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Bruce Spence

Stuart Campbell

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery
Canberra, Australia

A headshot is the actor's business card, a portrait that plays a crucial role in casting films. Between the early 1980s and mid-2000s, Stuart Campbell was one of the busiest headshot photographers for Sydney actors. His subjects would perch on a red bucket in his Bondi Beach apartment. His darkroom was a converted laundry and he hung his prints on a Hills Hoist to dry. Bruce Spence made his film debut in the title role of director Tim Burstall's Stork (1971), and he has since had a long career in theatre, film and television, including Matrix, Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings films.

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  • Title: Bruce Spence
  • Creator: Stuart Campbell
  • Provenance: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
  • Rights: https://www.portrait.gov.au/form-image-request.php
  • External Link: https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2012.15
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