Thomas M. Wright

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1983-06-22 (41 years old)

Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As Tom Wright

Thomas M. Wright

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

2022
The Stranger

as Director

2018
Acute Misfortune

as Director

Actor

2024
Sleeping Dogs

as Wayne Devereaux

2020
Barkskins

as Elisha Cooke

2018
Sweet Country

as Mick Kennedy

2017
The Man with the Iron Heart

as Josef Valčík

2016
Outsiders

as Sheriff Wade Houghton, Jr

2015
Everest

as Michael Groom

2013
The Bridge

as Steven Linder

2013
Top of the Lake

as Johnno Mitcham

2009
Van Diemen's Land

as Thomas Bodenham

2008
Rush

as Jeremy Brindle

2007
The King

as Alfie

2001
2000
Stepsister from Planet Weird

as Cutter (as Tom Wright)

Writer

2022
The Stranger

as Writer

2018
Acute Misfortune

as Screenplay

Producer

2025
Inside

as Executive Producer

2018
Acute Misfortune

as Producer