Tasma Walton | |
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 Walton at the 2012 Samsung AACTA Awards | |
| Born | 19 August 1973 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress and novelist.
Tasma Walton was born on 19 August 1973 [1] in Geraldton, Western Australia. She is of Boonwurrung descent through her mother, however she only discovered this in her late 30s. [2] [3]
Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copywriter in Geraldton, her home town. [4]
She was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but dropped out after two years. [4]
Walton joined a small Sydney theatre company, and landed a role as the love interest of Ian Moss in the music video for Tucker's Daughter off his 1989 debut album Matchbook . [4]
In 1995, Walton played the recurring role of Rachel Watson in Home and Away . [4]
In 1996, Walton was cast as Dash McKinley in the police drama series Blue Heelers . Her character was introduced halfway through Season 3. She also played another character, Kim Trelor, in the same series. [5] In the same year, she made her film debut in Fistful of Flies . Her last episode of Blue Heelers ("The Full Circle") screened in mid-1999.[ citation needed ]
In 2009, Walton joined the cast of City Homicide in the semi-regular role of criminal profiler, Claudia Leigh. [6] In July 2013, it was announced that Walton had rejoined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of Jade Montgomery. She was on the show for two seasons. [4]
In 2016, Walton appeared on three episodes of Rake .[ citation needed ] She also had a regular role on Cleverman (in 2016 and 2017).[ citation needed ] In 2018, she joined the cast of Mystery Road , reprising her role from the 2013 film of the same name. She returned to season two in 2020.[ citation needed ]
In 2023 Walton appeared in Channel Seven series The Claremont Murders [7] and Walton joined the second season of Foxtel series The Twelve. [8] [9]
Other film and TV appearances include Water Rats , Sea Patrol , The Postcard Bandit , and Perdition.[ citation needed ] She also won recurring roles in White Collar Blue and BeastMaster .[ citation needed ]
Walton has also written two works of fiction:
Walton was in a relationship with Danny Roberts for seven and a half years until 2004. [12] She began dating Rove McManus in October 2007. They married in a private ceremony in Broome, Western Australia, on 16 June 2009. [13] In December 2013, Walton and McManus announced the birth of their daughter. [14] [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fistful of Flies | Maria "Mars" Lupi | Feature film |
| 1998 | Cody: The Wrong Stuff | TV film | |
| 1999 | Airtight | Virg | TV film |
| 2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Wendy | TV film |
| 2003 | Subterano | Stone | Feature film |
| The Postcard Bandit | Frankie | TV film | |
| 2004 | Roll | Emma | TV film |
| 2005 | Perdition | Jo | Short film |
| Little Oberon | Georgie Green | TV film | |
| 2006 | Safety in Numbers | Caroline | |
| BlackJack: At the Gates | Sylvia | TV film | |
| 2009 | Dreamland | April Freeman | |
| Blessed | Gail | Feature film | |
| Together Alone | Trish | Short film | |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Mary Swan | Feature film |
| 2015 | Looking for Grace | Sandra | Feature film |
| 2017 | The Half Dead | Julie Masden | Post-production |
| 2021 | How to Please a Woman | Monique | Feature film |
| 2022 | Sweet As | Mitch | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Home and Away | Rachel Watson | TV series, season 8 (recurring role) | |
| Echo Point | Gina | TV series | ||
| Blue Heelers | Kim Treloar | TV series, episode: "Salutary Lessons" | ||
| 1996–99 | Blue Heelers | Const. Deirdre E. "Dash" McKinley | TV series, 129 episodes | |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Belinda Harvey | TV series, episode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings" | |
| 2000–02 | BeastMaster | Caro | TV series (recurring role) | |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Leah | TV series (recurring role) | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Gemma Mancuzzo | TV series, episodes: 2.10, 2.11 | |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Tracey Morrison | TV series, season 4, episode 8: "Show of Love" | |
| 2006 | Stupid, Stupid Man | Janine Russell | TV series, episode: "A Very, Very Private Function" | |
| 2009 | Sea Patrol | Jila | TV series, season 3, episode: "Secret Cargo" | |
| 2009–10 | City Homicide [16] | Claudia Leigh | TV series (regular role) | |
| 2013–14 | Home and Away | Jade Montgomery | TV series, seasons 26-27 (recurring role) | |
| 2014 | It's a Date | Paulina | TV series, episode: "Should You Date Outside Your Comfort Zone?" | |
| 2016 | Rake | Jack | TV series, episodes: 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 | |
| 2016–17 | Cleverman | Araluen | TV series (regular role) | [17] |
| 2018–2020 | Mystery Road | Mary Swan | TV series, episodes: 2, 3 & 4 | [18] [19] |
| 2023 | The Claremont Murders | Karin Margolius | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Twelve | Thelma Connell | TV series: 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | Scrublands: Silver | Josie Jones | TV series: 2 episodes | [20] |
| Deadloch | Detective Greene | TV series | ||
| Reckless | 2025 | TV series | [21] |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tucker's Daughter | Ian Moss |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Great Australian Walks | Self | 1 episode | [22] |
| 2020 | Whovians | Herself | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Show Me the Movie! | Herself | TV series, 1 episode | [23] |
Walton has also performed extensively on stage, including the following productions: [24]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Summer of the Aliens | Mrs Irvin / Japanese Woman | UNSW Parade Theatre |
| 1993 | The Skin of Our Teeth | UNSW Parade Theatre | |
| 1993 | The Grace of Mary Traverse | Mary Traverse / Hangman | NIDA Theatre |
| 1993 | All's Well That Ends Well | NIDA Theatre | |
| 1993 | A House is Built | Katie | UNSW Parade Theatre |
| 1994 | Jigsaws | New Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2001 | The Vagina Monologues | Ensemble Theatre | |
| 2001 | Men of Honour | Ensemble Theatre | |
| 2004 | Live Acts on Stage | Playhouse Theatre, Perth | |
| 2015 | Dinner | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth | |
| 2019 | Winyanboga Yurringa | Belvoir Street Theatre |
