Tony Ayres

Personal Info

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Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-07-16 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Macau, China

Tony Ayres

Biography

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.

Acting

1998

China Dolls

as Narrator / Self (archival footage)

Production

2002

Walking on Water

as Director

1999

Soft Fruit

as Script Editor

2009

Saved

as Director

2004

Thunderstruck

as Script Editor

2015

Cut Snake

as Director

2007

1998

2016

1999

Sadness

as Director

1985

Sons of...

as Director

2013

The Turning

as Director

2001

Mallboy

as Script Editor

1998

China Dolls

as Director

1997

Exposed

as Director

1997

Exposed

as Writer

1998

China Dolls

as Writer

2024

The Rooster

as Thanks

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