Film and television Bliss's first screen television appearance was a minor role in children's series
Pugwall in 1991. Other early television credits include
Cody, miniseries
Blue Murder,
Halifax f.p. and
Big Sky,
Murder Call,
Good Guys, Bad Guys and
Water Rats. Bliss then landed his best known role as
Bane and
Agent Smith in
The Matrix Reloaded and
The Matrix Revolutions (2003), for which he was chosen by
the Wachowskis because of his accurate impersonation of
Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith's program form), and also his partial resemblance to Weaving. After the
Matrix sequels, Bliss appeared in local television film
The Postcard Bandit and took minor roles in American blockbusters
Stealth (2005) and
Superman Returns (2006). He also appeared in 2019 surf series
Reef Break. In 2022, he joined the cast for
SBS drama
Safe Home, in which he played Detective O'Connor. Bliss appeared in the 2023 horror movie
Late Night with the Devil in the role of Carmichael Haig. Bliss revealed later in an interview that he originally was hired as a cast script reader for the movie's audition process and was set to play a totally different role in the film, but four days before filming began, he was asked to take over the role of Haig. In the same interview, Bliss confirmed that he would appear in the 2025
Netflix miniseries
The Survivors. He played the role of Geoff Mallott. On 5 March 2025, Bliss was announced as a nominee for Best Supporting Actor for the
Australian Film Critics Association Awards for his role in
Late Night with the Devil. Stage Bliss's theatre performances included playing the lead role in
War Horse, at Sydney's
Lyric Theatre. In 2015, his performance in
North by Northwest for
Melbourne Theatre Company won him a
Green Room Award as part of the ensemble cast. again, winning a
Green Room Award in 2024, as part of the ensemble cast. and has provided his voice to many animated series such as
Big Words, Small Stories,
Kuu Kuu Harajuku,
Get Ace and
SheZow. He voiced the Bowel Cancer Australia campaigns that went to air every year from 2018. Other television commercials have included
Bupa,
BMW, British Paints,
Spirit of Tasmania,
Mercedes-Benz,
Crown Lager and
Victoria University. == Personal life ==