Tony Ayres
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.
Acting
Crew
TV
Clickbait
Executive Producer
2021
TV
Glitch
Executive Producer
2015
Movie
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Script Editor
2001
TV
Stateless
Executive Producer
2020
TV
The Survivors
Writer
2025
TV
Nowhere Boys
Producer
2013
TV
Wanted
Executive Producer
2016
Movie
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
Executive Producer
2016
TV
The Slap
Producer
2011
TV
The Slap
Executive Producer
2015
Movie
Cut Snake
Director
2015
Movie
The Turning
Director
2013