Tony Ayres

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Tony Ayres

Production 65 July 16, 1961

Macau, China

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’ (2…

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Clickbait

Clickbait

7.1 2021 TV Show
Glitch

Glitch

6.8 2015 TV Show
Stateless

Stateless

6.6 2020 TV Show
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

7.0 2001 Movie
Nowhere Boys

Nowhere Boys

6.8 2013 TV Show
The Survivors

The Survivors

6.6 2025 TV Show
Wanted

Wanted

7.2 2016 TV Show
The Slap

The Slap

5.9 2015 TV Show
The Slap

The Slap

6.6 2011 TV Show
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

5.6 2016 Movie
Fires

Fires

7.1 2021 TV Show
Seven Types of Ambiguity

Seven Types of Ambiguity

6.1 2017 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2025
    The Survivors

    TV show Writer

  2. 2024
    The Rooster

    Movie Thanks

  3. 2023
    Spooky Files

    TV show Executive Producer

  4. 2023
    Queerstralia

    TV show Self

  5. 2021
    Fires

    TV show Executive Producer

  6. 2021
    Clickbait

    TV show Executive Producer

  7. 2020
    Stateless

    TV show Executive Producer

  8. 2018
    Everyone's a Critic

    TV show Idea

  9. 2017
    Seven Types of Ambiguity

    TV show Executive Producer

  10. 2016
    Barracuda

    TV show Producer

  11. 2016
    Wanted

    TV show Executive Producer

  12. 2016
    The Family Law

    TV show Executive Producer

  13. 2016
    Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2015
    Cut Snake

    Movie Director

  15. 2015
    Glitch

    TV show Executive Producer

  16. 2015
    The Slap

    TV show Executive Producer

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  1. 2014
    Devil's Playground

    TV show Executive Producer

  2. 2014
    Old School

    TV show Executive Producer

  3. 2013
    Nowhere Boys

    TV show Producer

  4. 2013
    The Turning

    Movie Director

  5. 2013
    Next Stop Hollywood

    TV show Executive Producer

  6. 2012
    The Straits

    TV show Executive Producer

  7. 2011
    The Slap

    TV show Producer

  8. 2009
    Saved

    Movie Director

  9. 2007
    The Home Song Stories

    Movie Writer

  10. 2004
    Thunderstruck

    Movie Script Editor

  11. 2002
    Walking on Water

    Movie Director

  12. 2001
    He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

    Movie Script Editor

  13. 2001
    Mallboy

    Movie Script Editor

  14. 1999
    Soft Fruit

    Movie Script Editor

  15. 1999
    Sadness

    Movie Director

  16. 1998
    The Violent Earth

    TV show Writer

  17. 1998
    Mrs Craddock's Complaint

    Movie Writer

  18. 1998
    The Violent Earth

    Movie Writer

  19. 1997
    China Dolls

    Movie Narrator / Self (archival footage)

  20. 1997
    Exposed

    Movie Director

  21. 1985
    Sons of...

    Movie Director