Tom Budge
Biography
Tom Budge is an Australian actor who moved from television into film after early roles in the soap opera Neighbours and the children's series Round the Twist, where he played Tiger Gleeson from 2001 to 2002. Born in Melbourne, he made his film debut in the 2002 sports drama Australian Rules and soon appeared in Take Away (2003), Kokoda (2006), and Candy (2006). For his performance as Trev in Last Train to Freo, he earned Best Supporting Actor nominations from the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia. Later credits include Bran Nue Dae (2009), Son of a Gun (2014), Judy & Punch (2019), and Better Man (2024), along with television work in The Pacific and Bloom. On stage, he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Helpmann Awards for The Lieutenant of Inishmore and another nomination for The Beast, and he also performs with The Tom Budge Band.
44years old
Turns 45 on March 15in 154 days
- Born Melbourne
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Thomas Budge
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 21 years2003 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
In 2008, Budge was also in the running to portray Angus Young, the AC/DC guitarist, in a film centered on Bon Scott, the band's former lead singer.
A role that slipped away
Budge was cast in an undisclosed role in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but walked away from it in March 2021 over creative differences.
First role
Budge's silver screen debut came in the 2002 sports drama Australian Rules, playing Pickles alongside Nathan Phillips and Luke Carroll.
Beyond film
Tom Budge also performs with The Tom Budge Band. With that group he has toured in Australia and in other countries around the world.
Beyond film
Budge played a character in The Proposition, a 2005 film, and that character sang "Peggy Gordon", a Canadian folk song.
Tom Budge movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Damon Herriman appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Damon Herriman's page
Geoffrey Rush's page
Eddie Baroo's page
Jacek Koman's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.