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 ''

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'', as well as lead roles in the cult favourites ''

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'' and ''

Jack Brown Genius ''Jack Brown Genius'' is a 1996 New Zealand romantic comedy fantasy film directed by Tony Hiles, produced by Peter Jackson and written by both with Jackson's partner Fran Walsh. Actor Tim Balme, who had earlier starred in Jackson's movie ''Brai ...

''. He was a writer and actor on the television series ''

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'', and the creator and a writer for ''The Brokenwood Mysteries''.

Personal life

Balme is married to actress

Katie Wolfe Katie Wolfe (born 1968) is New Zealand actor and film and stage director. She was in the New Zealand television series ''Marlin Bay'' in the 1990s, ''Shortland Street'' in the late 1990s and ''Mercy Peak'' for two years (2000 - 2001). Her screen d ...

, with whom he has two children; daughter Edie (born 2001) and son Nikau (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 Robyn Jane Malcolm (born 15 March 1965) is a New Zealand actress, who first gained recognition for her role as nurse Ellen Crozier on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is best known for six seasons of playing Cheryl West, mat ...

, 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

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

for 2011. Balme worked as the head of development for

South Pacific Pictures South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is ''Shortland Street'' ...

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balme, Tim 1967 births Living people Toi Whakaari alumni New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male soap opera actors 20th-century New Zealand male actors 21st-century New Zealand male actors New Zealand television producers New Zealand television writers