Timothy Balme
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 his wife, along with Simon Bennett and Robyn Malcolm, 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 for 2011. Balme worked as the head of development for South Pacific Pictures 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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birthday: January 18, 1967
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Braindead
1992-08-13
Braindead
Overview: When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-13
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No Reason
2010-03-10
No Reason
Overview: Engulfed by anguish, trapped inside an allegory of torment and carnage, Jennifer's soul seeks the path of awareness and enlightenment when she meets a mysterious masked man.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2010-03-10
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Deceit
2004-03-15
Deceit
Overview: Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? The truth can only be found when all of the deceit is finally revealed.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-15
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For Good
2003-07-17
For Good
Overview: A 13 year old girl is raped and murdered in a small country town. Ten years later, the murderer is up for parole and the victim's father has vowed personal vengence if the killer is released. Sometime journalist, Lisa, is haunted by the crime and in confronting the killer she starts a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-17
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Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
2001-03-13
Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
Overview: Witness a dinner party with a diabolical main course - obsession is put to the limit when a scorned and demonic woman traps the man of her dreams, submission has never been so terrifying!!! - a grizzly murderer is forced to cover his trail without losing his mind. These eerie tales from the grave will leave you at the edge of your seat, screaming for more. Things are often not what they seem.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-13
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Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
2001-03-13
Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
Overview: Witness a dinner party with a diabolical main course - obsession is put to the limit when a scorned and demonic woman traps the man of her dreams, submission has never been so terrifying!!! - a grizzly murderer is forced to cover his trail without losing his mind. These eerie tales from the grave will leave you at the edge of your seat, screaming for more. Things are often not what they seem.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-13
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La Vie en Rose
1994-01-01
La Vie en Rose
Overview: Audreys Foggin's drab existence changes when she meets Barry. A cautionary tale about seeing life through rose coloured glasses.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Headlong
1996-01-01
Headlong
Overview: Arthur is desperately trying to stay awake as he drives across country. He picks up Jude hitching and things get hostile. An all-out battle of the sexes, culminating in a hair-raising, gut-wrenching finale, propels Arthur and Jude on an inexorable path toward mayhem and destruction.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Via Satellite
1998-10-15
Via Satellite
Overview: As a family gather to watch one of their own swimming in the Olympics, minutes of fame become a hilarious and painful 24 hours when they uncover the secrets of a lifetime.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-15
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Jack Brown: Genius
1994-07-11
Jack Brown: Genius
Overview: A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing suicide. In the present days, in New Zeland, Elmer has the last chance to prove that men can fly and save his soul: his spirit enters in the brain of a very intelligent inventor, Jack Brown, and forces him to try to fly. Jack uses his last creation, an amplifier in a tape record, to succeed in the journey, but his invention is strongly desired by his former boss and his lover, who want to sell it to a Chinese investor. Jack's girlfriend helps him to accomplish his intent.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-11
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The Last Tattoo
1994-07-01
The Last Tattoo
Overview: In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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The Vector File
2002-03-10
The Vector File
Overview: A geo-political thriller where Gerry Anderson finds that sometimes, everybody really is out to get you. Gerry's daughter, Mattie, accidentally prints out a DNA code that in the wrong hands can end the human race. The chase is on - the Russians, whose DNA code it is that Mattie has in her backpack, and a group of terrorists compete to get the code from the person they all assume has it, Gerry. With all this going on, Gerry's estranged wife Margaret is worried for her daughter's safety and finds herself another target in the race to find the code.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-10
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