In 2006, Hulme played the role of MacDuff, alongside Sam Worthington in Geoffrey Wright's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth", in which the play was set amongst Melbourne's criminal underworld. Although the film received mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box-office, Hulme's performance received considerable praise. That same year, Hulme played a brash, foul-mouthed record-company executive in the Australian film comedy "BoyTown" directed by Kevin Carlin and reprised the role in the unreleased spin-off mockumentary "BoyTown Confidential" directed by Tony Martin.