
Actor
Tony Ayres
Born 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’ (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.
Directed
Writing

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Script Editor · 2001

Stateless
Writer · 2020

The Survivors
Writer · 2025

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
Screenplay · 2016

The Home Song Stories
Writer · 2007

The Violent Earth
Writer · 1998

Mallboy
Script Editor · 2001
The Violent Earth
Writer · 1998

Soft Fruit
Script Editor · 1999

Mrs Craddock's Complaint
Writer · 1998

Thunderstruck
Script Editor · 2004

Exposed
Writer · 1997






