
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 22, 1983 (age 42)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also Known As
Tom Wright
Thomas M. Wright
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

TV
Rush
Jeremy Brindle
2008

TV
The Bridge
Steven Linder
2013

TV
Outsiders
Sheriff Wade Houghton, Jr
2016

TV
The Secret Life of Us
2001

TV
Top of the Lake
Johnno Mitcham
2013

Film
Everest
Michael Groom
2015

TV
Barkskins
Elisha Cooke
2020

TV
Round the Twist
Milo
1990

Film
Sleeping Dogs
Wayne Devereaux
2024

Film
The Man with the Iron Heart
Josef Valčík
2017

Film
Sweet Country
Mick Kennedy
2018

Film
Zenon: The Zequel
Orion
2001

Film
Van Diemen's Land
Thomas Bodenham
2009

Film
The King
Alfie
2007

Film
Stepsister from Planet Weird
Cutter (as Tom Wright)
2000

Film
Wolfram
2026
Filmography
2026FilmWolfram2024FilmSleeping Dogsas Wayne Devereaux2020TVBarkskinsas Elisha Cooke2018FilmSweet Countryas Mick Kennedy2017FilmThe Man with the Iron Heartas Josef Valčík2016TVOutsidersas Sheriff Wade Houghton, Jr2015FilmEverestas Michael Groom2013TVThe Bridgeas Steven Linder2013TVTop of the Lakeas Johnno Mitcham2009FilmVan Diemen's Landas Thomas Bodenham2008TVRushas Jeremy Brindle2007FilmThe Kingas Alfie2001TVThe Secret Life of Us2001FilmZenon: The Zequelas Orion2000FilmStepsister from Planet Weirdas Cutter (as Tom Wright)1990TVRound the Twistas Milo