From Bullied Victim to Movie Star in ‘Furiosa’: Quaden Bayles’ Inspirational Story

From Bullied Victim to Movie Star in ‘Furiosa’: Quaden Bayles’ Inspirational Story

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ is the action movie that many sci-fi fans have been waiting for. It’s well received by the public makes it extremely popular and in case you didn’t know, one of the actors involved in it has a more than impressive story of improvement.

Quaden Bayles: How a bullying video led to a role in ‘Furiosa’

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in the film. However, the one who is in the center of attention is Quaden Bayles, a kid who worked alongside these famous people who played the character of War Pup.

While his name may not sound familiar to you, it turns out the boy went viral in 2020 when his mother, Yarraka Bayles, posted a roughly 6-minute video revealing that Quaden, originally from Australia, suffered from bullying at school. constantly that he himself expressed his desire to end his life.

With tears in his eyes, the minor who suffers from achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, confessed that he was bullied and his mother, in order to realize the damage caused by bullying and blame the school for not helping her, decided to record it.

“I just picked up my son from school, I saw an episode of bullying, I called the principal and I want people to know, parents, educators, teachers, this is the effect of bullying. Every day something happens. another harassment, another mockery, another insult Could you please educate your children, your families, your friends?’ were some of his words.

The video went viral within hours and became the center of a global movement to support all children facing similar situations and received a significant number of messages of support from different parts of the world.

Some famous people reached out to him with words of encouragement, such as Hugh Jackman and the Australian Indigenous All-Stars of the National Rugby League, who invited Quenten to one of their matches.

Quaden made his acting debut in 2022 thanks to George Miller

As a result of his unfortunate situation, Quaden received a unique opportunity: to become a famous actor. Two years after the video that made him go viral, he had the opportunity to appear in the movie “Three Thousand Years of Longing”, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba.

To his surprise, the minor was also assured of a small role in ‘Furiosa’ after George Miller, director of both projects, decided to continue working with him due to his performance.

“It was good for us and it was good for him. And he did such a good job that he got a small part in ‘Furiosa,'” Miller told the Sydney Morning Herald.

So Quaden got to play alongside Anya Taylor-Joy as War Pup and even get a photo with her looking extremely happy. He was also treated like another actor as he was a guest at the premiere of ‘Furiosa’ in Australia.

It is currently unknown what his next plans as a movie star are, but his case shows that bad experiences can bring many more good ones and how the kindness of people can change a life.

Did you already know his story? Tell us in the comments.

Source: univision

You may also like