| Tim Balme | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timothy Guy Balme 1967 (age 44–45) New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987 - Present |
| Spouse | Katie Wolfe (1994 - present) 2 children |
Timothy Guy Balme (born 1967)[1] is an actor and screenwriter from New Zealand. He's most famous for his roles on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street and Mercy Peak, as well as lead roles in the cult favorites Braindead and Jack Brown Genius. He's currently a writer and actor on the television series The Almighty Johnsons.
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Balme is married to fellow actor Katie Wolfe, with whom he has two children; daughter Edie (b. 2001) and son Nikau (b. 2006). Balme also has a son, Sam (b. 1987) from a previous relationship. He enjoys choral music to help him relax.
Balme graduated from Toi Whakaari in 1989, and his first lead role was in the 1992 film Braindead. 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.[2] An actor for the better part of twenty years, he's 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.[3]
Balme is also the current head of development for South Pacific Pictures.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Shark in the Park | Barry | Guest role |
| 1991 | Away Laughing | Various | TV series |
| 1992 | Braindead | Lionel Cosgrove | |
| 1993 | Marlin Bay | Hal Hayward | Recurring role |
| 1994 | Tin Box | Adam | |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Jim Mitchell | |
| 1994 | La vie en rose | Priest | Short film |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Underworld | Lycastus | TV movie |
| 1994 | Shortland Street | Greg Feeney | Recurring role 1994, 1995-1996, 1999 |
| 1995 | Coverstory | Nick Williams | Guest role |
| 1996 | Planet Man | Ant | Short film |
| 1996 | Headlong | Arthur | Short film |
| 1996 | Jack Brown Genius | Jack Brown | |
| 1998 | Via Satellite | Ken | |
| 1998 | The Legend of William Tell | Alum | Guest role |
| 1999 | Greenstone | Father Michael | Guest role |
| 1999 | Give Us a Clue | Guest role | |
| 2001 | Exposure | Brad | Video |
| 2001-2002 | Mercy Peak | Ken Wilder | Main role |
| 2002 | The Vector File | Paul | TV movie |
| 2003 | For Good | Grant Wilson | |
| 2004 | Deceit | Kevin Ordell | TV movie |
| 2004 | Not Only But Always | NY Club Compere | TV movie |
| 2004 | P.E.T. Detectives | The Laughing Man | Guest role |
| 2005 | P.E.T. Detectives | The Laughing Man | Guest role |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Yves | Main role |
| 2007 | The Tattooist | Jake's Father | |
| 2010 | No Reason | Pathologist #1 | |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Quentin | Guest role |
| 2011- | The Almighty Johnsons | Mike Johnson | Main Role |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial | Jules | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ladies Night | Craig | Australian Tour |
| 1990-1995 | Blue Sky Boys | Don Everly | |
| 1991 | Via Satellite | 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 | Craig | Mercury Theatre |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Circa Theatre |
| 1996 | One Flesh | Neil | Downstage Theatre |
| 1997-2000 | Jimmy Costello | Jimmy Costello | |
| 1999 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Downstage Theatre |
| 2000 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon / Theseus | NZ Actors Company |
| 2002 | Queen Leah | Regan | New Zealand Actors Company |
| 2010 | Horseplay | James K Baxter | Maidment Theatre |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Interrogation | Episode: "Her Own Free Will" |
| 2006-2009 | Outrageous Fortune | 14 episodes |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Episode: "Love My Way" Episode: "Strange Fruit" |
| 2010 | Redemption | Short film |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Episode: "Bad Things Happen" |