Tony Ayres
Production
Born: 1961-07-16 · Macau, China
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.
🎬 Movies (17)
The Rooster
2024
Thanks
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
2016
Executive Producer
Cut Snake
2015
Director
The Turning
2013
Director
Saved
2009
Director
The Home Song Stories
2007
Writer
Thunderstruck
2004
Script Editor
Walking on Water
2002
Director
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
2001
Script Editor
Mallboy
2001
Script Editor
Soft Fruit
1999
Script Editor
Sadness
1999
Director
China Dolls
1998
Narrator / Self (archival footage)
The Violent Earth
1998
Writer
Mrs Craddock's Complaint
1998
Writer
Exposed
1997
Writer
Sons of...
1985
Director
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Survivors
2025
Writer
Queerstralia
2023
Spooky Files
2023
Executive Producer
Fires
2021
Executive Producer
Clickbait
2021
Executive Producer
Stateless
2020
Executive Producer
Everyone's a Critic
2018
Idea
Seven Types of Ambiguity
2017
Executive Producer
Barracuda
2016
Producer
Wanted
2016
Executive Producer
The Family Law
2016
Executive Producer
Glitch
2015
Executive Producer
The Slap
2015
Executive Producer
Old School
2014
Executive Producer
Devil's Playground
2014
Executive Producer
Next Stop Hollywood
2013
Executive Producer
Nowhere Boys
2013
Producer
The Straits
2012
Executive Producer
The Slap
2011
Producer
The Violent Earth
1998
Writer