Screen Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including long-running soap opera
Neighbours, children's series
Round the Twist, and
Shock Jock. After a few years, Budge transitioned from television to film, making his silver screen debut as Pickles in 2002 sports drama
Australian Rules. In 2008, Budge was tipped to play
AC/DC guitarist
Angus Young in a movie about the former
AC/DC lead singer
Bon Scott. In March 2021, he walked away from the role due to creative differences, saying that "after recently seeing the first episodes shot over the last year, Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying." In 2024, Budge starred as
Guy Chambers in the
Robbie Williams biographical musical drama film
Better Man, and as Simpkins in comedy drama film
Runt, alongside
Jai Courtney and
Jack Thompson.
Stage Budge has also performed for the stage, including in the
Belvoir production of
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2004
Helpmann Awards. He also performs in The Tom Budge Band, and has toured both in Australia and internationally. In the 2005 film
The Proposition, Budge played the character Samuel Stoat, singing the Canadian folk song "
Peggy Gordon", which can be found on
YouTube. ==Filmography==