Tom Budge | |
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| Born | Thomas Budge 15 March 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Thomas Budge (born 15 March 1982) is an Australian television and film actor.
Early life
[edit]Budge was born in Melbourne, Victoria.
Career
[edit]Screen
[edit]Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including long-running soap opera Neighbours, children's series Round the Twist, and Shock Jock.
After a few years, Budge transitioned from television to film, making his silver screen debut as Pickles in 2002 sports drama Australian Rules.[1] He has since appeared in a number of Australian films, including western The Proposition (2005) opposite Guy Pearce, war film Kokoda (2006), romantic drama Candy (2006) alongside Heath Ledger and musical comedy drama Bran Nue Dae (2009). For his performance in 2006 film Last Train to Freo, he was nominated by both the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Best Supporting Actor.[2]
In 2008, Budge was tipped to play AC/DC guitarist Angus Young in a movie about the former AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott.[3] From 2008 to 2009, Budge appeared in several episodes of the television drama East of Everything. He also made an appearance in the World War 2 HBO miniseries The Pacific, which aired in 2010. In 2015, Budge portrayed Cliff Sutton in the World War I miniseries Gallipoli.[4]
In 2019, he played town mayor Mr. Frankly in Mirrah Foulkes’ directorial debut feature film Judy and Punch.[1]
In early 2020, it was announced that Budge had been cast in an undisclosed role in The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.[5] In March 2021, he walked away from the role due to creative differences, saying that "after recently seeing the first episodes shot over the last year, Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying."[6]
In 2024, Budge starred as Guy Chambers in the Robbie Williams biographical musical drama film Better Man,[7] and as Simpkins in comedy drama film Runt, alongside Jai Courtney and Jack Thompson.[8]
Stage
[edit]Budge has also performed for the stage, including in the Belvoir production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2004 Helpmann Awards.[1] In 2013, he was again nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Eddie Perfect’s The Beast, with the Melbourne Theatre Company.[1] He won rave reviews for both his roles as Clov in Andrew Upton and Hugo Weaving’s 2015 production of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame with the Sydney Theatre Company, and The Rasputin Affair at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre in 2017.[1]
Music
[edit]When not acting, Budge has said that he enjoys playing guitar and singing.[9] He also performs in The Tom Budge Band, and has toured both in Australia and internationally.[1] In the 2005 film The Proposition, Budge played the character Samuel Stoat, singing the Canadian folk song "Peggy Gordon", which can be found on YouTube.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Australian Rules | Pickles | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day (aka All the Way: The Kidnapping of a Music Legend) | Geeky Kid | Feature film |
| The Honourable Wally Norman | Normie Norman | Feature film | |
| Take Away | Tarquin | Feature film | |
| The Rouseabout | Tom | ||
| 2004 | Apprentice | ||
| Pity 24 | |||
| Crash | Phil | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Three Dollars | Chicken Shop Assistant | Feature film |
| The Proposition | Samuel Stoat | Feature film | |
| The Opposite of Velocity | Trevor | ||
| 2006 | Candy | Schumann | Feature film |
| Kokoda (aka Kokoda: 39th Battalion) | Johnno | Feature film | |
| The Cow Thief | Robert | ||
| Last Train to Freo | Trev | Feature film | |
| 2007 | Damned | Abraham | |
| 2008 | Ten Empty | Brett | Feature film |
| $9.99 | Bisley (voice) | Animated feature film | |
| 2009 | Everything's Alright | Crash Austin | |
| 2010 | Bran Nue Dae | Slippery | Feature film |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Stan | Feature film |
| 2014 | Son of a Gun | Josh | Feature film |
| 2019 | Judy and Punch | Mr Frankly | Feature film |
| 2024 | Better Man | Guy Chambers | Feature film |
| 2024 | Runt | Simpkins | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999; 2000 | Neighbours | Tim Harrison | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | The Games | Michael | 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | Round the Twist | Tiger Gleeson | 24 episodes |
| 2001 | Horace & Tina | Cameron | 1 episode |
| 2001–2002 | Shock Jock | Clive Rank | 26 episodes |
| 2003 | Welcher & Welcher | Jake Buzzo | 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Glenmoore Job | Peter | TV series |
| 2008–2009 | East of Everything | Dale | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | The Pacific | Ronnie 'The Kid' Gibson | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Mabo | Greg McIntyre | TV film |
| 2015 | Gallipoli | Cliff Sutton | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Wentworth | Daz | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Here Come the Habibs | Neville | 1 episode |
| The Wrong Girl | Jeremy | 10 episodes | |
| The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Walter Gregan | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Brett | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Glitch | Rob | 1 episode |
| Utopia | Martin | 1 episode | |
| Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Detective McKenzie | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–2020 | Bloom | Shane | 10 episodes |
| 2020 | How to Stay Married | Dale | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Artist 2 Artist | William (voice) | |
| 2022 | Upright | Geert | 2 episodes |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Davey | Belvoir Street Theatre[1][11] |
| 2015 | Endgame | Clov | Sydney Theatre Company[1][12] |
| 2017 | The Rasputin Affair | Felix | Ensemble Theatre[1][13] |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AFI Award | Best Supporting Actor | Last Train to Freo | Nominated | [14] |
| FCCA Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Helpmann Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Nominated | [1] |
| 2013 | The Beast | Nominated | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tom Budge". Amazon MGM Studios.
- ^ "Tom Budge/Awards page". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "AC/DC movie in the making". Herald Sun. 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Gallipoli: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (14 January 2020). "'The Lord of the Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series Actor Tom Budge Walks Away From The Show". www.slashfilm.com. 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Better Man review – Robbie Williams becomes CGI chimp in surreal biopic". The Guardian. 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Craig Silvey's Runt Shoots in Western Australia". www.filmink.com.au. 15 March 2021.
- ^ "An Interview With Tom Budge (Tiger)". Round The Twist Website.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The Proposition. YouTube.
- ^ "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" (PDF). Belvoir. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Review: Endgame, Sydney Theatre Company". www.aussietheatre.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "The Rasputin Affair" (PDF). Ensemble Theatre. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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