Tom E. Lewis

Tom E. Lewis (25 August 1958 – 10 May 2018), also known by his traditional name Balang Lewis, and sometimes credited as Tommy Lewis was an Aboriginal Australian actor, musician, and artistic director. His first major role was the title role in the 1978 Fred Schepisi film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, and in 2006 he was the recipient of a Red Ochre Award from the Australia Council for the Arts. He released two albums: Sunshine After Rain (2005) and Beneath the Sun (2013), and was the founding director of Djilpin Arts in Beswick, Northern Territory.