Jeremy Ambrum is Yidinji Bundabarra from Atherton Tablelands, Birri Gubba and descendant of Lifou.
As an Actor he been on shows such as Cleverman (ABC), Secret Daughter (Channel 7), Mabo (ABC), Doctor Doctor (Nine), Occupation: Native by Patricia Morton-Thomas and the Leftovers (HBO). On stage his credits include City of Gold written by Meyne Wyatt (2019) and The Longest Minute (2018-19) which he was nominated Best Supporting Male Actor for the Matilda Awards. As a dancer and founder of Excelsior contemporary Indigenous dance troupe he has performed at the Boomerang Festival as part of Bluesfest Byron Bay, Homeground Festival at the Sydney Opera House, Telstra Art Awards, Clancestry (2014), Sea of Sound Festival in Bathurst and more Completing an Advanced Diploma in Performing arts at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) in June 2014. As an actor he has credits for all major Australian TV networks and HBO. He has worked on stage for Queensland Theatre Company, Debase Theatre Company, and Griffin Theatre.
In May 2025, Jeremy was selected for the Seeding Storytellers program through Screenworks and the Australian Writers’ Guild. The program provided intensive training in note-taking, script coordinating and the basics of a writers’ room, conducted over three day-long online workshops led by industry experts Catherine Kelleher and Terence McCarthy.
