Tom Budge

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Tom Budge
Born
Thomas Budge

(1982-03-15) 15 March 1982 (age 43)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Thomas Budge (born 15 March 1982) is an Australian television and film actor.

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Early life

Budge was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

Career

Screen

Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including long-running soap opera Neighbours , children's series Round the Twist , and Shock Jock .

After a few years, Budge transitioned from television to film, making his silver screen debut as Pickles in 2002 sports drama Australian Rules . [1] He has since appeared in a number of Australian films, including western The Proposition (2005) opposite Guy Pearce, war film Kokoda (2006), romantic drama Candy (2006) alongside Heath Ledger and musical comedy drama Bran Nue Dae (2009). For his performance in 2006 film Last Train to Freo , he was nominated by both the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Best Supporting Actor. [2]

In 2008, Budge was tipped to play AC/DC guitarist Angus Young in a movie about the former AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott. [3] From 2008 to 2009, Budge appeared in several episodes of the television drama East of Everything . He also made an appearance in the World War 2 HBO miniseries The Pacific , which aired in 2010. In 2015, Budge portrayed Cliff Sutton in the World War I miniseries Gallipoli . [4]

In 2019, he played town mayor Mr. Frankly in Mirrah Foulkes’ directorial debut feature film Judy and Punch . [1]

In early 2020, it was announced that Budge had been cast in an undisclosed role in The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. [5] In March 2021, he walked away from the role due to creative differences, saying that "after recently seeing the first episodes shot over the last year, Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying." [6]

In 2024, Budge starred as Guy Chambers in the Robbie Williams biographical musical drama film Better Man , [7] and as Simpkins in comedy drama film Runt , alongside Jai Courtney and Jack Thompson. [8]

Stage

Budge has also performed for the stage, including in the Belvoir production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore , which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2004 Helpmann Awards. [1] In 2013, he was again nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Eddie Perfect’s The Beast, with the Melbourne Theatre Company. [1] He won rave reviews for both his roles as Clov in Andrew Upton and Hugo Weaving’s 2015 production of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame with the Sydney Theatre Company, and The Rasputin Affair at Sydney's Ensemble Theatre in 2017. [1]

Music

When not acting, Budge has said that he enjoys playing guitar and singing. [9] He also performs in The Tom Budge Band, and has toured both in Australia and internationally. [1] In the 2005 film The Proposition, Budge played the character Samuel Stoat, singing the Canadian folk song "Peggy Gordon", which can be found on YouTube. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Australian Rules PicklesFeature film
2003 The Night We Called It a Day (aka All the Way: The Kidnapping of a Music Legend)Geeky KidFeature film
The Honourable Wally Norman Normie NormanFeature film
Take Away TarquinFeature film
The RouseaboutTom
2004Apprentice
Pity 24
Crash PhilFeature film
2005 Three Dollars Chicken Shop AssistantFeature film
The Proposition Samuel StoatFeature film
The Opposite of VelocityTrevor
2006 Candy SchumannFeature film
Kokoda (aka Kokoda: 39th Battalion)JohnnoFeature film
The Cow ThiefRobert
Last Train to Freo TrevFeature film
2007DamnedAbraham
2008 Ten Empty BrettFeature film
$9.99 Bisley (voice)Animated feature film
2009Everything's AlrightCrash Austin
2010 Bran Nue Dae SlipperyFeature film
2011 Larry Crowne StanFeature film
2014 Son of a Gun JoshFeature film
2019 Judy and Punch Mr FranklyFeature film
2024 Better Man Guy Chambers Feature film
2024 Runt SimpkinsFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999; 2000 Neighbours Tim Harrison 4 episodes
2000 The Games Michael1 episode
2000–2001 Round the Twist Tiger Gleeson24 episodes
2001 Horace & Tina Cameron1 episode
2001–2002 Shock Jock Clive Rank26 episodes
2003 Welcher & Welcher Jake Buzzo1 episode
2005The Glenmoore JobPeterTV series
2008–2009 East of Everything Dale7 episodes
2009 The Pacific Ronnie 'The Kid' GibsonMiniseries
2012 Mabo Greg McIntyreTV film
2015 Gallipoli Cliff SuttonMiniseries, 7 episodes
2016 Wentworth Daz1 episode
2017 Here Come the Habibs Neville1 episode
The Wrong Girl Jeremy10 episodes
The Doctor Blake Mysteries Walter Gregan1 episode
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Brett1 episode
2019 Glitch Rob1 episode
Utopia Martin1 episode
Secret Bridesmaids' Business Detective McKenzie2 episodes
2019–2020 Bloom Shane10 episodes
2020 How to Stay Married Dale1 episode
2021Artist 2 ArtistWilliam (voice)
2022 Upright Geert2 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Davey Belvoir Street Theatre [1] [11]
2015 Endgame Clov Sydney Theatre Company [1] [12]
2017The Rasputin AffairFelix Ensemble Theatre [1] [13]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2006 AFI Award Best Supporting Actor Last Train to Freo Nominated [14]
FCCA Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated
2004 Helpmann Awards Best Supporting Actor The Lieutenant of Inishmore Nominated [1]
2013The BeastNominated [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tom Budge". Amazon MGM Studios.
  2. "Tom Budge/Awards page". Internet Movie Database.
  3. "AC/DC movie in the making". Herald Sun. 5 December 2008.
  4. "Gallipoli: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (14 January 2020). "'The Lord of the Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series Actor Tom Budge Walks Away From The Show". www.slashfilm.com. 15 March 2021.
  7. "Better Man review – Robbie Williams becomes CGI chimp in surreal biopic". The Guardian . 25 December 2024.
  8. "Craig Silvey's Runt Shoots in Western Australia". www.filmink.com.au. 15 March 2021.
  9. "An Interview With Tom Budge (Tiger)". Round The Twist Website.
  10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : The Proposition. YouTube .
  11. "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" (PDF). Belvoir . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. "Review: Endgame, Sydney Theatre Company". www.aussietheatre.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  13. "The Rasputin Affair" (PDF). Ensemble Theatre . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.