Ian Bliss

Ian Bliss
Ian Bliss
Born	1966
Nationality	Australian
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991-present
Spouse	Jacquie Brennan (m. 2001)
Children	2

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
1994	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"
2002	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
2007	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"
2009	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"
2013	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
2018	Wrong Kind of Black	Police Officer 1	4 episodes
2018-2020	Wentworth	Senior Detective Collins	5 episodes
2019	Reef Break	Jones	Episode: "The Hohenzollern Collection"
2020	Informer 3838	Simon Overland	2 episodes
Video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Enter the Matrix	Bane / Agent Smith	Voice role

References

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

External links

Ian Bliss at IMDb

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[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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