An actor has been “accidentally” shot dead during the filming of a music video for a hip hop band in Australia.

Police said the man was in his 20s and was shot in the chest during filming at a bar in the city of Brisbane.

The managers of Australian hip hop group Bliss n Eso later confirmed that the video was being filmed for the band.

"We are able to confirm the death of a person occurred today at the filming of a Bliss n Eso music clip," the band’s management said.

“The band were not on site at the time. The video production crew and our team are currently working with the police in their investigation and we are unable to provide further comment at this time."