Russell Kiefel

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Queen of the Damned (2002) — Fire Marshall
2. Son of a Gun (2014) — Mick
3. No Escape (1994) — Iceman
4. Childhood's End (2015) — Sheriff De Bont
5. Breaker Morant (1980) — Christiaan Botha
6. McLeod's Daughters (2001) — Eric Weatherdon
7. Underbelly (2008) — Mel Mal
8. Heartbreak High (1994) — Norm Rivers
9. Children of the Revolution (1996) — Barry Rogers
10. Blue Heelers (1993)
11. Police Rescue (1991) — Pellegrini
12. Water Rats (1996) — Lewis West
13. A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2011) — John Abernethy
14. headLand (2005) — Lionel Travers
15. Radiance (1998) — Father Doyle
16. Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback (2007) — Kesby
17. Schapelle (2014) — Malcolm McCauley
18. A Difficult Woman (1998) — Prime Minister
19. Escape from Jupiter (1994) — Gilbert
20. Big Sky (1997) — Roberts
21. The Singer and the Dancer (1977) — Pete
22. Call Me Mr. Brown (1985) — Ray Poynting
23. Tricky Business (2012) — Hugh Goodman
24. Twisted Tales (1996) — George
25. Dogwatch (1999) — Palmer
26. Fireflies (2004) — Sharpie
27. Chandon Pictures (2007)