Gary Sweet

Biography

Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957 in Melbourne) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Alexandra's Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers. He grew up in Warradale, South Australia and attended Brighton high school in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama. His first role was in low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognizable through the on-going role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Sweet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Sullivans

Blue Heelers

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

The Pacific

Harrow

Police Rescue

Good News Week

All Movies (49)

• Cop This2026
• Zombucha!2025
• Spit2025 · as Charles 'Chicka' Martin
• A Savage Christmas2023 · as Peter Hall
• Paper Champions2020 · as Terry
• Ayaan2020 · as Sergeant Simmons
• Two Heads Creek2019 · as Hans
• Making Muriel2017 · as Self
• A Month of Sundays2016 · as Himself
• Charlie's Country2013 · as Bottle Shop Operator
• Nerve2013 · as Ben Livingston
• Adoration2013 · as Saul
• Dangerous Remedy2012 · as Matthews
• Fatal Honeymoon2012 · as Detective Gary Campbell
• The Telegram Man2011 · as John Lewis
• Bush Basher2011 · as Perry
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader2010 · as Drinian
• Subdivision2009 · as Digger Kelly
• The Tumbler2008 · as Hurtle Hamilton
• Bitter & Twisted2008 · as Greg Praline
• Macbeth2006 · as Duncan
• 2:372006 · as Mr. Darcy
• Gettin' Square2003 · as Chicka Martin
• The House of Bulger2003
• Alexandra's Project2003 · as Steve
• The Tracker2002 · as The Fanatic
• Tempe Tip2002 · as Director
• Bodyjackers2001 · as O'Grady
• The Big House2001
• Hard Knox2001 · as Monorail Ron
• Love in Ambush1997 · as Eddie Norton
• Cody: The Burnout1995 · as Cody
• Cody: Wrong Stuff1995 · as Cody
• Cody: Fall from Grace1995 · as Cody
• The Battlers1994 · as Snow
• Cody: Bad Love1994 · as Cody
• Cody: A Family Affair1994 · as Cody
• Cody: The Tipoff1994 · as Cody
• Police Rescue: The Movie1994 · as Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
• CrimeBroker1993 · as Luke Blair
• What the Moon Saw1990 · as Alan Wilson
• Fever1988 · as Jeff Maslim
• The Dreaming1988 · as Geoff
• Becca1988 · as Matt
• The Lighthorsemen1987 · as Frank
• An Indecent Obsession1985 · as Michael Wilson
• Nightmares1980 · as Terry Besanko
• Patched— · as Shark
• deadfish.— · as Wendell

All TV Shows (38)

• No Escape2023 · as Peter Winbourne
• Darby and Joan2022 · as Ellory Malcolm
• Access All Areas: Erebus Motorsport2022 · as Narrator
• Hungry Ghosts2020 · as Hugh
• 21212020 · as Geoff Maxwell
• Bloom2019 · as Old Donnie
• Mystery Road2018 · as Alkemi
• Harrow2018 · as Bruce Reimers
• Wake in Fright2017 · as Tim Hynes
• Wolf Creek2016 · as Jason
• Jack Irish2016 · as Det. Phil Maitland
• Commando2013 · as Self
• The Doctor Blake Mysteries2013 · as Norman Baker
• House Husbands2012 · as Lewis
• Small Time Gangster2011 · as Barry Donald
• Cops L.A.C.2010 · as Jack Finch
• The Pacific2010
• Rescue: Special Ops2009 · as Shane Gallagher
• Rain Shadow2007 · as Larry Riley
• The Circuit2007 · as Peter Lockhart
• Dancing with the Stars2004 · as Self
• Dog's Head Bay1999 · as Alex Santorini
• Stingers1998 · as Luke Harris
• Wildside1997 · as Cleary
• Big Sky1997 · as Chris Manning
• Good News Week1996 · as Self
• Blue Murder1995 · as Christopher Dale Flannery
• Frontline1994 · as Self
• Blue Heelers1993
• Children of the Dragon1992 · as Larry
• Police Rescue1991 · as Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
• Come in Spinner1990 · as Jack
• The Great Bookie Robbery1986 · as Chicka White
• The Flying Doctors1986 · as Nick Sanderson
• The Flying Doctors1986 · as Vince
• Bodyline1984 · as Donald Bradman
• Carson's Law1983 · as Paul Tabener
• The Sullivans1976 · as Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern