Tom Wright (Australian actor)
| Tom Wright | |
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| Born | Thomas Michael Wright 22 June 1983 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | Since 1998 |
Tom Wright (Thomas M. Wright) is an actor, writer, director and producer, born 22 June 1983 in Melbourne, Australia the eldest of three children.
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[edit] Biography
Tom Wright (Thomas M. Wright) is an actor, writer, director and producer, born 22 June 1983 in Melbourne, the eldest of three children.
He is the co-Founder and Director of The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm.
As an actor, he featured as Thomas Bodenham in the film Van Diemen's Land (2008), as murdered journalist Brian Peters in Robert Connolly's Balibo (2008), in Matthew Saville's The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy (2007) and in the soon to be released Torn (2010), directed by Eric Manchester.
He has played roles for The Malthouse Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company and in 2011 will portray the title role for The Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company production of Baal, directed by Simon Stone.
As a writer, designer and director, for The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm in 2011 – I Feel Awful (Queensland Theatre Company), They Called Him Mr. Glamour (Belvoir St. Theatre) featuring and written by Gareth Davies, and Savages, a co-production with East Timorese companies Liurai Foer (King Bin) and Galaxie, to be created in East Timor and presented in 2012.
He is at work as director on The Plague Cycle, with author Declan Greene, a large scale installation piece, and a production with The Encircling Sea, to be presented in 2012.
He has featured in the short films Everything I See – Ari Wegner (2007), Songs In The Key of Death – Alex Bryant (2008), The Bloody Sweet Hit – Damien Walshe Howling (2009) and PAM – Nathan Phillips (2011). He also wrote and directed the short film Mistah Woodpile – featuring C.W Stoneking and Garry Mansfield (2006).
As a younger actor he featured in in a Disney Channel TV movie, Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000), playing Megan Larson's love interest, Cutter. The following year, he played the character Orion in Zenon: The Zequel (2001). He has also featured in numerous Television Series.
As producer for The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm: Avast (2006–2008), Rubeville (2006–2007), Kissy Kissy (2006–2007), The Suitcase Royale's Chronicles Of A Sleepless Moon (2006) – and The Ghost of Rickets' Hill (2007), Hunting with the Colonel (2007), Sugar (2007), Debris (Ride On, 2007) Pimms (2007), Avast II: The Welshman Cometh (2008), Glassoon (2009), and currently, I Feel Awful (2010–2011), They Called Him Mr. Glamour (2011) and Savages (2011).
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[edit] Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2000 | Stepsister from Planet Weird | Cutter |
| 2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | Orion |
| 2007 | The King | Alfie |
| 2009 | Balibo | Brian Peters |
| 2009 | Van Diemen's Land | Thomas Bodenham |
| 2010 | Torn | Tim Strauss |
