Tony Ayres

Tony Ayres

1961-07-16 Macau, China Male 2 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-07-16

Place of Birth

Macau, China

Known Credits

2

Known For

Production

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

China Dolls

1998

Narrator / Self (archival footage)

TV Credits

Queerstralia

2023

(3 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

The Turning

Director

2013

Thunderstruck

Script Editor

2004

China Dolls

Director

1998

Cut Snake

Director

2015

The Rooster

Thanks

2024

Sadness

Director

1999

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

Executive Producer

2016

Sons of...

Director

1985

Exposed

Director

1997

Saved

Director

2009

Mallboy

Script Editor

2001

Walking on Water

Director

2002

Soft Fruit

Script Editor

1999

TV Production Credits

The Survivors

Writer

2025

Seven Types of Ambiguity

Executive Producer

2017

Glitch

Executive Producer

2015

Nowhere Boys

Executive Producer

2013

Wanted

Executive Producer

2016

The Slap

Executive Producer

2015

The Family Law

Executive Producer

2016

Clickbait

Executive Producer

2021

Fires

Executive Producer

2021

Stateless

Executive Producer

2020

Devil's Playground

Executive Producer

2014

The Slap

Producer

2011

The Straits

Executive Producer

2012

Barracuda

Producer

2016

Old School

Executive Producer

2014

Next Stop Hollywood

Executive Producer

2013

Spooky Files

Executive Producer

2023