Lachy Hulme

Infobox actor
name = Lachy Hulme


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birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1971|4|1
birthplace = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lachy Hulme (born 1 April 1971) is an Australian born actor and screenwriter. Hulme attended high school at Melbourne's Wesley College, graduating with honors in drama. He wrote the feature film "Men With Guns", and co-wrote (with director Matthew George) "Let's Get Skase", a comedy-adventure in which Hulme also starred.

He is best known as the character Sparks in the "Matrix trilogy".

He was considered for the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight"; however, Hulme did not receive the part.

Hulme starred in "Macbeth" (2006), as Macduff, and "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. He also starred in another Australian film called The Intruder (1996).

He has also featured in many Australian TV shows such as "White Collar Blue", "Stingers", "Blue Heelers", and "Raw FM".

He was a big supporter and often co-host of the radio show "Get This" with Tony Martin, Ed Kavalee & Richard Marsland.

Hulme is currently starring in a new show called "The Hollowmen" starring as 'Murph' (David Murphy). The show is an Australian television comedy series. This comedy satire is produced by Working Dog Productions, which was also responsible for "Frontline", "The Panel" and "Thank God You're Here". The first series comprises six half-hour episodes. The Hollowmen is a comedy / drama set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him in the most important job of all – getting reelected.

He also has a facebook group dedicated to supporting him: [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21795754122 The Lachy Hulme Appreciation Society]

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External links

*imdb name|id=0401522|name=Lachy Hulme
* [http://www.batman-on-film.com/interview_lachyhulme2_jett.html Batman-On-Film interview]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21795754122 The Lachy Hulme Appreciation Society]