Quaden Bayles

Quaden Bayles (born 13 December 2010) is an Australian actor. He appeared in the films Three Thousand Years of Longing and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. A video of Bayles in emotional distress after being bullied at school due to his dwarfism went viral in February 2020.

Life and career Quaden Bayles was born on 13 December 2010 to father Quaden Georgetown and mother Yarraka Bayles. He has two older sisters and an older brother. He is a Murri boy. Yarraka's father is broadcaster and activist Tiga Bayles. Bayles' cousin is basketball player Biwali Bayles, and his uncle is rugby league footballer James Roberts. Quaden's parents separated when he was two and a half years old. Following the death of his grandfather in 2016, Bayles started exhibiting suicidal tendencies. Bayles started being bullied at school when he was seven years old. A video message by Bayles was played at the disability royal commission in October 2020, and his mother called for a new law to combat bullying in schools. It led to "32 public hearings, 1,785 private sessions, almost 8,000 submissions, 28 research reports and about $600 million dollars" from the Disability Royal Commission.

Filmography

2022: Three Thousand Years of Longing – Quick Change Boy 2024: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – War Pup