Ian Bliss

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Ian Bliss
Born1966
NationalityAustralian
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1991-present
Spouse(s)
Jacquie Brennan
(m. 2001)
Children2

Ian Bliss (born 1966) is an Australian character actor of film, television, and stage.

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. Bliss also appeared in season 6 of Wentworth, and surf series The Reef. He has also appeared in several Australian television drama series including Heartbreak High, Underbelly, Blue Murder and Canal Road. Stage performances include the lead role in War Horse, in Sydney's Lyric Theatre.[1]

Personal life[]

Bliss graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[2] He is married to Jacquie Brennan, an actress. Bliss and Brennan met on the set of theatre play Silhouette, marrying in 2001, they have two children.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1994 Precious Jean Short film
Country Life David Archdale
1999 Siam Sunset Martin
Passion Army Officer
Powderburn 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 Rodney Thibadeaux
Stealth Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury
Danya Patrick Short film
2006 Superman Returns Shuttle Commander
2008 Playing for Charlie Drew Hobbs Lead role
2009 Together Alone Vadimus Short film
2016 Waste of Time Time Traveller Short film
2020 Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Vincent 'Monty' Montague
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Pugwall Man on Phone 2 episodes
1995 Blue Murder Bobby Chapman 2 episodes
1995-1996 Heartbreak High 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 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 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 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 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 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 Val Guest 1 episode; uncredited
Wrong Kind of Black Police Officer 1 4 episodes
2018-2021 Wentworth Senior Detective Collins 6 episodes
2019 Reef Break Jones Episode: "The Hohenzollern Collection"
2020 Informer 3838 Simon Overland 2 episodes
2021 Fires Gary Saunders
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Enter the Matrix Bane / Agent Smith Voice role

References[]

  1. ^ Palathingal, George (28 March 2013). "My perfect weekend: Ian Bliss, actor". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ 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.).

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