Gary Sweet

Acting

Born: 1957-05-22
From: Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

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.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 13 nominated

Nominated

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series

Stingers

2004
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series

Stingers

2003
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Big Sky

1997
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1996
Nominated

Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Police Rescue

1995
🏆 Won

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1994
Nominated

Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Police Rescue

1994
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1994
🏆 Won

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1993
🏆 Won

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series

Police Rescue

1993
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series

Police Rescue

1993
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1993
🏆 Won

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Police Rescue

1992
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

Police Rescue

1992
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Police Rescue

1992
🏆 Won

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Police Rescue

1991
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Police Rescue

1991
🏆 Won

Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent

The Sullivans

1982
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent

The Sullivans

1982

Acting83 titles

Production1 title