Tim Balme

{{Infobox person

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| name = Tim Balme

| birth_name = Timothy Guy Balme

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = New Zealand

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1987–present

| website =

| spouse = {{marriage|Katie Wolfe|1994}}

| partner =

| children = 3

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Timothy Guy Balme (born 18 January 1967){{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/actors/tim-balme/view-details.html |title=Tim Balme |publisher=Auckland Actors.co.nz |accessdate=2011-04-04}} is a New Zealand actor and screenwriter. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street and Mercy Peak, as well as lead roles in the cult film Braindead and Jack Brown Genius. He was a writer and actor on the television series The Almighty Johnsons, and the creator and a writer for The Brokenwood Mysteries.

Personal life

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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Career

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.{{cite web|author=Rebecca Barry |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/germany/news/article.cfm?l_id=44&objectid=10704913 |title=Tim Balme: taking the lead |work=The New Zealand Herald|date=11 February 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-04}} 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.{{cite web|author=Linny Lum |url=http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/12/06/sundance-institute-announces-2011-short-films-program/ |title=Sundance Institute announces 2011 short films program |publisher=Hollywood News |date=6 December 2010 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}

Balme worked as the head of development for South Pacific Pictures for three years before returning to freelancing.{{cite web|author=Michelle Coursey |url=http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrities/celeb-stories/katie-and-time-balme-family-comes-first/story/4104345/ |title=Katie and Tim Balme: Family comes first |publisher=NZ Woman's Weekly |date=7 February 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/tTV2|archive-date=11 September 2012}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.wiftnz.org.nz/news/news-archive/2015/oct/if-you-are-applying-for-seed/|title=If you are applying for SEED..|publisher= Women in Film and Television NZ|date=13 October 2015}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| 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 \|{{sortname\|The\|Tattooist}} \|Jake's Father \|
2010 \|No Reason \|Pathologist No. 1 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | 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

|{{sortname|The|Tattooist}}

|Jake's Father

2010

|No Reason

|Pathologist No. 1

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| 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 \|{{sortname\|The\|Legend of William Tell}} \|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 \|{{sortname\|The\|Vector File\|nolink=1}} \|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 \|{{sortname\|The\|Almighty Johnsons}} \|Mike Johnson \|Lead role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | 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

|{{sortname|The|Legend of William Tell}}

|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

|{{sortname|The|Vector File|nolink=1}}

|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

|{{sortname|The|Almighty Johnsons}}

|Mike Johnson

|Lead role

=Theatre=

class="wikitable sortable"

!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{{Cite web |title=The Ballad of Jimmy Costello |url=https://www.playmarket.org.nz/bookshop/playmarket-manuscripts/the-ballad-of-jimmy-costello/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Playmarket |language=en-NZ}}

|Jimmy Costello

|National and International tour

1999

|Much Ado About Nothing

|Shakespeare

|Benedick

|Downstage Theatre

2000

|{{sortname|A|Midsummer Night's Dream}}

|Shakespeare

|Oberon / Theseus

|NZ Actors Company

2002

|Queen Leah

|Regan

|NZ Actors Company

2010

|Horseplay

2017

|King Charles the second

|Auckland Theatre Company{{Cite web |title=Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale |url=https://www.atc.co.nz/auckland-theatre-company/2017-shows/nell-gwynn/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Auckland Theatre Company |language=en}}

Other work

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Title !rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Year !colspan="1" scope="col"\|Credited as !rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
Writer
scope=row\|Redemption \|2010 \|{{yes}} \|Short film
scope=row\|White Lies \|2013 \|{{no}} \|Script development

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year

!colspan="1" scope="col"|Credited as

!rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

Writer

scope=row|Redemption

|2010

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|White Lies

|2013

|{{no}}

|Script development

= Television =

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Title !rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Year !colspan="1" scope="col"\|Credited as !rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Network !rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
Writer
scope=row\|Interrogation \|2005 \|{{yes}} (2) \|Prime \|
scope=row\|Outrageous Fortune \|2006–10 \|{{yes}} (21) \|TV3 \|Storyliner {{small\|(series 3: 7 episodes, series 4–6)}}
scope=row\|Wayne Anderson: Glory Days \|2008 \|{{no}} \|Prime \|Script consultant
scope=row\|Diplomatic Immunity \|2009 \|{{yes}} (2) \|TV One \|
scope=row\|Stolen \|2010 \|{{yes\|Screenplay}} \|rowspan="3"\|TV3 \|Television film
scope=row\|{{sortname\|The\|Almighty Johnsons}} \|2011–13 \|{{yes}} (5) \|Storyliner {{small\|(series 3)}}
scope=row\|{{sortname\|The\|Blue Rose}} \|2013 \|{{no}} \|Head of development {{small\|(10 episodes)}} Storyliner {{small\|(6 episodes)}}
scope=row\|{{Sortname\|The\|Brokenwood Mysteries}} \|2014–present \|{{yes}} (21) \|Prime TVNZ 1 \|Script editor {{small\|(series 1–3: 8 episodes)}} Co-producer {{small\|(series 6: 1 episode)}} Producer {{small\|(series 7)}}
scope=row\|800 Words \|2015–17 \|{{yes}} (6) \|Seven Network TVNZ 1 \|
scope=row\|The Sounds \|2020 \|{{yes}} (3) \|Acorn TV Neon \|Storyliner
scope=row\|Under the Vines \|2021 \|{{yes}} (1) \|Acorn TV TVNZ 1 \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year

!colspan="1" scope="col"|Credited as

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Network

!rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

Writer

scope=row|Interrogation

|2005

|{{yes}} (2)

|Prime

scope=row|Outrageous Fortune

|2006–10

|{{yes}} (21)

|TV3

|Storyliner {{small|(series 3: 7 episodes, series 4–6)}}

scope=row|Wayne Anderson: Glory Days

|2008

|{{no}}

|Prime

|Script consultant

scope=row|Diplomatic Immunity

|2009

|{{yes}} (2)

|TV One

scope=row|Stolen

|2010

|{{yes|Screenplay}}

|rowspan="3"|TV3

|Television film

scope=row|{{sortname|The|Almighty Johnsons}}

|2011–13

|{{yes}} (5)

|Storyliner {{small|(series 3)}}

scope=row|{{sortname|The|Blue Rose}}

|2013

|{{no}}

|Head of development {{small|(10 episodes)}}
Storyliner {{small|(6 episodes)}}

scope=row|{{Sortname|The|Brokenwood Mysteries}}

|2014–present

|{{yes}} (21)

|Prime
TVNZ 1

|Script editor {{small|(series 1–3: 8 episodes)}}
Co-producer {{small|(series 6: 1 episode)}}
Producer {{small|(series 7)}}

scope=row|800 Words

|2015–17

|{{yes}} (6)

|Seven Network
TVNZ 1

scope=row|The Sounds

|2020

|{{yes}} (3)

|Acorn TV
Neon

|Storyliner

scope=row|Under the Vines

|2021

|{{yes}} (1)

|Acorn TV
TVNZ 1

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result
1992 \|Fantafestival \|Best Actor \|Braindead \|{{won}}
1993 \|New Zealand Film and TV Awards \|Best Male Dramatic Performance \|Braindead \|{{won}}
1996 \|New Zealand Film and TV Awards \|Best Actor \|Jack Brown Genius \|{{won}}
2002 \|New Zealand Film and TV Awards \|Best Supporting Actor \|Mercy Peak \|{{won}}
2010 \|NZ Herald Best of Theatre Award \| \|Horseplay \|{{won}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

1992

|Fantafestival

|Best Actor

|Braindead

|{{won}}

1993