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Chris Bloomfield was a Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang enforcer who was sentenced to four years’ jail over a violent extortion and threats to shoot a family, as well as being at the centre of a Snapchat video scandal involving former NRL star Jarryd Hayne.
But after taking acting classes and practising in his jail cell, the man now known as CJ Bloomfield is landing roles in Hollywood productions including Mad Max film Furiosa – the most expensive movie ever made in Australia – and Mortal Kombat 2.
Former Gold Coast bikie Chris Bloomfield (now known as CJ Bloomfield) working alongside Chris Hemsworth in the latest Mad Max blockbuster. Photo: Instagram.
The former Gold Coast Titans U20s player has revealed in podcasts and social media posts how he dramatically turned his life around after becoming a bikie criminal following a violent upbringing.
Bloomfield, now 33, was facing a potential life sentence under tough gang laws after being arrested in 2014 by officers from the bikie-busting Taskforce Maxima over a violent standover racket.
A sentencing hearing in Brisbane Supreme Court in 2018 heard how he and fellow Hells Angels bikie Rhys Mirkin had waged war...