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Thom Green

Thom Green (born 4 September 1991)[1] is an Australian actor and dancer who is best known for his role as Sammy in the ABC series Dance Academy,[2] the lead role in Camp as Kip Wampler, and as Thomas Lasky in the Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web series. Green also starred in the 2015 film Downriver and 2022 film Of an Age.

Thom Green
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 34)
Australia[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Early life

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Green is one of ten children. After having eight biological children, his parents began fostering before then adopting.[3] He grew up in Woonona, a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, and attended Holy Spirit College in Bellambi.[4][5]

Green started dancing around the age of 11 or 12, training at the Joanne Grace School of Dance in Wollongong for about eight years in ballet, contemporary, jazz and modern.[6] At the age of 12, he joined Kids Casting Agency, a drama group, where he trained for a year.[6] Open auditions had him spending weekends travelling to Sydney to try out for roles in Pine O Cleen and Nescafé television commercials.[3] From age 16, he also took Saturday hip hop classes at Urban Dance Centre in Sydney.[6]

Career

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Beginning his professional career in 2007, at the age of 16, Green's first role was in the Network Ten telemovie Emerald Falls alongside actors Vince Colosimo, Georgie Parker and Catherine McClements. The film was originally intended as a television pilot, but was not picked up.[7][3] That year, he also made his stage debut in 2007 playing Phillip in Lockie Leonard with the Merrigong Theatre Company.

In 2008, Green starred in two Australian short films, Vafadar[8] and The Ground Beneath, after attending an open casting call for the latter.[3] For his role as Kaden in The Ground Beneath,[9] he received a nomination at the 2008 AFI Awards[3] and won the Best Actor award in 2009 at the St Kilda Film Festival.[10] Following this period, Green signed with a new agent.[3]

At the age of 17, Green moved into a share house in Sydney,[3] soon after which, in 2009, he landed a 19-episode role as Dexter Walker in Home and Away,[11] a starring role in Voyeurnet,[12] and a part in the feature film Beneath Hill 60, alongside Brendan Cowell and Gyton Grantley.[13] He then began filming his role as Sammy on ABC television series Dance Academy on 13 July 2009,[6][14] offering him the opportunity to revisit his love of dancing on-screen. That same year, he also performed in a theatre production of The Nargun and the Stars for the Perth International Arts Festival and the Sydney Festival.[15] In 2012, he starred in the Robert Carter drama film, Thirst, alongside Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Myles Pollard and Victoria Haralabidou.[16]

Green relocated to Los Angeles at the age of 20, where he land a role in his first American production, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a web miniseries based on the video games.[3] But after four and a half years, he failed to secure any further roles in the States, and headed back to Australia. He moved back in with his parents in Wollongong at the age of 27 and started working at a local Bonds retail store, while occasionally booking television advertisements.[3]

Green then signed with the same agent as his former Dance Academy co-star, Dena Kaplan and eight months later, in 2020, secured a role in the third season of Stan black comedy miniseries Eden, his first acting job in five years.[3]

In 2022, Green starred as Adam in Goran Stolevski's romantic drama film Of an Age,[17] seeing him nominated for Best Actor at the Auscritic Awards,[18] the FCCA Awards[19] and the AACTA Awards.[20] He then appeared as part of the ensemble cast of the 2024 Stan series Exposure.[21] That same year, he played the recurring role of Rudi Janosi in drama series Ladies in Black, the second adaptation of the 1993 novel The Women in Black by Madeleine St John, after the 2018 film by Bruce Beresford.[22]

In 2025, Green played the part of Lenny in the award-winning miniseries Apple Cider Vinegar, based on the real life story of convicted scammer and fraudulent wellness influencer Belle Gibson.[23] In January 2025, Green was named in the cast for Tasmania-set murder mystery series The Survivors, a six-part adaptation of Jane Harper's 2020 novel of the same name. The series premiered on Netflix on 6 June 2025, with Green playing the role of Sean Gilroy, a character who lost his older brothers to a tragedy 15 years earlier.[24][25]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008Emerald FallsZac FergusonTV film[7][3]
Too FarTomTV pilot[26][5]
2009Home and AwayDexter Walker19 episodes[11]
2010–2012Dance AcademySamuel LiebermanSeasons 1-2, 52 episodes[2][6][14]
2011East West 101Seth Rawlins1 episode[27]
2012Jack Irish: Bad DebtsFrancisTV movie[28]
Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnThomas LaskyWeb series, 5 episodes[1][3]
2013CampKip Wampler10 episodes[29]
2021EdenBodie PalmerMiniseries, 3 episodes[3]
Mr InbetweenJason1 episode[30]
2024ExposureBronson3 episodes[21]
Ladies in BlackRudi Janosi5 episodes[22]
2025Apple Cider VinegarLennyMiniseries, 2 episodes[23]
The SurvivorsSean Gilroy6 episodes[25]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008VafadarVafaShort film[8]
The Ground BeneathKadenShort film[31][3][9]
MyBWSSonVideo[26]
2009VoyeurnetTrentShort film[12]
Beneath Hill 60Warren HutchingsFeature film[13]
2010St GeorgeCustomer 4Video[26]
SmithSmithShort film[26]
WoolworthsSonVideo[26]
2012ThirstZacFeature film[16]
2015DownriverAnthonyFeature film[1]
2022Of an AgeAdamFeature film[1][17]
2023We Used to Own HousesTomShort film[26]
2026Kick OnRoman PetrenkoFeature film[26]

