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Timothy Guy Balme (born 18 January 1967) is a New Zealand actor and screenwriter. 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 film Braindead and Jack Brown Genius. He was a writer and actor on the television series The Almighty Johnsons, and the creator and a writer for The Brokenwood Mysteries.
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".
| 1992 | Braindead | Lionel Cosgrove | |
| 1994 | Tin Box | Adam | |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Jim Mitchell | |
| 1994 | La vie en rose | Priest | Short film |
| 1996 | Planet Man | Ant | Short film |
| 1996 | Headlong | Arthur | Short film |
| 1996 | Jack Brown Genius | Jack Brown | |
| 1998 | Via Satellite | Ken | |
| 2001 | Exposure | Brad | Video |
| 2003 | For Good | Grant Wilson | |
| 2007 | Jake's Father | ||
| 2010 | No Reason | Pathologist No. 1 |
| 1990 | Shark in the Park | Barry | "Diversions" |
| 1991 | Away Laughing | Various | TV series |
| 1993 | Marlin Bay | Hal Hayward | 1 episode |
| 1994 | White Fang | Brubaker | "Movie Stars Among Themselves" |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Underworld | Lycastus | TV movie |
| 1994–96 | Shortland Street | Greg Feeney | TV series |
| 1995 | Coverstory | Nick Williams | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Alum | Episode: "Combat" | |
| 1999 | Shortland Street | Greg Feeney | TV series |
| 1999 | Give Us a Clue | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Greenstone | Father Michael | TV series |
| 2001–02 | Mercy Peak | Ken Wilder | Main role |
| 2002 | Paul | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Deceit | Kevin Ordell | TV movie |
| 2004 | Not Only But Always | NY Club Compere | TV movie |
| 2004-05 | P.E.T. Detectives | The Laughing Man | "Time After Time", "Science Teacher" |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Yves | Main role |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Quentin | "The Power to Seduce", "When Both Contend" |
| 2011–12 | Nothing Trivial | Jules | Recurring role |
| 2011–13 | Mike Johnson | Lead role |
| 1990 | Ladies Night | Anthony McCarten & Stephen Sinclair | Craig | Australian Tour |
| 1990–1995 | Blue Sky Boys | Ken Duncum | Don Everly | |
| 1991 | Via Satellite | Anthony McCarten | Camerman | Circa Theatre |
| 1992 | Hang on a Minute Mate | Young Jack | Downstage Theatre | |
| 1993–1994 | Let's Spend the Night Together | Rick | National Tour | |
| 1994 | Ladies Night II – Raging On | Anthony McCarten & Stephen Sinclair | Craig | Mercury Theatre |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Shakespeare | Prince Hamlet | Circa Theatre |
| 1996 | One Flesh | Fiona Samuel | Neil | Downstage Theatre |
| 1997–2000 | The Ballad of Jimmy Costello | Tim Balme | Jimmy Costello | National and International tour |
| 1999 | Much Ado About Nothing | Shakespeare | Benedick | Downstage Theatre |
| 2000 | Shakespeare | Oberon / Theseus | NZ Actors Company | |
| 2002 | Queen Leah | Regan | NZ Actors Company | |
| 2010 | Horseplay | James K Baxter | Maidment Theatre | |
| 2017 | Nell Gwynn | Jessica Swale | King Charles the second | Auckland Theatre Company |
| 1992 | Fantafestival | Best Actor | Braindead | |
| 1993 | New Zealand Film and TV Awards | Best Male Dramatic Performance | Braindead | |
| 1996 | New Zealand Film and TV Awards | Best Actor | Jack Brown Genius | |
| 2002 | New Zealand Film and TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mercy Peak | |
| 2010 | NZ Herald Best of Theatre Award | Horseplay |
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