Timothy Guy Balme (born January 18, 1967), also known as Tim Balme, is an actor and screenwriter from New Zealand. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street and Mercy Peak, as well as lead roles in the cult favourites Braindead and Jack Brown Genius. He most recently was a writer and actor on the television series The Almighty Johnsons.

Balme is married to actress Katie Wolfe, with whom he has two children; daughter Edie (born 2001) and son Nikau (born 2005). Balme also has a son, Sam (born 1987) from a previous relationship.

Balme graduated from Toi Whakaari in 1989, and his first lead role was in the 1992 film Braindead (aka Dead Alive). Balme and his wife, along with Simon Bennett and Robyn Malcolm, founded the New Zealand Actors' Company, which ran for three productions before being dissolved. An actor for the better part of twenty years, he has recently branched out into writing, and has scripted episodes for television series such as Diplomatic Immunity and Outrageous Fortune. Balme also wrote the short film Redemption, directed by his wife, which was selected as part of the short film line-up at the Sundance Film Festival for 2011.

Balme worked as the head of development for South Pacific Pictures for three years before returning to freelancing. He currently writes for shows such as the popular Channel 7 drama 800 Words and is head writer for the murder mystery series The Brokenwood Mysteries. In 2015 he won the Best Television Screenplay award at the SWANZ (NZ Writer's Guild Awards) for Brokenwood Ep 2 "Sour Grapes".

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蒂莫西·盖伊·巴尔姆（Timothy Guy Balme，1967年1月18日-），又名蒂姆·巴尔姆（Tim Balme），来自新西兰的演员和编剧。他最出名的是他在长期播出的肥皂剧《肖特兰街》和《慈悲峰》中的角色，以及在备受追捧的《脑死亡》和《杰克布朗天才》中的主角。他最近是电视连续剧《全能的约翰逊一家》的编剧和演员。

巴尔梅与女演员凯蒂·沃尔夫（Katie Wolfe）结婚，并育有两个孩子;女儿 Edie（生于 2001 年）和儿子 Nikau（生于 2005 年）。Balme 还有一个儿子 Sam（生于 1987 年），来自以前的关系。

Balme 于 1989 年毕业于 Toi Whakaari，他的第一个主角是在 1992 年的电影 Braindead（又名 Dead Alive）中。巴尔姆和他的妻子，以及西蒙·贝内特（Simon Bennett）和罗宾·马尔科姆（Robyn Malcolm）创立了新西兰演员公司，该公司在解散之前经营了三部作品。二十年来，他大部分时间都是演员，最近开始涉足写作，并为《外交豁免权》和《离谱的财富》等电视连续剧编写剧集。巴尔梅还创作了由他妻子执导的短片《救赎》，该片被选为2011年圣丹斯电影节短片阵容的一部分。

在回到自由职业者之前，Balme在South Pacific Pictures担任了三年的开发主管。他目前为流行的第 7 频道电视剧《800 字》等节目撰稿，并且是谋杀悬疑剧集《断木之谜》的首席编剧。2015年，他凭借《Brokenwood Ep 2》“Sour Grapes”获得了SWANZ（新西兰作家协会奖）的最佳电视剧本奖。