Tasma Walton
Actress | Film Prize Jury
Tasma Walton is an award-winning actress with an extensive career in film, theatre and television. Tasma has appeared in numerous films and her most recent features include How to Please a Woman, Sweet As, Looking for Grace, Blessed, Dreamland and Ivan Sen’s critically acclaimed Mystery Road and the just released Kid Snow. In television, Tasma became a household name for the role of Dash McKinley in several seasons of Blue Heelers. Other television projects include Mystery Road (Series 1 & 2) from the feature of the same name, Cleverman (Series 1 & 2), Rake (Series 4 & 5), Little Oberon, It’s a Date, City Homicide, McLeod’s Daughters, The Secret Life of Us and most recently The Twelve Series 2. In theatre, Tasma most recently performed in Belvoir’s production of Winyanboga Yurringa. Prior theatrical productions include Dinner and Live Acts On Stage (Black Swan Theatre Company), Men of Honour (Ensemble Theatre), The Marriage of Figaro (Phoenix Theatre) and Vagina Monologues (Valhalla Theatre). Tasma’s work in the film and television series Mystery Road saw her nominated for AACTA, FCCA and AFCA Awards and she won the Logie Award for Best New Talent for her work in Blue Heelers.
