Cast & creator
Thomas M. Wright
Best known for Rush, The Bridge, Outsiders
Thomas Michael Wright (born 22 June 1983; Melbourne) is an Australian actor, writer, film director and producer. He is the co-founder (2006) and director of theatre company Black Lung and director of the feature film Acute Misfortune (2019). As an actor he came to attention in Jane Campion's series Top of the Lake, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the (US-Canadian) Critics' Choice Awards. He directed the thriller film The Stranger, which is scheduled to appear at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Also known as: Tom Wright
18
film credits
8
television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
6.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
Showing 26 of 26 credits
Rush
Jeremy Brindle
2008
The Bridge
Steven Linder
2013
Outsiders
Sheriff Wade Houghton
2016
The Secret Life of Us
2001
Everest
Michael Groom
2015
Sleeping Dogs
Wayne Devereaux
2024
Top of the Lake
Johnno Mitcham
2013
Round the Twist
Milo
1990
Barkskins
Elisha Cooke
2020
Treasure & Dirt
2026
The Stranger
Director
2022The Stranger
Writer
2022
The Man with the Iron Heart
Josef Valčík
2017
Stepsister from Planet Weird
Cutter (as Tom Wright)
2000
Sweet Country
Mick Kennedy
2018
Zenon: The Zequel
Orion
2001
The Rooster
Thanks
2024
Van Diemen's Land
Thomas Bodenham
2009
Acute Misfortune
Screenplay
2018Acute Misfortune
Producer
2018Acute Misfortune
Director
2018
Inside
Executive Producer
2025
Wolfram
Mick Kennedy
2026
The City Eats Its Weak
2005
The King
Alfie
2007
Petrol
Thanks
2023