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name: "Tom Budge"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 March 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:42.035142+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tom Budge

Actor. Born 15 March 1982 in Melbourne, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 March 1982, Melbourne, Australia
- **Also known as:** Thomas Ersatz

## Biography

Tom Budge is an Australian actor. Born on 15 March 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, he began his career with recurring roles in Australian television series including *Neighbours* and regular parts in children's series *Round the Twist* (2001–2002) and *Shock Jock* (2001–2002).

His film credits include *The Proposition* (2005) as Samuel Stoat, *Candy* (2006), *Son of a Gun* (2014) as Josh, *Judy & Punch* (2019) as Mr Frankly, and *Better Man* (2024) as Guy Chambers. He has also appeared in television series such as *Wentworth*, *Upright* (as Geert), *The Artful Dodger* (as Hon. Mortimer Smales) and *The Doctor Blake Mysteries*. Some television roles are credited under the name Thomas Ersatz.

Budge received AACTA and Film Critics Circle of Australia nominations for his supporting role in *Last Train to Freo* (2006). He has twice been nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Better Man* (2024), Fi1m 74, as Guy Chambers — [page](https://film.one/film/better-man.md)

## Also known for

- *Son of a Gun* (2014), Josh
- *The Proposition* (2005), Samuel Stoat
- *Candy* (2006), Schumann
- *Wentworth* (2013), Darren
- *The Artful Dodger* (2023), Hon Mortimer Smales
- *Upright* (2019), Geert
- *$9.99* (2009), Bisley (voice)
- *Judy & Punch* (2019), Mr. Frankly

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