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Mad Max

1979

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Mad Max: Fury Road

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An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985

Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

2024

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

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As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Max Phipps

Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor. His most notable roles included portraying Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the six-hour television miniseries The Dismissal (1983) and Toadie in Mad Max 2 (1981)

Paul Larsson

Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Paul Larsson is known for Altered States (1980), Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and The Kidnapping of the President (1980).

Christopher DeFaria

Producer · Executive Producer · Known for Coyote vs. Acme, Mad Max: Fury Road, Ready Player One

Christopher "Chris" DeFaria born San Francisco, California is an American film producer and production manager of such films as Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Gravity (2013) and Happy Feet Two (2011). As a child, he was a voice actor playing the part of Peppermint Patty in five Peanuts specials: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969), Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971), There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973), and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973). He voiced Peppermint Patty in the second Peanuts film, Snoopy, Come Home (1972). He voiced Pig-Pen in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969). He is a graduate of UCLA, a member of the AMPAS and WGA and a founding member of FilmAid International.

Courtney Eaton

Cast · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road

Courtney Jane Eaton (born 6 January 1996) is an Australian actress. She began her career as a model before making her acting debut in the 2015 post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road. Eaton next starred in the fantasy action film Gods of Egypt (2016). Since 2021, she has appeared on the Showtime thriller drama series Yellowjackets. She also appeared in Parachute (2023).

George Miller

Director · Known for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mad Max, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

George Miller AO (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker. Over the course of four decades he has received critical and popular success creating the Mad Max franchise, starting in 1979, with two of the films having been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time. He has also earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Miller rose to prominence directing the dystopian action-adventure films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He then directed the dark fantasy comedy The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and the biographical medical drama Lorenzo's Oil (1992), which he also co-wrote, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He produced and co-wrote the family film Babe (1995), earning an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination, and later directed the sequel Babe: Pig in the City (1998). In 1995, he also produced the confronting cinema verité documentary Video Fool for Love, which dealt with film editor Robert Gibson's personal life as captured in hundreds of hours of camcorder footage. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet (2006) and directed its sequel, Happy Feet Two (2011). He returned to Mad Max, directing the critically acclaimed sequel Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which went on to win six Academy Awards, with Miller receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He then directed the prequel film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Trained in medicine at the University of New South Wales, Miller worked as a physician for several years before entering the film industry full-time. He is a co-founder of the production houses Kennedy Miller Mitchell, formerly known as Kennedy Miller, and Dr. D Studios. Since the death of his producing partner Byron Kennedy, his younger brother Bill Miller and Doug Mitchell have produced his later films. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Miller (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Virginia Hey

Cast · Known for Farscape

Virginia Hey (born June 19, 1952) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the science fiction television series Farscape, playing her debut film as the "Warrior Woman" in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), and various roles in television drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in E Street (1989-1990). Since leaving Farscape, Hey has started her own company, White Flower Lei, which manufactures perfumes and soaps. She currently resides in the UK.

Bob Hornery

Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Bob Hornery was born on May 28, 1931 in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Blue Heelers (1994) and Thunderstone (1999). He was married to Patricia Allen. He died on May 26, 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Vincent Gil

Cast · Known for Mad Max

Vincent Gil (1939 – 22 August 2022) was an Australian film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Nightrider in the 1979 film Mad Max, and Stone. Gil had also starred in many Australian television shows such as Matlock Police, Neighbours, A Country Practice and Prisoner.

Brian May

Composer · Known for Mad Max

Brian May (28 July 1934 – 25 April 1997) was an Australian film composer and conductor who was a prominent figure during the Australian New Wave. He is perhaps best known for his scores to Mad Max and Mad Max 2. He trained at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium as a pianist, violinist and conductor.

David Eggby

Cinematographer · Known for Mad Max

David Eggby (born 1950) is an English-born Australian cinematographer. He worked for Australian television prior to his film breakthrough serving as director of photography on Mad Max (1979). He went on to work on many other notable films including Quigley Down Under (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Dragonheart (1996), Blue Streak (1999), Pitch Black (2000), Scooby-Doo (2002), EuroTrip (2004), and Underdog (2007).

