Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
175 cm
Age Range
32–37
Career Highlights
Tom Clarke is an award-winning stage and screen actor, widely recognized in Aotearoa’s theatre community. He has worked with New Zealand’s leading theatre practitioners, including standout roles as 'Rosencrantz' in Auckland Theatre Company's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" and in Silo Theatre's "Break Bread." His screen credits include appearances in "Wellington Paranormal" and "Miles from Nowhere", as well as a role in Welby Ings' feature film "Punch", alongside Tim Roth. Tom was also a core cast member of the live improvised comedy group "Snort" until its disbandment in 2024.
Awards.
| 2020 | Auckland Fringe Festival Awards - Winner - Best Performance | ||
| 2019 | Wellington Theatre Awards - Winner - Most Original Production - Cook Thinks Again | ||
| 2019 | Wellington Theatre Awards - Winner - Outstanding Performance | ||
| 2017 | Wellington Theatre Awards - Winner - Actor of the Year | ||
| 2016 | Wellington Theatre Awards - Winner - Best Male Newcomer | ||
| 2015 | Wellington Short and Sweet Festival - Best Actor - Oresteia | ||
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Punch | Dave Pyott | Dir. Welby Ings |
| 2016 | Caliope Bay | Harry | Dir. James Ashcroft |
| 2015 | The Biggest Weta in the World | Tom | Dir. Paul Murphey |
| 2014 | School Night | Beanie (Extra) | Dir. Leon Wadham |
Television.
| 2023 | Miles From Nowhere | Lennie | Dir. Ghazaleh Golbakhsh |
| 2021 | The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck | Forensic Officer Smith (Guest) | GFC Films Dir. Nathan Price |
| 2019 | The Luminaries | Gold Digger #2 | The Luminaries Productions Ltd Dir. Claire McCarthy |
| 2017 | Wellington Paranormal - Season 1 | Naked Man |
Theatre.
| 2023 | Snort (Weekly Improv Comedy) | Core Cast | The Basement Theatre Auckland |
| 2022 | Gay Death Stock Take | Self | Yellow Peril Productions Dir. Nathan Joe |
| 2022 | Snort (Weekly Improv Comedy) | The Basement Theatre Auckland | |
| 2021 | Break Bread | The MC | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
| 2021 | Snort (Weekly Improv Comedy) | The Basement Theatre Auckland | |
| 2020 | Cook Thinks Again | Captain Cook | Barbarian Productions Dir. Jo Randerson |
| 2020 | Snort (Weekly Improv Comedy) | The Basement Theatre Auckland | |
| 2019 | Perry | Perry | NZICF Dir. Jade Eriksen |
| 2019 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Rosencrantz | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Benjamin Henson |
| 2019 | Second Unit: What We Do In The Shadows | Performer | Tāwhiri Productions Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2018 | Macbeth | Angus | Pop Up Globe Dir. Tom Mallaburn |
| 2018 | Shortland Street the Musical | Lionel Skeggins | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2018 | The Comedy of Errors | Dromio of Ephesus | Pop Up Globe Dir. Myles Gregory |
| 2017 | Camping | Les Bean | Parker & Sainsbury Dir. Thomas Sainsbury |
| 2017 | Hand to God | Jason / Tyrone (Lead) | Dir. Lynde Jane Rutherford |
| 2017 | Radio NZ Short Stories - My Friend Rod | Various (Radio Play) | Radio NZ Dir. Lyndee Jane Rutherford |
| 2017 | Whales | Binge Culture | |
| 2016 | Hotel Europa | Igor (Lead) | Dir. Anna Marbrook |
| 2016 | Spring Awakening | Hanchen | Trick of the Light Theatre Dir. Samuel Phillips |
| 2016 | Spring Awakening | Hanchen Rilow | Bright Orange Walls Dir. Samuel Phillips |
| 2016 | The Devil’s Half Acre | Mr Pilgrim | Trick of the Light Theatre Dir. Hannah Smith |
| 2016 | The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium | Young Nick (Radio Play) | South Coast Shenanigans Dir. Duncan Sarkies |
| 2016 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Trick of the Light Theatre Dir. Samuel Phillips |
| 2016 | Wine Lips | Scotty (Lead) | Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2015 | Mother Courage | The Cook | Trick of the Light Theatre Dir. Annie Ruth |
| 2015 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Bright Orange Walls Dir. Samuel Phillips |
| 2014 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Puck | Trick of the Light Theatre Dir. Samuel Phillips |
| 2013 | Tom Keeper Passes | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Aaron Cortesi | |
| 2013 | Wheeler’s Luck | Perry | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Aaron Cortesi |
Training.
| Acting for Humans - 2016 | |||
| Brita McVeigh Acting for Humans Workshop - 2016 | |||
| Mark Dorrell Musical Theatre Workshop - 2016 | |||
| Musical Theatre Workshop - 2016 | |||
| Toi Whakaari Acting Graduate - 2016 | |||
| Actors Instinct Workshop - 2015 | |||
| Brita McVeigh Actors Instinct Workshop - 2015 | |||
| Second Year Actor - Toi Whakaari, NZ School of Drama - 2014 | |||
| Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School - 2014 |