Bruce Robert Spence (born 17 September 1945
Career
Spence gained in prominence when he played the gyrocopter pilot in Mad Max 2 (1981). He also played the lead role in Werner Herzog's Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions (2003), and Baxter in Disney's Inspector Gadget 2 (2003), and voiced the character Chum in Finding Nemo (2003). He also portrayed Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and played Lord Rhoop in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010).
Personal life
Spence is 2.01 metres tall.
Filmography
Film
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
|-
|1971
|Stork
|Graham 'Stork' Wallace
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1974
|Moving On
|Road Worker
|
|-
|The Cars That Ate Paris
|Charlie
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1975
|The Firm Man
|Messenger
|
|-
|The Great Macarthy
|Bill Dean
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1976
|Let the Balloon Go
| Chief Gifford
|
|-
|Oz
|Bass player/Blondie the Surfie
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|-
|Mad Dog Morgan
|Heriot
|
|-
|Eliza Fraser
|Bruce McIver
|
|-
|1978
|Newsfront
|Redex trial driver
|
|-
|1979
|Dimboola
|Morrie McAdam
|
|-
|1981
|Mad Max 2
|The Gyro Captain
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|-
| rowspan="4"| 1983
|Double Deal
|Doug Mitchell
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|-
|The Return of Captain Invincible
| Midnight's Doctor
|
|-
|Midnite Spares
| Wimpy
|
|-
|Buddies
|Ted
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1984
|Pallet on the Floor
|Basil Beaumont-Foster
|
|-
|Where the Green Ants Dream (aka Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen)
|Lance Hackett
|
|-
|1985
|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
|Jedediah the Pilot
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1987
|Bullseye
|Purdy
|
|-
|The Year My Voice Broke
|Jonah
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1988
|Bachelor Girl
|Alistair Dredge Jr
| TV movie
|-
|Rikky and Pete
|Ben
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1990
|Wendy Cracked a Walnut (aka ...Almost)
|Ronnie
|
|-
|The Shrimp on the Barbie
|Wayne
|
|-
|1991
|Sweet Talker
|Norman Foster
|
|-
|1993
|Hercules Returns
|Sprocket
|
|-
|1995
|Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
|Gahjii
|
|-
|1996
|The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
|Mr. Gateman
| TV movie
|-
|1998
|Dark City
|Mr. Wall
|
|-
|2002
|Queen of the Damned
|Khayman
|
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2003
|Inspector Gadget 2
|Professor Baxter
|
|-
|Finding Nemo
|Chum (voice)
|
|-
|The Matrix Revolutions
|Trainman
|
|-
|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|Mouth of Sauron (Extended edition only)
|
|-
|Peter Pan
|Cookson
|
|-
|2005
|Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
|Tion Medon
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
|Aquamarine
|Leonard
|
|-
|Solo
|Kennedy
|
|-
|2008
|Australia
|Dr. Barker
|
|-
|2009
|Subdivision
|Singlet
|
|-
|2010
|The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
|Lord Rhoop
|
|-
|2013
|Mystery Road
|Jim the Coroner
|
|-
|2014
|I, Frankenstein
|Molokai
|
|-
|2015
|Backtrack
|Felix
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
|Gods of Egypt
|Head Judge
|
|-
|Blue World Order
|Whippett
|
|-
| 2017
|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
|Mayor Dix
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
|Winchester
|Augustine
|
|-
|Occupation
|Alien Leader
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2020
|Love and Monsters
|Old Pete
|
|-
|Children of the Corn
|Pastor Penny
|
|-
|The Dry
|Gerry Hadler
|
|-
|2021
|The Drover's Wife
|Father McGuiness
|
|-
|2023
|Cold Water
|Murray
|Short film
|-
|2024
|Solid Ground
|Captain Jackson Jackman
|Short film
|-
|2025
|Lords of the Soil
|John
|
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Note
!Ref
|-
|1972-73
|Division 4
|Various
|2 episodes
|
|-
|1973
|Boney
|Sawyer's Ron
|1 episode
|
|-
|1973-75
|Certain Women
|Julius 'Big Julie'
|19 episodes
|
|-
|1974
|Ryan
|Wally Scott
|1 episode
|
|-
|1974-75
|Matlock Police
|Johnny / Maxie
|2 episodes
|
|-
|1978
|Case for the Defence
|Alfred
|2 episodes
|
|-
|1979
|Barnaby and Me
|Tall Baddie
|TV movie
|
|-
|1979
|Shirl's Neighbourhood
|Bruce the gardener
|
|
|-
|1979
|Skyways
|David Howard
|1 episode
|
|-
|1979
|Cop Shop
|Student Counsellor
|1 episode
|
|-
|1981
|And Here Comes Bucknuckle
|
|Series
|
|-
| 1982
|Deadline
|Towie
|TV movie
|
|-
|1981-82
|Kingswood Country
|Dentist / Samson
|2 episodes
|
|-
|1984
|Special Squad
|Professor
|1 episode
|
|-
|1984
|Carson's Law
|Vernon
|2 episodes
|
|-
|1985
|Zoo Family
|George
|1 episode
|
|-
|1987
|Great Expectations: The Untold Story
|Joe Gargery
|TV movie
|
|-
|1988
|The Dirtwater Dynasty
|Lonely Logan
|5 episodes
|
|-
|1988
|Australians
|Cecil Cook
|1 episode
|
|-
|1987-89
|Rafferty's Rules
|Triggs
|2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1989
|'
|Robert Flemming
|TV movie
|
|-
|Tanamera – Lion of Singapore
|Hammond
|7 episodes
|
|-
|1989–92
|Dearest Enemy
|Lenny
|14 episodes
|
|-
|1992
|Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
|The Chief
|18 episodes
|
|-
|1994–95
|Over the Hill
|Tall Bob
|
|
|-
|1996
|After the Beep
|
|7 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1997
|Return to Jupiter
|Ed Unit
|13 episodes
|
|-
|Bullpitt!
