
Tony Ayres
Producer
Born: July 16, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of birth: Macau, China
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.
Filmography (25)
- He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001, ★ 6.9)
- Old School (2014, ★ 7.6)
- The Slap (2011, ★ 6.6)
- Barracuda (2016, ★ 6.6)
- Devil's Playground (2014, ★ 7.4)
- Nowhere Boys (2013, ★ 6.7)
- Stateless (2020, ★ 6.6)
- Glitch (2015, ★ 6.7)
- Fires (2021, ★ 7.1)
- Clickbait (2021, ★ 7.1)
- Wanted (2016, ★ 7.2)
- The Survivors (2025, ★ 6.6)
- Walking on Water (2002, ★ 5.6)
- Cut Snake (2015, ★ 6.2)
- The Home Song Stories (2007, ★ 6)
- Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016, ★ 5.6)
- The Turning (2013, ★ 5.7)
- The Rooster (2024, ★ 5.6)
- The Straits (2012, ★ 6.2)
- Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017, ★ 6)
- The Slap (2015, ★ 5.9)
- The Family Law (2016, ★ 6)
- Saved (2009, ★ 4)
- Thunderstruck (2004, ★ 3.8)
- Mallboy (2001, ★ 4.6)