About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1961-07-16
Place of birth:
Macau, China
Website:
N/A

Tony Ayres

Overview

Tony Ayres is a highly admired writer and director, whose work as ‘showrunner’ on programs such as ‘The Slap’ (2011), adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas, ‘Bogan Pride’ (2008) starring Rebel Wilson, ‘Nowhere Boys’ (2014) and ‘Glitch’ (2015), directed by fellow VCA alumnus Emma Freeman, have put Ayres at the centre of the Australian screen industry and made him one its most influential leaders. He is a founding partner of Matchbox Pictures.

Known for

Acting
2023 Queerstralia Actor 69
Fair
1998 China Dolls Actor Narrator / Self (archival footage) 58
Average

Directing
2015 Cut Snake Directing Director 59
Average
2013 The Turning Directing Director 58
Average
2009 Saved Directing Director 58
Average
2007 The Home Song Stories Directing Director 58
Average
2002 Walking on Water Directing Director 59
Average
1999 Sadness Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Mrs Craddock's Complaint Directing Director 59
Average
1998 China Dolls Directing Director 58
Average
1997 Exposed Directing Director N/A
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1985 Sons of... Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2020 Stateless Writing Writer 66
Fair
2018 Everyone's a Critic Writing Idea N/A
N/A
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2007 The Home Song Stories Writing Writer 58
Average
2004 Thunderstruck Writing Script Editor 58
Average
2001 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Writing Script Editor 61
Fair
2001 Mallboy Writing Script Editor 58
Average
1999 Soft Fruit Writing Script Editor 58
Average
1998 The Violent Earth Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1998 Mrs Craddock's Complaint Writing Writer 59
Average
1998 The Violent Earth Writing Writer 59
Average
1998 China Dolls Writing Writer 58
Average
1997 Exposed Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2021 Fires Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2021 Clickbait Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2020 Stateless Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2016 Barracuda Production Producer 69
Fair
2016 Wanted Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2015 Glitch Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2015 The Slap Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2014 Devil's Playground Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2014 Old School Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2013 Nowhere Boys Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2013 Next Stop Hollywood Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2012 The Straits Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2011 The Slap Production Producer 69
Fair

Crew
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Crew Creator 58
Average