Gary Sweet

Bio

Gary Sweet is an Australian film and television actor who is well known for many projects over his career.

Television roles are wide and numerous and include more recently Darby & Joan, Mystery Road, The Clearing, Hungary Ghost, Bloom, Jack Irish and Wentworth. Main cast roles in House Husbands, Small Time Gangster, The Circuit, Stingers, Cody, Big Sky, Police Rescue and Bodyline. Other roles include Wake in Fright, Dangerous Remedy, HBO’s The Pacific, Cops LAC, Rain Shadow, Blue Murder, Come in Spinner and The Sullivans, as well as Wolf Creek, Janet King, Orange is the New Brown, Harrow, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Cold Feet, Wildside, Children of the Dragon, The Battler and The Great Bookie Robbery to name a few.

Films include Deadfish, Spit, Shelly, Paper Champions, Two Heads Creek, Charlie’s Country, Adore, Fatal Honeymoon, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Subdivision, The Tumbler, Bitter & Twisted, 2:37, Macbeth, Getting’ Square, Alexandra’s Project, The Tracker, What the Moon Saw, Fever, The Dreaming and The Lighthorsemen.2

Sweet has appeared in numerous stage productions including Muriel’s Wedding (Sydney Theatre Co), Our Don (The Narrator for Adelaide Symphony), Little Orphan Trashley (Comedy Festival/Sydney Opera House), La Cage Aux Folles (The Production Company), Oh What a Night (State Theatre Melbourne), The Recruit and The Club (Melbourne Theatre Company).

Gary has been the recipient of several awards throughout his career including The Equity Award for Best Ensemble in a miniseries (2021/ Hungry Ghost), The Equity Award for Best Ensemble in a drama series (2021/ Mystery Road 2), an Inductee into the Australian Film Walk of Fame (2011), Best Actor at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2009/The Tumbler), Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Television series (1994/Police Rescue), Variety Club Heart Award for TV Actor of the Year (1993), The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama (1991 & 1992/Police Rescue), Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (1992/Police Rescue) and for Most Popular New Talent (1982/The Sullivans).  He has also had numerous nominations including the 1992 and 1996 Logies, for Most Popular Actor (Police Rescue), and in 2003 and 2004 he was nominated for Most Outstanding Actor (Stingers).