Savage Garden: Darren Hayes’ shock career move starring in indie thriller movie called Wrong Reasons

Darren Hayes is expanding his acting career after shooting a role in an American independent thriller called Wrong Reasons.

The former Savage Garden frontman, 50, posted a photo of the movie’s poster on Instagram and announced that the Los Angeles premiere would be on Wednesday night.

The I Want You hitmaker has a cameo in the edge-of-your-seat thriller about a punk rock star who is kidnapped by a man in a bear mask.

Darren Hayes, 50, (pictured) is expanding his career into acting after shooting a role in an American independent thriller called Wrong Reasons.

The cast also includes McLeod’s Daughters heartthrob Matt Passmore and Jay and Silent Bob star Kevin Smith.

The Queensland-born pop star has expressed an interest in branching out from music in recent years.

In 2016 he appeared as Star Wars’ Obi Wan Kenobi in the comedy web series Screen Junkies Roasts.

The former Savage Garden frontman posted a photo of the movie’s poster on Instagram and announced that the Los Angeles premiere would be on Wednesday night.

The I Want You hitmaker has a cameo in the film that will keep you on the edge of your seat about a punk rock star who is kidnapped by a man in a bear mask.

It comes as Darren lifted the lid on Savage Garden’s bitter breakup as he prepared to release his first album in over a decade.

Savage Garden, made up of Darren and guitarist Daniel Jones, formed in 1993 and produced a string of No. 1 hits including To the Moon and Back and Truly Madly Deeply.

Sadly, a rift between the bandmates caused them to break up at the height of their fame in 2001.

The film also features Jay and Silent Bob star Kevin Smith (center) and is directed by Josh Roush (left)

Darren went on to pursue a solo career, while Daniel married former Hi-5 star Kathleen De Leon.

Appearing on The Kyle And Jackie O Show earlier this year, Darren clarified that the real reason Savage Garden broke up was because Daniel decided to leave.

Darren recently released his long-awaited fifth solo album, titled Homosexual.

The Queensland-born pop star has expressed an interest in acting and in 2016 appeared as Star Wars’ Obi Wan Kenobi in the comedy web series Screen Junkies Roasts.

The hitmaker came out in 2006 when he married his partner Richard Cullen in the UK.

In a statement, Darren explained: “I named my album ‘Gay’ for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is that I am a gay man who grew up in an era where that word was used to shame and vilify people like me. So I wanted to get it back.”

Gay the album was released on October 7. Darren will tour Australia and the UK from January 2023.

Darren recently released his highly anticipated fifth solo album, titled Homosexual.