Tony Ayres is an award-winning Australian showrunner, writer and director, and a founding member of Big and Little Films and Matchbox Pictures. In 2018, he established Tony Ayres Productions (TAP), developing and producing feature films and television for international markets. In 2025, he rejoined Big and Little Films to focus on writing and directing distinctive and ambitious work for global audiences.

Overall, Tony’s feature films and TV shows have been nominated for over one hundred Australian and international awards and have won over sixty of these awards including an International Emmy, a BAFTA, a Golden Horse (the Asian Oscars), a Berlinale Teddy Award, six AACTA Awards, and six Logies Awards.

Most recently, Tony was Executive Producer, Showrunner and writer on the Netflix series The Survivors, and an Executive Producer on two seasons of the ABC/BBC children’s series The Spooky Files. Previously, Tony was the creator/showrunner on The Slap, Nowhere Boys and global number one Netflix hit, Clickbait. He co-created and was an Executive Producer on Glitch, Stateless, and Fires. He has executive produced acclaimed shows such as Barracuda, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Wanted, Creamerie, The Devil’s Playground, Old School, Underground: The Julian Assange Story, The Straits, and The Family Law.

In feature films, Tony directed Cut Snake (2015), The Home Song Stories (2007), and Walking on Water (2002). He has also executive produced award-winning feature films such as Ali’s Wedding and Lou. His films have premiered and screened at A-list festivals around the world including the Berlinale and the Toronto Film Festival.