Hias was born on November 3, 1950 in Johnsbach, Styria, Austria as Mathias Erich Mayer. He was an actor, known for Starke Zeiten (1988), Tohuwabohu (1990) and Die Zwillingsschwestern aus Tirol (1992). He died on July 7, 2007 in Donnersbach, Styria.