Acting · Tully, Queensland, Australia · Born January 1, 1951
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.
TVChildhood's End
2015
as Sheriff De Bont
MovieSon of a Gun
2014
as Mick
MovieSchapelle
2014
as Malcolm McCauley
TVTricky Business
2012
as Hugh Goodman
MovieA Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne
2011
as John Abernethy
TVUnderbelly
2008
as Mel Mal
TVChandon Pictures
2007
MovieJoanne Lees: Murder in the Outback
2007
as Kesby
TVheadLand
2005
as Lionel Travers
TVFireflies
2004
as Sharpie
MovieQueen of the Damned
2002
as Fire Marshall
TVMcLeod's Daughters
2001
as Eric Weatherdon
MovieDogwatch
1999
as Palmer
TVA Difficult Woman
1998
as Prime Minister
MovieRadiance
1998
as Father Doyle
TVBig Sky
1997
as Roberts
MovieChildren of the Revolution
1996
as Barry Rogers
TVTwisted Tales
1996
as George
TVWater Rats
1996
as Lewis West
MovieNo Escape
1994
as Iceman
TVEscape from Jupiter
1994
as Gilbert
TVHeartbreak High
1994
as Norm Rivers
TVBlue Heelers
1993
TVPolice Rescue
1991
as Pellegrini
MovieCall Me Mr. Brown
1985
as Ray Poynting
MovieBreaker Morant
1980
as Christiaan Botha
MovieThe Singer and the Dancer
1977
as Pete
