Thomas Ward (actor)

This article is about the Australian actor. For the British actor, see Tom Ward. For other people with similar names, see Thomas Ward (disambiguation).

Thomas Ward
Born
Thomas Ward
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Writer, actor, comedian
Years active2013–present
TelevisionPlease Like Me; Diary of an Uber Driver
SpouseEmily Barclay (m.2023-present)
Children2

Thomas Ward, also known as Tom Ward, is an Australian actor, writer and comedian best known for his role in the award-winning television comedy-drama series Please Like Me, many episodes of which he co-wrote.

Career

Ward co-wrote many episodes of the four series of Please Like Me, along with creator Josh Thomas, which aired on ABC2 between 2013 and 2018 and was nominated for and won numerous awards. He also played the part of Josh's housemate Tom in the series.[1]

In 2015 he played the lead role in Matt Vesely's short film My Best Friend Is Stuck on the Ceiling, produced by Sophie Hyde and selected for inclusion in the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival,[2] 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest,[3] 2016 Sydney Film Festival (where it was a Dendy Awards finalist) and the 2016 Melbourne Film Festival.[4][1] The film became publicly available on YouTube after it was selected by the "Short of the Week" channel on 11 May 2020.[5][6][7]

In 2018 Ward co-created a pilot for New Zealand TV channel Three, called Golden Boy. It was first selected to be produced as part of the Three network's "Comedy Pilot Week",[8] after which it was commissioned as a full 8-part comedy series. The series premiered on Three in 2019,[1] attracting positive reviews.[9][10]

In 2019 he wrote the six-part comedy-drama series Diary of an Uber Driver for ABC TV, which starred Sam Cotton.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tom Ward". Creative Representation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "My best friend's stuck on the ceiling". Adelaide Film Festival.
  3. ^ "My best friend's stuck on the ceiling". Palm Springs International Film Society. 2016 Shortfest archive. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "[Video]". Matt Vesely. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Watch the Best Short Films". Short of the Week. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ My best friend's stuck on the ceiling on YouTube
  7. ^ "My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling by Matt Vesely". Short of the Week. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ Brooks, Sam (28 September 2018). "Pilot Week: The Verdict". The Spinoff. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ Vincent, Laura (17 July 2019). "Review: Golden Boy delivers big laughs from small town New Zealand". The Spinoff. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ Nealon, Sarah (4 July 2019). "Golden Boy - the new TV comedy set in provincial New Zealand". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ Groves, Don (18 July 2019). "Thomas Ward enjoys the ride on the ABC's 'Diary of an Uber Driver'". if.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2019.