Thomas Budge (born 15 March 1982) is an Australian

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. Budge was born in

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, Victoria. Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including ''

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'', '' Round the Twist'', and '' Shock Jock''. After a few years, Budge transitioned from television to film, and he has appeared in a number of Australian films, including '' The Proposition'', '' Kokoda'', ''

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'', '' Bran Nue Dae'', and '' Last Train to Freo'', for which he was nominated in 2006 by both the

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and the

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for best-supporting actor. From 2008 to 2009, Budge appeared in several episodes of the television drama '' East of Everything''. Budge also makes an appearance in the WW2 TV mini-series '' The Pacific'', which aired in 2010. In 2008, Budge was tipped to play

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guitarist Angus Young in a movie about the former

lead singer

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. When not on set, Budge has said that he enjoys playing guitar and singing. He also performs in The Tom Budge Band. In the 2005 film ''The Proposition'', Budge plays the character Samuel Stoat. He sings the Canadian folk song " Peggy Gordon", which can be found on

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. In 2015 Budge portrayed Cliff Sutton in the miniseries ''Gallipoli''. In early 2020, it was announced that Tom Budge had been cast in an undisclosed role in ''

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'' on

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. In March 2021, he walked away from the role saying that "after recently seeing the first episodes shot over the last year Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying."

Filmography

Awards

*Nominated: 2006 Nominated AFI Award Best Supporting Actor- '' Last Train to Freo''. *Nominated: 2006 Nominated FCCA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role-'' Last Train to Freo''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Budge, Tom 1982 births Australian male television actors Australian male film actors Male actors from Melbourne Living people