Thomas M. Wright Movies & Biography

CAST

WOLFRAM (2026)

Starring Deborah Mailman, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright, Luka May Glynn-Cole, Anni Finsterer, Gibson John, Natassia Gorey Furber and Joe Bird. Directed by Warwick Thornton.

Set on the colonial frontier of the 1930s, the film follows two swaggering outlaws who roll into a mining town, their cruelty shattering a fragile community and driving three irrepressible kids to break free from their white masters and set off across the Australian outback in search of home.

REVIEWS Wolfram - Warwick Thornton's stirring, powerful sequel to 'Sweet Country'

SLEEPING DOGS (2024)

Starring Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Thomas M. Wright, Harry Greenwood, Pacharo Mzembe, Lynn Gilmartin, Paula Arundell and Elizabeth Blackmore. Directed by Adam Cooper.

MAN WITH THE IRON HEART (2018)

Starring Jason Clarke, Jack O'Connell, Rosamund Pike, Jack Reynor, Mia Wasikowska, Stephen Graham, Steve Evets, Thomas M. Wright, Enzo Cilenti and Geoff Bell. Directed by Cédric Jimenez.

As the German Fascists expand their borders, scorching Europe from end to end, two brave Czechs of the Resistance prepare for a suicide mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the hideous mastermind behind the "Final Solution".

SWEET COUNTRY (2018)

Starring Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Matt Day, Anni Finsterer, Natassia Gorey Furber, Gibson John and Hamilton Morris. Directed by Warwick Thornton.

Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. When Aboriginal stockman Sam kills white station owner Harry March in self-defence, Sam and his wife Lizzie go on the run. They are pursued across the outback, through glorious but harsh desert country.

Sergeant Fletcher leads the posse with the help of Aboriginal tracker Archie and local landowners Fred Smith and Mick Kennedy. Fletcher is desperate to capture Sam and put him on trial for murder – but Sam is an expert bushman and he has little difficulty outlasting them. Eventually, for the health of his pregnant wife, Sam decides to give himself up. He is put on trial in the courtroom of Judge Taylor. But will justice be served?

REVIEWS Sweet Country - A thunderous Australian masterpiece

DIRECTOR

THE STRANGER (2022)

Starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Matthew Sunderland, Ewen Leslie, Jada Alberts, Steve Mouzakis, Mike Foenander, Lucinda Nicholas, Fletcher Humphrys and Melanie Munt. Directed by Thomas M. Wright.

REVIEWS The Stranger - Aussie crime reaches new heights

WRITER

THE STRANGER (2022)

Starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Matthew Sunderland, Ewen Leslie, Jada Alberts, Steve Mouzakis, Mike Foenander, Lucinda Nicholas, Fletcher Humphrys and Melanie Munt. Directed by Thomas M. Wright.

REVIEWS The Stranger - Aussie crime reaches new heights