Actor / Director Profile

An actor since the age of nine, Anthony Hayes has appeared on film and television screens for over 20 years, with credits including, Rabbit Proof Fence with Kenneth Branagh, Bootmen alongside Avatar star Sam Worthington, Ned Kelly with Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom , Heroes Mountain, Changi and The Last Bullet with Jason Donovan. He co-starred in The Boys with Toni Collette and Lord of the rings and 300 star David Wenham, earning him AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations. Anthony also won AFI awards for his acting in acclaimed features Look Both Ways (05), Suburban Mayhem (06). Anthony starred in The Sqaure (09), which earned him yet another AFI and Film Critics nomination for best supporting actor. Anthony played three characters in Prime Mover (09). He worked alongside Guy Pearce in the Sundance Film Festival Winner Animal Kingdom (2010) and the WW1 film Beneath Hill 60 (2010). He also stars in Burning Man with Matthew Goode.Anthony wrote/directed New Skin; a $32 000 budget 56-minute film, which won the prestigious 2002 Dendy Award at the Sydney International Film Festival. He won an IF Award for best emerging director and a Gloria Payten/Gloria Dawn Foundation grant for young artists. His first short film Sweet Dreams won most popular film, St Kilda International Film Festival 2003.Anthony's feature debut Ten Empty had its World Premiere at the Sydney International Film Festival (2008) and released through Mel Gibson's Icon films. It was co-written/Directed/and co-produced by Anthony.The screenplay was nominated for 2007 QLD and Victorian Premiers literary award 2008.