Tony Ayres

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.

Known for

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Queerstralia
1998	China Dolls	Narrator / Self (archival footage)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Spooky Files	Executive Producer
2021	Clickbait	Executive Producer
2021	Clickbait	Creator
2021	Fires	Executive Producer
2021	Fires	Creator
2020	Stateless	Executive Producer
2020	Stateless	Writer
2020	Stateless	Creator
2018	Everyone's a Critic	Idea
2017	Seven Types of Ambiguity	Executive Producer
2016	Wanted	Executive Producer
2016	Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows	Executive Producer
2016	Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows	Screenplay
2016	Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows	Creator
2016	Barracuda	Producer
2015	Glitch	Executive Producer
2015	Glitch	Creator
2015	The Slap	Executive Producer
2015	Cut Snake	Director
2014	Devil's Playground	Executive Producer
2014	Old School	Executive Producer
2013	Nowhere Boys	Executive Producer
2013	Nowhere Boys	Producer
2013	Nowhere Boys	Creator
2013	The Turning	Director
2013	Next Stop Hollywood	Executive Producer
2012	The Straits	Executive Producer
2011	The Slap	Producer
2011	The Slap	Director
2009	Saved	Director
2007	The Home Song Stories	Writer
2007	The Home Song Stories	Director
2004	Thunderstruck	Script Editor
2002	Walking on Water	Director
2001	He Died with a Felafel in His Hand	Script Editor
2001	Mallboy	Script Editor
1999	Soft Fruit	Script Editor
1999	Sadness	Director
1998	Mrs Craddock's Complaint	Writer
1998	Mrs Craddock's Complaint	Director
1998	China Dolls	Director
1998	China Dolls	Writer
1998	The Violent Earth	Writer
1998	The Violent Earth	Writer
1997	Exposed	Writer
1997	Exposed	Director
1985	Sons of...	Director