| Tasma Walton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1973 Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Rove McManus (m. 2009–present) |
Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973[1] in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian television and film actress.
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Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town. She was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but dropped out after two years. She joined a small Sydney theatre, and in 1995 played the recurring role of "Rachel Watson" in Home and Away.
In 1996 she won the part of "Dash McKinley" in the police drama series Blue Heelers. Her character was introduced halfway through Season 3. In the same year she made her film debut in Fistful of Flies. To win the role of "Dash McKinley", Walton auditioned three times. Her second one with William McInnes ("Nick Schultz") gained her the role. In the audition Schultz yelled at Dash and while some of the other actresses burst into tears, Walton reacted by laughing. Her last episode of Blue Heelers, "The Full Circle" screened in mid-1999. Walton stated that she was leaving the series to pursue other acting projects and to be with her then boyfriend in Sydney.
She has since appeared in a variety of film and TV productions, including Water Rats, Sea Patrol, The Postcard Bandit and Perdition. She also won recurring roles in White Collar Blue and BeastMaster.
In 2009 Walton became a regular cast member of City Homicide in the role of "Claudia Leigh".
Walton began dating Rove McManus in October, 2007. They married in a private ceremony in Broome, Western Australia on 16 June 2009.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Home and Away | Rachel Watson | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Gina | TV series |
| 1995– 1999 |
Blue Heelers | Const. Deidre E. 'Dash' McKinley | 130 episodes |
| 1996 | Fistful of Flies | Maria Lupi | |
| 1998 | Cody: The Wrong Stuff | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Airtight | Virg | TV movie |
| 2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Wendy | TV movie |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Belinda Harvey | Episode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings" |
| 2000 | BeastMaster | Caro | Episode: "The Burning Forest" Episode: "Xinca" Episode: "Ghosts of the Forest" |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Leah | Episode: "The Garden of Gethsemane" Episode: "Secrets and Lies" Episode: "Better the Devil You Know" |
| 2002 | BeastMaster | Caro | Episode: "The Hunter" |
| 2003 | Subterano | Stone | |
| 2003 | The Postcard Bandit | Frankie | TV movie |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Gemma Mancuzzo | Episode: "2.10" Episode: "2.11" |
| 2004 | Roll | Emma | |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Tracy Morrison | Episode: "Show of Love" |
| 2005 | Safety in Numbers | Caroline | |
| 2005 | Perdition | Jo | |
| 2005 | Little Oberon | Georgie Green | TV movie |
| 2006 | BlackJack: At the Gates | Sylvia | TV movie |
| 2006 | Stupid Stupid Man | Janine Russell | Episode: "A Very, Very Private Function" |
| 2009 | Together Alone | Trish | |
| 2009 | Sea Patrol | Jila | Episode: "Secret Cargo" |
| 2009 | Blessed | Gail | |
| 2009 | Dreamland | April Freeman | |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Claudia Leigh | 13 episodes |