Joanne Samuel

Cast · Known for Mad Max

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joanne Samuel (born 1957 in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia) is an actress who remains best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson in the 1979 film Mad Max. Prior to her appearance in the film, Samuel had made guest appearances in police procedurals Matlock Police and Homicide. She was then a regular cast member in television soap operas Class of '74, The Sullivans and The Young Doctors. She left The Young Doctors very suddenly – the producers kindly wrote her out of the show quickly as she was offered the Mad Max role after a fellow Young Doctors actress who had been due to take the role fell ill. Samuel later returned to television in the regular role of Kelly Morgan-Young in Skyways (TV series). Samuel later guest starred in Hey Dad! as Jeanette Taylor and All Saints,  and played the school principal in The Wiggles in their film The Wiggles Movie. Samuel is married to Tony Ahern. They have several children. They live in the Blue Mountains suburb of Blackheath and Samuel has retired from acting. Samuel is active in the local Baptist church. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanne Samuel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Byron Kennedy

Writer · Known for Mad Max

Byron Eric Kennedy (August 18, 1949 – July 17, 1983) was an Australian film producer known for co-creating the Mad Max series of films with George Miller.

Helen Buday

Cast · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. She appeared her role as "Savannah Nix" in her debut film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in Alexandra's Project.

George Ogilvie

Director · Known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

George Ogilvie (March 5, 1931 - April 5, 2020) was an Australian actor and film director. He was born in Goulburn, New South Wales in 1931. He directed Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with George Miller. He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the theatre and the performing arts. His 1988 television feature Captain Johnno was awarded an International Emmy. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Ogilvie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Mel Gibson

Cast · Director · Known for Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, Mad Max

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

Chris Hemsworth

Cast · Known for Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor: The Dark World, Transformers One

Christopher Hemsworth AM (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor and film producer. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, and Bulman, Northern Territory, he rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hemsworth starred as Thor in the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent instalments, which established him among the world's highest-paid actors. His other film roles include the action films Star Trek (2009), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and its sequel The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016), Red Dawn (2012), Blackhat (2015), Men in Black: International (2019), Extraction (2020) and its 2023 sequel, the thriller A Perfect Getaway(2009), and the comedy Ghostbusters (2016). Hemsworth's most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the biographical sports film Rush (2013) in which he portrayed James Hunt, the action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)—which earned him a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role—and the animated film Transformers One (2024) in which he voiced Optimus Prime. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Hemsworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Angus Sampson

Cast · Known for The Lincoln Lawyer, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Insidious: Chapter 2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Angus Sampson (born 12 February 1979, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor, director, producer, and writer, active since 1996. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill and at The Armidale School in northern New South Wales. He made his television debut as co-host of the ABC youth music show Recovery (1996–2000) and his film debut in Dags (1998). His breakthrough came in 2010 as Tucker in Insidious, which he co-developed with Leigh Whannell, and he reprised the role across the franchise through Insidious: The Red Door (2023). He is also best known for The Organic Mechanic in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Bear Gerhardt in season two of Fargo (2015), and Dennis "Cisco" Wojciechowski in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–present, 40 episodes). He received AACTA Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Acting in a Comedy. His filmography includes Darkness Falls (2003), Footy Legends (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009, as the Bull suit performer), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010, as Jutt, voice), 100 Bloody Acres (2012), The Mule (2014, as Ray Jenkins — which he also co-wrote and co-directed), Now Add Honey (2015), Winchester (2018), Mortal Kombat (2021, as Goro, voice), Next Goal Wins (2023), and Bump: A Christmas Film (2025). On television he has appeared in Greeks on the Roof (2003), The Secret Life of Us (2004), Underbelly (2008), Shut Eye (2016–2017, 20 episodes), Nightflyers (2018), The Walking Dead (2019), The Stand (2021), Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2021, as Hap, voice), Bump (2021–2024, 45 episodes), Our Flag Means Death (2022, as King George), Koala Man (2023, 8 episodes), and Heartbreak High (2024, as Timothy Voss, 8 episodes). His most recent credit is Deep Water (2026, as Dan).

Tom Hardy

Cast · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, MobLand, Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor, producer, writer and former model. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). He has since been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards and two British Academy Film Awards, receiving the 2011 BAFTA Rising Star Award. Hardy has also appeared in films such as Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Lawless (2012), This Means War (2012), Locke (2013), The Drop (2014), and The Revenant (2015), for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2015, he portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road and both Kray twins in Legend. He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: Inception (2010) as Eames, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bane, and Dunkirk (2017) as an RAF fighter-pilot. He starred as both Eddie Brock and Venom in the 2018 anti-hero film Venom and its sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama mini-series Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama mini-series The Virgin Queen (2005), Bill Sikes in the BBC's mini-series Oliver Twist (2007), Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights (2009), the Sky 1 drama series The Take (2009), and as Alfie Solomons in the BBC historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2014–present). He created, co-produced, and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX. In 2020, he also contributed narration work to the Amazon docuseries All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. Hardy has performed on both British and American stages. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (2003), and was awarded the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Blood, in which he played Luca. He starred in the production of The Man of Mode (2007) and received positive reviews for his role in the play The Long Red Road (2010). Hardy is active in charity work and is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust. He was appointed a CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hardy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.