CJ Bloomfield
{{Short description|Polynesian New Zealand actor (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
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| birth_name = Christopher Harvard Jr Bloomfield
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|July 19, 1991}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2021–present
}}
CJ Bloomfield is a 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
Bloomfield played junior rugby league for the Gold Coast Titans Under 20s team.{{Cite news |title=New muscle will lift Seagulls |last=Perkins |first=James |date=2011-03-05 |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tweed-heads/sport/new-muscle-will-lift-seagulls/news-story/7abe2d4e69cf05895779b430ea7070cc |work=Tweed Daily News}}
=Life of crime and incarceration=
Prior to acting, Bloomfield was a member of the Hells Angels Outlaw motorcycle club.{{Cite news |title=Former Gold Coast Titans rising star and Hells Angel Chris Bloomfield granted bail |last=Keim |first=Tony |date=2014-05-30 |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/former-gold-coast-titans-rising-star-and-hells-angel-chris-bloomfield-granted-bail/news-story/b44abc0b5dbfb1865bec99f74acb9b1a |work=The Courier Mail}}{{Cite news |title=Chris bloomfield, former gold coast bikie swaps life of crime for hollywood. |last=Stolz |first=Greg |date=2024-09-21 |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/chris-bloomfield-former-gold-coast-bikie-swaps/docview/3107655753/se-2 |work=The Courier Mail |id={{ProQuest|3107645653 }}}}
In March 2014, Bloomfield was arrested by Queensland Police's Taskforce Maxima. 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.{{Cite news |title=Prison stint for ex-bikie linked to NRL star |date=2018-02-03 |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/prison-stint-ex-bikie-linked-nrl-star/docview/1993776236/se-2 |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |via=ProQuest}} In 2016, Bloomfield was charged with breaching his bail conditions.{{Cite news |title=Alleged Gold Coast Hells Angel Chris Bloomfield charged with breaching bail |date=2016-09-22 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-22/alleged-hells-angel-chris-bloomfield-charged-with-breaching-bail/7869936 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Ex-bikie once filmed with Jarryd Hayne jailed over murder threats |date=2018-02-02 |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/bikie-jailed-for-extortion/9e9a362a-fc0e-4005-855e-b0d2d6b4a1fb |work=9News}}
Career
In 2017, Bloomfield was conditionally accepted in Bond University.{{Cite web |title=Accused Hells Angels bikie Chris Bloomfield’s weird career switch |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/crime-and-justice/accused-hells-angels-bikie-chris-bloomfields-weird-career-switch/news-story/c903b43f26add16bab9da1eb6d96f5f9 |last=Stolz |first=Greg |date=2017-02-01 |website=The Courier Mail}}
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."
In 2021, Bloomfield appeared in his first feature film Australian sports drama Streamline.{{Cite news |title=‘Furiosa’ Actor CJ Bloomfield Signs With Industry Entertainment |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-10-06 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/furiosa-cj-bloomfield-signs-industry-entertainment-1235566255/}}
In 2023, Bloomfield was cast in Mortal Kombat 2. He also signed with Industry Entertainment Talent agency.
In 2024, Bloomfield had a supporting role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2021
| Dwayne | |
| 2023
| Too Many Ethnics | Bouncer | Short film |
| 2023
| Halfway | | Short film (also Executive Producer) |
| 2024
| Big Jilly | |
| 2025
| Baraka | |
| 2025
| The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky | Yug | |
| style="font-style:italic;" | Upcoming
| R.U.R. | Primus | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2022
| Brent Scicluna | Season 2, 3 episodes |
| 2024
| Christian | Season 1, 4 episodes |
| 2025
| Bobby the Bouncer | Season 2 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|11379573}}
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Category:21st-century Australian male actors