Tom Budge
Actor
March 15, 1982 (44 years)
Tom Budge – Australian actor and musician, born 15 March 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Also a composer, lyricist, and emerging screenwriter, he has toured with the Tom Budge Band and received two Helpmann Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for The Beast and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. His most notable film roles include Pickles in Australian Rules (2002), Samuel Stoat in The Proposition (2005, opposite Ray Winstone and Guy Pearce), Schumann in Candy (2006, opposite Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish), Johnno in Kokoda (2006), Slippery in Bran Nue Dae (2009), Josh in Son of a Gun (2014), Mr. Frankly in Judy & Punch (2019, Sundance), and Guy Chambers in Better Man (2024, opposite Hugh Jackman). On television he appeared as Pfc. Ronnie Gibson in The Pacific (2010, HBO), Cliff Sutton in Gallipoli (2015), Hon. Mortimer Smales in The Artful Dodger (2023), and Geert in Upright (2022, opposite Tim Minchin). He was cast in The Rings of Power (2021) but walked away from the role in March 2021.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Goolagong · as Joe Kirkman |
| 2025 | Ghosts Australia · as Gerard |
| 2024 | Better Man · as Guy Chambers |
| 2024 | Runt · as Simpkins |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger · as Hon Mortimer Smales |
| 2019 | Upright · as GeertOn Plex |
| 2019 | Judy & Punch · as Mr. Frankly |
| 2019 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business · as Det Mackenzie |
| 2019 | Bloom (2019) · as Shane |
| 2018 | How to Stay Married · as Dale |
| 2017 | True Story With Hamish And Andy · as Brett |
| 2016 | The Wrong Girl · as Jeremy |
| 2016 | Here Come The Habibs! · as Neville |
| 2015 | Glitch (2015) · as Rob |
| 2015 | Gallipoli · as Cliff Sutton |
| 2014 | Son of a Gun · as JoshOn Plex |
| 2014 | Utopia (AU) · as Martin |
| 2013 | Tracks · as Suzuki ManOn Plex |
| 2013 | Wentworth · as Darren |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries · as Walter GreganOn Plex |
| 2012 | Utopia Girls · as Cast |
| 2012 | Mabo · as Greg Mcintyre |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne · as Stan |
| 2010 | The Pacific · as Pfc Ronnie Gibson |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae · as Slippery |
| 2008 | $9.99 · as Bisley (voice) |
| 2008 | Ten Empty · as Brett |
| 2008 | East of Everything · as Dale |
| 2006 | Last Train to Freo · as Trev |
| 2006 | Candy · as SchumannOn Plex |
| 2006 | Kokoda: 39th Battalion · as Johnno |
| 2005 | The Proposition · as Samuel Stoat |
| 2005 | Three Dollars · as Chicken Shop AssistantOn Plex |
| 2004 | Crash · as Phil |
| 2003 | The Honourable Wally Norman · as Normie Norman |
| 2003 | Take Away · as Tarquin |
| 2003 | Welcher & Welcher · as Jake Buzzo |
| 2002 | Australian Rules · as Pickles |
| 1999 | Crash Zone · as Boy |
| 1998 | The Games (Australia) · as Michael |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers · as Euan Roberts |
| 1989 | Round the Twist · as Tiger Gleeson |
| 1985 | Neighbours · as Tim Harrison |
| 2015 | Son of a Gun: A Wild Ride · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | Son of a Gun: Working Together · as Self - Actor |