Liam McIntyre
Liam McIntyre | |
|---|---|
 McIntyre at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Liam James McIntyre 8 February 1982 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse |
Erin Hasan (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing the lead role on the Starz television series Spartacus: Vengeance[2] and War of the Damned and as Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard on The Flash. He has also voiced JD Fenix in the Gears of War series, Captain Boomerang in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Commander Pyre on Star Wars Resistance and Taron Malicos in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In 2016, he collaborated with Smosh Games to promote his card game Monster Lab.[3] In 2020, he partnered with Spartacus co-star Todd Lasance to create the gaming series Get Good for the CouchSoup YouTube channel following a charity livestream benefiting Black Summer.
Career
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McIntyre began his career appearing mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australian television series Rush and Neighbours. He made his American television debut on the HBO miniseries The Pacific. After actor Andy Whitfield's diagnosis and passing from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, McIntyre would succeed him in the title role of Spartacus for the remainder of the series.[4][5][6] He made his film debut alongside Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules, in the role of Sotiris.[7] On May 4, 2014, he starred on the Channel 7 thriller The Killing Field.[8][9] From 2015 to 2016, he completed The Dream Children and Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, both independent films as Luke Delaney and Erémon. In 2015, he also starred in Unveiled, an unsold pilot, and portrayed the recurring villain, Weather Wizard on The Flash.
In 2016, McIntyre played the lead character JD Fenix in the video game, Gears of War 4.[10] In January 2017, he appeared as Jason Andrews in Apple of My Eye. He played Girth Hemsworth, a fictional Hemsworth sibling on the web series Con Man and was later cast in Security, an action-thriller film starring Antonio Banderas and Ben Kingsley. He filmed a pilot for Syfy, titled The Haunted in January 2017, but it did not receive a full series order. He starred on the Australian medical-drama, Pulse on ABC TV.[11]
Personal life
[edit]McIntyre was born in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2010, he began dating actress and singer Erin Hasan, the understudy for Glinda the Good Witch in the original Melbourne and Sydney productions of the musical Wicked. They were engaged in December 2012 and married on 5 January 2014.[12][13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Legend of Hercules | Sotiris | |
| 2017 | Security | Vance | |
| 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2019 | See You Soon | Ryan Hawkes | |
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2021 | Justice Society: World War II | Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2021 | This Little Love of Mine | Chip Finley | |
| 2023 | Bring Him to Me | Travis | |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Aquaman, Johnny Quick (voice) | Direct-to-Video[14] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Pacific | Lew | Episode: "Iwo Jima" |
| 2010 | Neighbours | Bradley Hewson | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Rush | Sergeant Matt Connor | 2 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Spartacus | Spartacus | 20 episodes |
| 2014 | The Killing Field | Detective Senior Constable Dan Wild | Television film |
| 2015–18 | The Flash | Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Wizards of Aus | Bronlo the Slayer | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Pulse | Eli Nader | 8 episodes |
| 2018–20 | Star Wars Resistance | Commander Pyre, Snarl, Pirate #1 (voices) | 23 episodes |
| 2020-2023 | Family Guy | Various Voices | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Them | Clarke Wendell | 10 episodes |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Star Trek Online | Capt. Anton Schaefer, Subcommander Kail, Chancellor J'mpok, Kahless (Clone) |
| 2016 | Gears of War 4 | JD Fenix |
| 2019 | Gears 5 | |
| 2019 | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Taron Malicos |
| TBA | Marvel's Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Con Man | Girth Hemsworth | 3 episodes |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Liam McIntyre on Instagram: "Now entering the Arena: Weighing 10lbs 1oz, Standing (Well, laying) 22in... Harrison James McIntyre!!! —- Thank you mum for sending this Angel down from Heaven for us. He's perfect. We're in love."".
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (18 January 2011). "He Is Spartacus: Liam McIntyre Talks About Taking Over in Season 2 of 'Blood and Sand'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Monster Lab". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Liam Mcintyre: Liam Mcintyre Is Starz' New Spartacus". Buzz Baba. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Liam McIntyre replaces Andy Whitfield on "Spartacus"". Yahoo! News. Reuters. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (17 January 2011). "Liam McIntyre Is The New Spartacus, To Succeed Andy Whitfield on Starz Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "'Spartacus' Star Joins Kellan Lutz in 'Hercules 3D' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Spartacus star joins Rebecca Gibney drama". TV Tonight.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (30 November 2013). "Liam McIntyre happy to put his pants back on for Channel 7 crime series The Killing Field". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Liam McIntyre on why he wanted to be JD Fenix in Gears of War 4". Bbc.co.uk. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Home". If.com.au. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Spartacus Star Liam McIntyre Marries Erin Hasan". E! Online.
- ^ "Liam McIntyre Weds Erin Hasan: See the Photos!". People.
- ^ "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". 4 December 2023.
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