Born in 1971 in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, He is a well known actor in New Zealand and Australia with over 20 years acting experience.
He comes from an acting background, his mother Liddy Holloway

Liddy Holloway

Elizabeth Brenda "Liddy" Holloway was a New Zealand actress.Born in Wellington, New Zealand, the daughter of a politician, Phil Holloway, Liddy Holloway originally worked as a journalist. She switched to acting and had a long career in the theater...

 was a well known theatre and TV actress in New Zealand. Tobeck attended the Auckland Performing Arts School where he trained as a dancer.

Career

Most recently Joel Tobeck is known for his part as Tim Williams in the Australian show Tangle

Tangle (TV series)

Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...

 and as Donny, in the American show Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...

.

In the early 1990s Joel Tobeck was the breakfast show weatherman on Auckland radio station 95bfm and, as a talented singer and guitarist, often performed with friends in bands such as The Applicators, Wide Lapels, Bard's Band, and Splitter. He was in the Darcy Clay

Darcy Clay

Darcy Clay was an Auckland, New Zealand singer/songwriter, who was made famous in 1997 for his minor hit "Jesus I Was Evil", in which he recorded all instruments in his bedroom on a 4-track recorder...

 band and appeared in the house band Tadow on the TV3 show Ice As where he was famous for his Mick Jagger impressions.
One of his first big acting breaks came when he was cast in New Zealand hospital soap opera Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

 in 1996 as a baddie in a wheelchair.
He followed this up with film roles in Sure To Rise, Peach and Topless Women Talk About Their Lives.
Tobeck had recurring roles in the cult TV fantasy series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...

 (as Strife) and Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....

 (as Deimos), which exposed him to American audiences and led to appearances at fan conventions in the United States.

Tobeck played the main villain Creegan in the TV Series Cleopatra 2525

Cleopatra 2525

Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...

.

As a talented character actor he has appeared in films such as 30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book mini-series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property....

, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...

 (under a lot of makeup) and in Eagle Vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The screenplay was also written by Waititi, based on the character of Lily created by Loren Horsley....

, also starring Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie.-Early life:...

 of Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...

 fame.

Awards

2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor: for Interrogation

1999 TV Guide New Zealand TV Awards
Best Supporting Actor: for Lawless

1997 New Zealand Film & Television Awards
Best Actor: for Topless Women Talk about their Lives

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...	Guritz	Film
2005	Little Fish Little Fish (film) Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods and written by Jacquelin Perske. It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield...	Moss	Film
2005	Stealth Stealth (film) Stealth is a 2005 American science fiction action film starring Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Jamie Foxx, and Sam Shepard. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious and xXx....	Black Ops Leader	Film
2006	A.K.A	Unknown	TV Movie
2006	The Silence The Silence (The Twilight Zone) "The Silence" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. The plot of this episode was based in part on Anton Chekov's The Bet...	Ross Moss	TV Movie
2007	Eagle vs Shark Eagle vs Shark Eagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The screenplay was also written by Waititi, based on the character of Lily created by Loren Horsley....	Damon	Film
2007	Ghost Rider Ghost Rider (film) Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the character of the same name which appeared in Marvel Comics, the film stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who sells his soul to the Devil and transforms into thevigilante Ghost...	Redneck	Film
2007	30 Days of Night 30 Days of Night 30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book mini-series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property....	Doug Hertz	Film
2007	The Waterhorse The Waterhorse The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 American family fantasy-drama film directed by Jay Russell. The screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs, is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse...	Sgt. Walker	Film
2009	Accidents Happen Accidents Happen Accidents Happen is a 2010 Australian coming of age comedy drama film directed by Andrew Lancaster and starring Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Sebastian Gregory, Harry Cook, Joel Tobeck and Sarah Woods. Written by Brian Carbee, based on his own childhood and adolescence, the story revolves...	Ray Conway	Film
2010	Feud Feud A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another...	Lindsay Ferguson	Film (Short)
2010	The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell	Ron	Film
2011	Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...	Businessman	Film

Television series

Year	TV Series	Role	Notes
2000–2001	Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....	Strife and Deimos?	Recurring Character
1996	Shortland Street Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...	Craig Develter	Guest role
1996–1999	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...	Strife and Deimos?	Recurring Character
1998–1999	Young Hercules Young Hercules Young Hercules is a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the title role.-Plot:...	Strife and Deimos?	Recurring Character
2000–2001	Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...	Creegan	Recurring Character
2005	Interrogation Interrogation Interrogation is interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the police, military, and Intelligence agencies with the goal of extracting a confession or obtaining information. Subjects of interrogation are often the suspects, victims, or witnesses of a crime...	Unknown	S01E09 - "Family Matters"
2007	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Jeff Henry	S05E19 - "At Rest"
2009	30 Seconds 30 Seconds (TV series) :30 Seconds is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel which satirises Australian advertising companies and advertising industry. The name of the show comes from the advertising slots on television that are normally 30 seconds long...	Martin Manning	Main Character
2009–present	Tangle Tangle (TV series) Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...	Tim Williams	Main Character
2010	This Is Not My Life This Is Not My Life This Is Not My Life is a 2010 New Zealand television mystery thriller which originally aired on Television New Zealand's TV ONE channel on Thursday nights....	Richard Foster	Main Character
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Kurt Miller	S01E11 - "Palekaiko"
2010	Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...	Donny	Recurring Character
2010	City Homicide City Homicide City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...	Richard McCallister	Recurring Character
2011	Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud	Gary Majors	Recurring Character

External links

• http://www.fandango.com/joeltobeck/filmography/p71121
• http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Joel_Tobeck
• http://hercxena.wikia.com/wiki/Joel_Tobeck
• http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Joel-Tobeck.html
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