Timothy Guy Balme (born 18 January 1967) is a New Zealand actor and screenwriter. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera ''

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'' and '' Mercy Peak'', as well as lead roles in the cult film ''

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'' 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.

Career

Balme graduated from Toi Whakaari in 1989, and his first lead role was in the 1992 film ''

'' (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

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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".

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Other work

Film

Television

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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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TVNZ Tim Balme page
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