Liam McIntyre | |
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![]() McIntyre at the 2016San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Liam James McIntyre (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (age 43) Adelaide,South Australia, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2[1] |
Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing thelead role on theStarz television seriesSpartacus: Vengeance[2] andWar of the Damned and asMark Mardon / Weather Wizard onThe Flash. He has also voicedJD Fenix in theGears of War series,Captain Boomerang in theDC Animated Movie Universe, Commander Pyre onStar Wars Resistance and Taron Malicos inStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In 2016, he collaborated with Smosh Games to promote his card gameMonster Lab.[3] In 2020, he partnered withSpartacus co-starTodd Lasance to create the gaming seriesGet Good for theCouchSoupYouTube channel following a charity livestream benefitingBlack Summer.
McIntyre began his career appearing mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australian television seriesRush andNeighbours. He made his American television debut on theHBO miniseriesThe Pacific. After actorAndy Whitfield's diagnosis and passing fromNon-Hodgkin lymphoma, McIntyre would succeed him in the title role ofSpartacus for the remainder of the series.[4][5][6] He made his film debut alongsideKellan Lutz inThe Legend of Hercules, in the role of Sotiris.[7] On May 4, 2014, he starred on the Channel 7 thrillerThe Killing Field.[8][9] From 2015 to 2016, he completedThe Dream Children andAlbion: The Enchanted Stallion, both independent films as Luke Delaney and Erémon. In 2015, he also starred inUnveiled, an unsold pilot, and portrayed the recurring villain,Weather Wizard onThe Flash.
In 2016, McIntyre played the lead characterJD Fenix in the video game,Gears of War 4.[10] In January 2017, he appeared as Jason Andrews inApple of My Eye. He played Girth Hemsworth, a fictional Hemsworth sibling on the web seriesCon Man and was later cast inSecurity, an action-thriller film starringAntonio Banderas andBen Kingsley. He filmed a pilot forSyfy, titledThe Haunted in January 2017, but it did not receive a full series order. He starred on the Australian medical-drama,Pulse onABC TV.[11]
McIntyre was born inAdelaide,South Australia. In 2010, he began dating actress and singer Erin Hasan, the understudy forGlinda the Good Witch in the original Melbourne and Sydney productions of the musicalWicked. They were engaged in December 2012 and married on 5 January 2014.[12][13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Legend of Hercules | Sotiris | |
2017 | Security | Vance | |
2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang (voice) | Direct-to-video[14][15] |
2019 | See You Soon | Ryan Hawkes | [16] |
2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang (voice) | Direct-to-video[17][15] |
2021 | Justice Society: World War II | Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice) | Direct-to-video[18][15] |
2021 | This Little Love of Mine | Chip Finley | |
2023 | Bring Him to Me | Travis | [19] |
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Aquaman,Johnny Quick (voice) | Direct-to-video[20][15] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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[21] |
2016 | The Wizards of Aus | Bronlo the Slayer | 2 episodes |
2017 | Pulse | Eli Nader | 8 episodes |
2018–20 | Star Wars Resistance | Commander Pyre, additional voices | 23 episodes[15] |
2020–23 | Family Guy | Various voices | 6 episodes |
2021 | Them | Clarke Wendell | 10 episodes |
2024 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Dr. Harrison Horseberry | Voice, episode:"Starbase 80?!" |
2025 | American Dad! | Todd Fox | Voice, episode: "Killer Mimosa" |
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Star Trek Online | Capt. Anton Schaefer, Subcommander Kail, Chancellor J'mpok, Kahless (Clone) |
2016 | Gears of War 4 | JD Fenix[15] |
2019 | Gears 5 | |
2019 | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Taron Malicos[15] |
TBA | Marvel's Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016–17 | Con Man | Girth Hemsworth | 3 episodes |