Acting
Thomas M. Wright
Born June 22, 1983 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Thomas Michael Wright (born 22 June 1983; Melbourne) is an Australian actor, writer, film director and producer. He is the co-founder (2006) and director of theatre company Black Lung and director of the feature film Acute Misfortune (2019). As an actor he came to attention in Jane Campion's series Top of the Lake, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the (US-Canadian) Critics' Choice Awards. He directed the thriller film The Stranger, which is scheduled to appear at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Known for
7.1
Everest
Michael Groom
6.4
The Man with the Iron Heart
Josef Valčík
6.2
Sleeping Dogs
Wayne Devereaux
6.6
The Stranger
Director, Writer
7.4
Top of the Lake
Johnno Mitcham
6.9
Sweet Country
Mick Kennedy
7.6
The Bridge
Steven Linder
7.5
Tenzing
Tom Bourdillon
7.4
Outsiders
Sheriff Wade Houghton
5.8
Zenon: The Zequel
Orion
5.7
Stepsister from Planet Weird
Cutter (as Tom Wright)
5.9
Van Diemen's Land
Thomas Bodenham
7.3
Barkskins
Elisha Cooke
8.0
Round the Twist
Milo
5.5
The Rooster
Thanks
6.4
Inside
Executive Producer
7.5
Rush
Jeremy Brindle
7.7
The Secret Life of Us
2001 · Series
7.3 TMDB
Treasure & Dirt
2026 · Series
6.6
Acute Misfortune
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Filmography
- 2026TenzingTom BourdillonMovie
- 2026Treasure & DirtSeries
- 2026WolframMick KennedyMovie
- 2025InsideExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2024Sleeping DogsWayne DevereauxMovie
- 2024The RoosterThanksMovie
- 2023PetrolThanksMovie
- 2022The StrangerDirector, WriterMovie
- 2020BarkskinsElisha CookeSeries
- 2018Acute MisfortuneDirector, Producer, ScreenplayMovie
- 2018Sweet CountryMick KennedyMovie
- 2017The Man with the Iron HeartJosef ValčíkMovie
- 2016OutsidersSheriff Wade HoughtonSeries
- 2015EverestMichael GroomMovie
- 2013The BridgeSteven LinderSeries
- 2013Top of the LakeJohnno MitchamSeries
- 2009Van Diemen's LandThomas BodenhamMovie
- 2008RushJeremy BrindleSeries
- 2007The KingAlfieMovie
- 2005The City Eats Its WeakMovie
- 2001The Secret Life of UsSeries
- 2001Zenon: The ZequelOrionMovie
- 2000Stepsister from Planet WeirdCutter (as Tom Wright)Movie
- 1990Round the TwistMiloSeries