Tasma Walton


Tasma Walton is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress and novelist.

Early life and education

Tasma Walton was born on 19 August 1973 in Geraldton, Western Australia. She is of Boonwurrung descent through her mother, however she only discovered this in her late 30s.
Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copywriter in Geraldton, her home town.
She was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art but dropped out after two years.

Acting career

Walton joined a small Sydney theatre company, and landed a role as the love interest of Ian Moss in the music video for Tucker's Daughter off his 1989 debut album Matchbook.
In 1995, Walton played the recurring role of Rachel Watson in Home and Away.
In 1996, Walton was cast as Dash McKinley in the police drama series Blue Heelers. Her character was introduced halfway through Season 3. She also played another character, Kim Trelor, in the same series. In the same year, she made her film debut in Fistful of Flies. Her last episode of Blue Heelers screened in mid-1999.
In 2009, Walton joined the cast of City Homicide in the semi-regular role of criminal profiler, Claudia Leigh. In July 2013, it was announced that Walton had rejoined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of Jade Montgomery. She was on the show for two seasons.
In 2016, Walton appeared on three episodes of Rake. She also had a regular role on Cleverman. In 2018, she joined the cast of Mystery Road, reprising her role from the 2013 film of the same name. She returned to season two in 2020.
In 2023 Walton appeared in Channel Seven series The Claremont Murders and Walton joined the second season of Foxtel series The Twelve.
Other film and TV appearances include Water Rats, Sea Patrol, The Postcard Bandit, and Perdition. She also won recurring roles in White Collar Blue and BeastMaster.

Writing

Walton has also written two works of fiction:

Acting

Walton was in a relationship with Danny Roberts for seven and a half years until 2004. She began dating Rove McManus in October 2007. They married in a private ceremony in Broome, Western Australia, on 16 June 2009. In December 2013, Walton and McManus announced the birth of their daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Other appearances

Theatre

Walton has also performed extensively on stage, including the following productions:
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Summer of the AliensMrs Irvin / Japanese WomanUNSW Parade Theatre
1993The Skin of Our TeethUNSW Parade Theatre
1993The Grace of Mary TraverseMary Traverse / HangmanNIDA Theatre
1993All's Well That Ends WellNIDA Theatre
1993A House is BuiltKatieUNSW Parade Theatre
1994JigsawsNew Theatre, Sydney
2001The Vagina MonologuesEnsemble Theatre
2001Men of HonourEnsemble Theatre
2004Live Acts on StagePlayhouse Theatre, Perth
2015DinnerHeath Ledger Theatre, Perth
2019Winyanboga YurringaBelvoir Street Theatre