Thomas is an acclaimed writer and director. He recently wrote on the smash hit series HEARTBREAK HIGH (Netflix), which reached #1 in Australia and top 10 in 45 other countries within a week of its release. HEARTBREAK HIGH won an International Emmy, as well as five Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, and was nominated for two GLAAD Media Awards. Thomas’ episode was also shortlisted for the Betty Roland Prize in Scriptwriting at the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

His other credits include HEARTBREAK HIGH S2, S3 and PAPER DOLLS (Helium Pictures). He is currently writing his second feature film WILDFLOWERS with script editor Anna Seifert-Speck (Ammonite, Supernova, Gods Own Country), as well as adapting a best-selling novel.  In addition, Thomas is the creator, writer and executive producer of his autobiographical TV series SICK TO DEATH, currently in development with the support of Screen Australia and Screen NSW, and in collaboration with Rhapsody Films, Easy Tiger, and Invention Studios.

Thomas’ debut feature film THE GREENHOUSE (2021) premiered at BFI: Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival and Frameline. It won Best Direction in a Feature Film (budget under $1M) at the 2021 Australian Directors’ Guild awards, multiple Best Film awards and the Audience Choice Award at 2021 Mardi Gras Film Festival. The Greenhouse was then acquired by Netflix ANZ.

Thomas is a graduate of the VCA and AFTRS, where he completed his Masters of Screen Arts in 2017, specialising in queer theory and the future of queer stories on screen, something he is wildly passionate about. His short film BACK TO EARTH played at festivals around the world and is currently on ABC iView. ST. AUGUSTINE, a short proof of concept, premiered in competition at MIFF 2019 and can be viewed online at Film Shortage.