CJ Bloomfield
CJ Bloomfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Harvard Jr Bloomfield July 19, 1991 (age 33) New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021–present |
CJ Bloomfield is an Polynesian Australian actor. Bloomfield is known for his performance in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Secrets She Keeps. He will also appear in the upcoming films Mortal Kombat 2 and R.U.R.
Early life
[edit]Bloomfield played junior rugby league for the Gold Coast Titans Under 20s team.[1]
Life of crime and incarceration
[edit]Prior to acting, Bloomfield was a member of the Hells Angels Outlaw motorcycle club.[2][3]
In March 2014, Bloomfield was arrested by Queensland Police's Taskforce Maxima.[2] Bloomfield was alleged, with another member of the Hells Angels, to have committed extortion and assault in relation to an individual's $16,000 drug debt.[4] In 2016, Bloomfield was charged with breaching his bail conditions.[5] In 2018, Bloomfield was sentenced to four years and three months in jail after pleading guilty to extortion, assault, stealing, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and making threats to kill.[6][4]
Bloomfield was released on parole in 2019.[3]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Bloomfield was conditionally accepted in Bond University.[7]
Bloomfield said that during his time in solitary confinement he began to picture what a "healed version of myself looked and felt like, and what it looked and felt like to be a Hollywood actor."[3]
In 2021, Bloomfield appeared in his first feature film Australian sports drama Streamline.[8]
In 2023, Bloomfield was cast in Mortal Kombat 2.[8] He also signed with Industry Entertainment Talent agency.
In 2024, Bloomfield had a supporting role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Streamline |
Dwayne | |
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Big Jilly | |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 2 | Baraka | |
| Upcoming | R.U.R. |
Primus |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Brent Scicluna | 3 Episodes |
| 2024 | Critical Incident | Christian | 3 Episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Perkins, James (5 March 2011). "New muscle will lift Seagulls". Tweed Daily News.
- ^ a b Keim, Tony (30 May 2014). "Former Gold Coast Titans rising star and Hells Angel Chris Bloomfield granted bail". The Courier Mail.
- ^ a b c d Stolz, Greg (21 September 2024). "Chris bloomfield, former gold coast bikie swaps life of crime for hollywood". The Courier Mail – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b "Prison stint for ex-bikie linked to NRL star". The Gold Coast Bulletin. 3 February 2018 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Alleged Gold Coast Hells Angel Chris Bloomfield charged with breaching bail". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Ex-bikie once filmed with Jarryd Hayne jailed over murder threats". 9News. 2 February 2018.
- ^ Stolz, Greg (1 February 2017). "Accused Hells Angels bikie Chris Bloomfield's weird career switch". The Courier Mail.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (6 October 2023). "'Furiosa' Actor CJ Bloomfield Signs With Industry Entertainment".