|Darcy Kelso
|26 episodes
|
|-
|Twisted Tales
|Colin
|1 episode
|
|-
|Good Guys, Bad Guys
|Squirt Man
|1 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|Moby Dick
|Elijah
|1 episode
|
|-
|Halifax f.p.: Isn't It Romantic
|Eric Washburn
|1 episode
|
|-
|1999
|Chuck Finn
|Heinz
|1 episode
|
|-
|2000
|Tales of the South Seas
|Naari
|1 episode
|
|-
|2001
|Beastmaster
|Annubis
|1 episode
|
|-
|2002
|Farscape
|Prefect Falaak
|1 episode
|
|-
|2002
|Short Cuts
|Mr Coxon
|5 episodes
|
|-
|2001-03
|Always Greener
|Rev Millburn
|3 episodes
|
|-
|2004
|The Brush Off
|Philip Veale
|TV movie
|
|-
|2005
|Grange
|
|TV movie
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
|RAN (Remote Area Nurse)
|Vince
|6 episodes
|
|-
|Nightmares & Dreamscapes
|Hans Morris
|1 episode
|
|-
|Equal Opportunity
|Death
|
|
|-
|2008
|Double the Fist
|Mayor McCarthy
|1 episode
|
|-
|2008
|City Homicide
|Maurice
|1 episode
|
|-
|2008–10
|Legend of the Seeker
|Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
|44 episodes
|
|-
|2009
|All Saints
|Barry Goldsworthy
|1 episode
|
|-
|2011
|Cloudstreet
|Pig
|3 episodes
|
|-
|2014
|Rake
|George Corella
|1 episode
|
|-
|2015
|Let's Talk About
|Man in Toilet
|1 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|The Wizards of Aus
|Regimand
|3 episodes
|
|-
|Black Comedy
|Guest Cast
|1 episode
|
|-
|2018
|True Story with Hamish & Andy
|The Oracle
|1 episode
|
|-
|2021
|Back to the Rafters
| Charles Whiteman
|4 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Ten Pound Poms
|Father
|1 episode
|
|-
|Faraway Downs
|Dr Barker
|6 episodes
|
|-
|2024
|Nautilus
|CBIO President
|2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|The Twelve
|Goran Popovich
|1 episodes
|
|-
|He Had It Coming
|Professor Walters
|1 episodes
|
|}
Video games
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Ref.
|-
| 2003
| Enter the Matrix
| Trainman
|
|-
| 2014
| Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
| Scav Gyro, Sir Dennis, Toby Van Adobe, Tony Slows, Taunting Scav #2
|
|-
|202?
|Edge of Twilight
|Horace
|
|}
Theme parks
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
|-
|2007
|Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
|Chum
|
|}
Theatre
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1969 || Dimboola || Morrie McAdam || La Mama Theatre
|-
| 1970 || The Coming of Stork || Graham 'Stork' Wallace || La Mama Theatre
|-
| 1971 || The Removalists || Constable Neville Ross || La Mama Theatre
|-
| 1985 || A Stretch of the Imagination || || Nimrod Theatre Company
|-
| 2005 || The Marvellous Boy || Victor/Bain Cipolla || WB Stables by Griffin Theatre Company
|-
| 2013 || The Secret River || Loveday || Sydney Theatre
|}