Timothy Balme

Timothy Balme

Known for

Acting

Born

January 18, 1967 (age 59)

Birthplace

New Zealand

Biography

Timothy Guy Balme (born January 18, 1967), also known as Tim Balme, is an actor and screenwriter from New Zealand. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street and Mercy Peak, as well as lead roles in the cult favourites Braindead and Jack Brown Genius. He most recently was a writer and actor on the television series The Almighty Johnsons.

Balme is married to actress Katie Wolfe, 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.

Balme graduated from Toi Whakaari in 1989, and his first lead role was in the 1992 film Braindead (aka Dead Alive). Balme and...

Best known work

Braindead
Braindead
1992
The Brokenwood Mysteries
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014
The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons
2011
800 Words
800 Words
2015
No Reason
No Reason
2010
Shortland Street
Shortland Street
1992
Maddigan's Quest
Maddigan's Quest
2006
The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo
1994
The Vector File
The Vector File
2002
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024

Filmography

  1. 2025

    In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

    as Self

  2. 2024

  3. 2024

  4. 2016

    Beneath New ZealandTV

    as Self - Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)

  5. 2015

    800 WordsTV

    Writer

  6. 2014

    The Brokenwood MysteriesTV

    Writer, Producer

  7. 2011

    The Almighty JohnsonsTV

    as Mike Johnson (36 episodes)

  8. 2010

    Stolen

    Writer

  9. 2010

    No Reason

    as Pathologist #1

  10. 2010

    Redemption

    Screenplay

  11. 2006

  12. 2004

    Not Only But Always

    as NY Club Compere (as Tim Balme)

  13. 2004

    Deceit

    as Kevin Ordell

  14. 2003

    For Good

    as Grant Wilson

  15. 2002

    Border PatrolTV

    as Narrator (voice) (155 episodes)

  16. 2002

  17. 2001

  18. 2001

    Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave

    as Barry / Priest (segment 'La vie en rose'), as (segment 'Headlong')

  19. 1998

  20. 1996

    Jack Brown: Genius

    as Jack Brown

  21. 1996

    Headlong

    as Arthur

  22. 1994

    The Last Tattoo

    as Jim Mitchell

  23. 1994

    La Vie en Rose

    as Barry / Priest

  24. 1992

    Braindead

    as Lionel

  25. 1992

    Shortland StreetTV

    as Greg Feeney (501 episodes)

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