Tony Ayres was born on 16 July 1961 and is an Australian showrunner, screenwriter, director in television and feature film.
15 Facts About Tony Ayres
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Tony Ayres is most notable for his films Walking on Water and The Home Song Stories, as well his work in television, including working as the showrunner on The Slap and teen adventure series Nowhere Boys.
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On 16 July 1961, Ayres was born in Portuguese Macau.
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In 1964, Tony Ayres' mother married an Australian sailor and migrated her family to Perth, Western Australia.
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In 1972, when Tony Ayres was 11 years old, his mother died by suicide.
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Tony Ayres' stepfather died of a heart attack three years after the death of his wife, and two days before he was due to remarry.
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Tony Ayres temporarily relocated to Canberra, ACT, to study, before moving back to help care for the teacher and his children.
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Tony Ayres attended Ardross Primary School and Applecross Senior High School, later studying photography and printmaking at the Australian National University in Canberra, before working as an exhibition curator.
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Tony Ayres later completed postgraduate studies in film and video at the Swinburne Film and Television School in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Tony Ayres was the showrunner and director of the eight episode miniseries The Slap, which won five AACTA Awards, including Best Miniseries or TV Movie, and was nominated for a BAFTA and International Emmy.
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Tony Ayres was the showrunner for the ABC3 show Nowhere Boys, as well as executive producer on Old School and Devil's Playground.
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On 31 January 2025, it was announced that Netflix series The Survivors had been announced in the 2025 Australian drama slate, Tony Ayres would produce and write for the show.
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On May 16 2023, Tony Ayres was honoured with a honorary degree with a Doctor of Arts, film and television from AFTRS.
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In 2020 Tony Ayres was appointed as a member and he served on the board of the South Australian Film Corporation for three years until his departure in 2023.
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Tony Ayres won the award of Best Dramatic Feature at the 2015 Byron Bay International Film Festival for the film Cut Snake.