Russell Kiefel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1951
- Died
- November 20, 2016 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Tully, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Russell John Kiefel (1951 – 20 November 2016) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kiefel started his screen acting career with a role in the 1977 feature film The Singer and the Dancer. He followed this with roles in Breaker Morant (1980), Twelfth Night (1986), Call Me Mr. Brown (1990) and television film The Leaving of Liverpool (1992). Kiefel appeared in several television dramas, including Home and Away, Fireflies and Stingers. He starred in an episode of Twisted Tales in 1998. Among his various guest appearances were episodes of Wildside, Blue Heelers and Something in the Air. In 2008, Kiefel played Lloyd Ross in Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal. He joined the cast of Neighbours in the recurring role of Russell Brennan in 2015.
Known For
Filmography
Childhood's End
TV · as Sheriff De Bont · 3 eps
Son of a Gun
Movie · as Mick
Schapelle
Movie · as Malcolm McCauley
Tricky Business
TV · as Hugh Goodman · 5 eps
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne
Movie · as John Abernethy
Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal
Movie · as Lloyd Ross (Prime Minister’s Political Advisor)
Underbelly
TV · as Mel Mal · 2 eps
Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback
Movie · as Kesby
Chandon Pictures
TV · 16 eps
headLand
TV · as Lionel Travers · 2 eps
Fireflies
TV · as Sharpie · 21 eps
Queen of the Damned
Movie · as Fire Marshall
McLeod's Daughters
TV · as Eric Weatherdon · 1 ep
Something in the Air
TV · as Tas · 4 eps
Dogwatch
Movie · as Palmer
Radiance
Movie · as Father Doyle
A Difficult Woman
TV · as Prime Minister · 4 eps
The Hostages
Movie · as Jim
Big Sky
TV · as Roberts, Detective 1 · 1 ep
Children of the Revolution
Movie · as Barry Rogers
Water Rats
TV · as Lewis West · 2 eps
Twisted Tales
TV · as George · 1 ep
No Escape
Movie · as Iceman
Heartbreak High
TV · as Norm Rivers · 3 eps
Escape from Jupiter
TV · as Gilbert · 1 ep
Blue Heelers
TV · 2 eps
Police Rescue
TV · as Pellegrini · 1 ep
Call Me Mr. Brown
Movie · as Ray Poynting
Breaker Morant
Movie · as Christiaan Botha
The Singer and the Dancer
Movie · as Pete