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

China Dolls

Director

1998

Thunderstruck

Script Editor

2004

The Rooster

Thanks

2024

Saved

Director

2009

Cut Snake

Director

2015

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

Executive Producer

2016

Walking on Water

Director

2002

Mallboy

Script Editor

2001

Sadness

Director

1999

Soft Fruit

Script Editor

1999

Exposed

Writer

1997

Sons of...

Director

1985

TV Production Credits

Nowhere Boys

Producer

2013

Glitch

Executive Producer

2015

Wanted

Executive Producer

2016

The Slap

Executive Producer

2015

Clickbait

Executive Producer

2021

The Survivors

Writer

2025

Stateless

Executive Producer

2020

The Family Law

Executive Producer

2016

Fires

Executive Producer

2021

Seven Types of Ambiguity

Executive Producer

2017

Old School

Executive Producer

2014

The Slap

Producer

2011

The Straits

Executive Producer

2012

Barracuda

Producer

2016

Devil's Playground

Executive Producer

2014

Spooky Files

Executive Producer

2023

Next Stop Hollywood

Executive Producer

2013