Theatre

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YearProductionRoleLocationRef.
2005Lockie LeonardPhillipMerrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong
2009The Nargun and the StarsSimonRegal Theatre, Perth with Perth International Arts Festival, Sydney Festival[15]

Awards and nominations

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YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2008The Ground BeneathAFI AwardsBest Young ActorNominated[32][3]
The Ground BeneathOurense Independent Film FestivalBest ActorWon
2009The Ground BeneathSt Kilda Short Film FestivalBest ActorWon[32][10]
2013Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnStreamy AwardsBest Male Performance: DramaNominated[32][33]
2016Cannes Film Festival Jury PrizeBest Performance in a Male Role in a Feature FilmWon[32]
DownriverIris PrizeBest ActorWon[34]
2023Of An AgeAuscritic AwardsBest ActorNominated[32][18]
Of An AgeFCCA AwardsBest ActorNominated[32][19]
2024Of An AgeAACTA AwardsBest Lead Actor in FilmNominated[32][20]
2025The SurvivorsEquity Ensemble AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or TelemovieNominated[32][35]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Thom Green". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dance Academy on ABC3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation via Throng. 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Maher, Dani (12 June 2023). "The second coming of Thom Green". esquire.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Kleinmann, James (17 February 2023). "Exclusive Interview: Elias Anton & Thom Green on starring in queer Australian drama Of An Age". thequeerreview.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Cox, Brett (15 November 2008). "Woonona actor nominated for AFI award". illawarramercury.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Searle, Deborah. "Dance Academy's Alicia Banit & Tom Green". dancemagazine.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2026. Cite error: The named reference "dance" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. 1 2 "Tree's company". Time Out Sydney. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Vafadar | AFTRS | Synopsis". aminpalangi.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "The Ground Beneath – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Past Winners". stkildafilmfestival.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Home and Away welcomes Walker family". What's on TV. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  12. 1 2 "Voyeurnet". St Kilda Film Festival. 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  13. 1 2 "Beneath Hill 60 : Interview". Australian Broadcasting Company. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  14. 1 2 "Dance Academy: World Premiere: starts 5:20pm Monday May 31, ABC1". ABC3. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  15. 1 2 "Latest Reviews | The Nargun and the Stars | ERTH". australianstage.com.au. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. 1 2 Pomeranz, Margaret (21 March 2012). "Thirst: Web Only Review". Australian Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  17. 1 2 Maher, Dani (12 June 2023). "Australian Actor Thom Green on His Career and 'Of an Age'". Esquire Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. 1 2 "16th Auscritic Awards – 2023". auscritic.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 "2023 Award Nominees & Winners". filmcritics.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  20. 1 2 Kearney, Georgie (12 December 2023). "Former Dance Academy star Thom Green unrecognisable in latest project". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  21. 1 2 Vann-Wall, Silvi (24 May 2024). "Exposure on Stan: first look at new Australian drama series". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Ladies in Black". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  23. 1 2 Guillaume, Jenna (17 February 2025). "There's a Mini "Dance Academy" Reunion in Netflix's "Apple Cider Vinegar"". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  24. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (30 January 2025). "Netflix's Tasmanian Crime Series 'The Survivors' Reveals Cast, First Look". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  25. 1 2 Ward, Sarah (6 June 2025). "Tackling Trauma, Secrets and Family Complexities in a Tasmania-Set Murder-Mystery: Thom Green and Shannon Berry Talk 'The Survivors'". concreteplayground.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Thom Green". imcompany.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "East West 101: episode guide | Series 3". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Jack Irish: episode guide | Bad Debts". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Development Update". The Futon Critic. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  30. ↑ "Mr Inbetween: cast | Series 3". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "AFI Awards 2008". Australiantelevision.net. 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Thom Green Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "3rd Annual Winners". Streamy Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  34. ↑ Russell, Stephen A. (18 October 2016). "Actors of Aussie murder mystery 'Downriver' score Iris prize awards". SBS. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  35. ↑ "Finalists announced for 2026 Equity Ensemble Awards". Equity Ensemble Awards. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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