Tim Balme

• Name — Tim Balme • Birth Name — Timothy Guy Balme • Born — 18 January 1967 • Birthplace — New Zealand • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1987–present • Children — 3

Balme is married to actress Katie Wolfe, with whom he has two children; daughter Edie (born 2001) and son Nīkau (born 2005). Balme also has a son, Sam (born 1987) from a previous relationship.

Balme graduated from Toi Whakaari in 1989, and his first lead role was in the 1992 film Braindead (aka Dead Alive). Balme and his wife, along with Simon Bennett and Robyn Malcolm, founded the New Zealand Actors' Company, which ran for three productions before being dissolved. An actor for the better part of twenty years, he has recently branched out into writing, and has scripted episodes for television series such as Diplomatic Immunity and Outrageous Fortune. Balme also wrote the short film Redemption, directed by his wife, which was selected as part of the short film line-up at the Sundance Film Festival for 2011. Balme worked as the head of development for South Pacific Pictures for three years before returning to freelancing. He currently writes for shows such as the popular Channel 7 drama 800 Words and is head writer for the murder mystery series The Brokenwood Mysteries. In 2015 he won the Best Television Screenplay award at the SWANZ (NZ Writer's Guild Awards) for Brokenwood Ep 2 "Sour Grapes".

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1990 — Shark in the Park — Barry — "Diversions" • 1991 — Away Laughing — Various — TV series • 1993 — Marlin Bay — Hal Hayward — 1 episode • 1994 — White Fang — Brubaker — "Movie Stars Among Themselves" • 1994 — Hercules in the Underworld — Lycastus — TV movie • 1994–96 — Shortland Street — Greg Feeney — TV series • 1995 — Coverstory — Nick Williams — 1 episode • 1998 — The — Alum — Episode: "Combat" • 1999 — Shortland Street — Greg Feeney — TV series • 1999 — Give Us a Clue — 1 episode • 1999 — Greenstone — Father Michael — TV series • 2001–02 — Mercy Peak — Ken Wilder — Main role • 2002 — The — Paul — TV movie • 2004 — Deceit — Kevin Ordell — TV movie • 2004 — Not Only But Always — NY Club Compere — TV movie • 2004-05 — P.E.T. Detectives — The Laughing Man — "Time After Time", "Science Teacher" • 2006 — Maddigan's Quest — Yves — Main role • 2010 — Outrageous Fortune — Quentin — "The Power to Seduce", "When Both Contend" • 2011–12 — Nothing Trivial — Jules — Recurring role • 2011–13 — The — Mike Johnson — Lead role

• Year — Title — Playwright — Role — Company • 1990 — Ladies Night — Anthony McCarten & Stephen Sinclair — Craig — Australian Tour • 1990–1995 — Blue Sky Boys — Ken Duncum — Don Everly • 1991 — Via Satellite — Anthony McCarten — Camerman — Circa Theatre • 1992 — Hang on a Minute Mate — Young Jack — Downstage Theatre • 1993–1994 — Let's Spend the Night Together — Rick — National Tour • 1994 — Ladies Night II – Raging On — Anthony McCarten & Stephen Sinclair — Craig — Mercury Theatre • 1996 — Hamlet — Shakespeare — Hamlet — Circa Theatre • 1996 — One Flesh — Fiona Samuel — Neil — Downstage Theatre • 1997–2000 — The Ballad of Jimmy Costello — Tim Balme — Jimmy Costello — National and International tour • 1999 — Much Ado About Nothing — Shakespeare — Benedick — Downstage Theatre • 2000 — A — Shakespeare — Oberon / Theseus — NZ Actors Company • 2002 — Queen Leah — Regan — NZ Actors Company • 2010 — Horseplay — James K Baxter — Maidment Theatre • 2017 — Nell Gwynn — Jessica Swale — King Charles the second — Auckland Theatre Company

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes. • Title — Year — Credited as — Network — Notes • Writer • Interrogation — 2005 — (2) — Prime • Outrageous Fortune — 2006–10 — (21) — TV3 — Storyliner (series 3: 7 episodes, series 4–6) • Wayne Anderson: Glory Days — 2008 — Prime — Script consultant • Diplomatic Immunity — 2009 — (2) — TV One • Stolen — 2010 — Screenplay — TV3 — Television film • The — 2011–13 — (5) — Storyliner (series 3) • The — 2013 — Head of development (10 episodes) Storyliner (6 episodes) • The — 2014–present — (21) — Prime TVNZ 1 — Script editor (series 1–3: 8 episodes) Co-producer (series 6: 1 episode) Producer (series 7) • 800 Words — 2015–17 — (6) — Seven Network TVNZ 1 • The Sounds — 2020 — (3) — Acorn TV Neon — Storyliner • Under the Vines — 2021 — (1) — Acorn TV TVNZ 1

Tim Balme is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded as a citizen of New Zealand. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Timothy Guy Balme. His recorded language was English. He married Katie Wolfe.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Braindead — Lionel Cosgrove • 1994 — Tin Box — Adam • 1994 — The Last Tattoo — Jim Mitchell • 1994 — La vie en rose — Priest — Short film • 1996 — Planet Man — Ant — Short film • 1996 — Headlong — Arthur — Short film • 1996 — Jack Brown Genius — Jack Brown • 1998 — Via Satellite — Ken • 2001 — Exposure — Brad — Video • 2003 — For Good — Grant Wilson • 2007 — The — Jake's Father • 2010 — No Reason — Pathologist No. 1

• Title — Year — Credited as — Notes • Writer • Redemption — 2010 — Short film • White Lies — 2013 — Script development