. This comedy satire is produced by Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions
Working Dog Productions is a small film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was originally known as Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd...
, which was responsible for Frontline
Frontline (Australian TV series)
Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC TV in 1994, 1995 and 1997.-Production:...
, The Panel and Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
. The Hollowmen is a comedy/drama set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit of the Australian Government, a special "think tank" personally, set up by the Prime Minister to help in getting reelected.
Hulme is set to appear in the second series of the TV show called Chandon Pictures
Chandon Pictures
Chandon Pictures was an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress...
as Derek Fuller.
Hulme appeared in a play called Elling
Elling (play)
Elling is a 2007 theatre adaptation by Simon Bent of the film of the same name. It was produced at the Bush Theatre, London, and then transferred to the West End at Trafalgar Studios with John Simm, Adrian Bower, Ingrid Lacey, Jonathan Cecil & Keir Charles. The play premiered on Broadway on...
, put on by the Sydney Theatre Company in 2009. He also appeared in an episode of the Australian television series called Rush
Rush (2008 TV series)
-DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:...
in July 2009.
Hulme has done voiceovers for radio ads. In November 2008, he started voicing radio ads for NAB
NAB
NAB may stand for:* Name and address book* National Assessment Bank, an internal exam used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority* National Association of Broadcasters, the industry group representing the commercial radio stations and television stations of the United States** NAB Show, an annual...
credit cards. In January 2009, he voiced TV ads for NAB
NAB
NAB may stand for:* Name and address book* National Assessment Bank, an internal exam used by the Scottish Qualifications Authority* National Association of Broadcasters, the industry group representing the commercial radio stations and television stations of the United States** NAB Show, an annual...
.
Most recently, Hulme has been a cast member in Seasons 1 and 2 of Offspring
Offspring (TV series)
Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama series which premiered on Network Ten in Australia on 15 August 2010. Offspring is centred around 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life...
as Dr Martin Clegg.
In 24 June 2011 Herald Sun it was revealed that Hulme would be starring in the TV mini series "Shaft Of Hope" the story of the Beaconsfield mine disaster. Hulme beat out still TV hopefull Jake Wall and a shirtless Craig McLachlan.