Thomas M. Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Birthdate
June 22, 1983 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Directing

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Birthdate
June 22, 1983 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Directing

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.

Thomas M. Wright's LGBTQ+ Titles

Acute Misfortune
Acute Misfortune
Director

Acting (14)

2024
Sleeping Dogs as Wayne Devereaux
2020
Barkskins as Elisha Cooke (8 episodes)
2018
Sweet Country as Mick Kennedy
2017
The Man with the Iron Heart as Josef Valčík
2016
Outsiders as Sheriff Wade Houghton, Jr (26 episodes)
2015
Everest as Michael Groom
2013
The Bridge as Steven Linder (26 episodes)
2013
Top of the Lake as Johnno Mitcham (7 episodes)
2009
Van Diemen's Land as Thomas Bodenham
2008
Rush as Jeremy Brindle (1 episode)
2007
The King as Alfie
2001
The Secret Life of Us (1 episode)
2001
Zenon: The Zequel as Orion
2000
Stepsister from Planet Weird as Cutter (as Tom Wright)

Directing (2)

2022
The Stranger • Director
• Director
2018
Acute Misfortune • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2025
Inside • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
Acute Misfortune • Producer
• Producer

Writing (2)

2022
The Stranger • Writer
• Writer
2018
Acute Misfortune • Screenplay
• Screenplay