Gary Sweet
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1957-05-22 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Australia
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (37)
The Sullivans
1976
as Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern
Blue Heelers
1993
The Flying Doctors
1986
as Nick Sanderson / Vince
The Pacific
2010
Police Rescue
1991
as Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
Harrow
2018
as Bruce Reimers
Good News Week
1996
as Self
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
2013
as Norman Baker
Jack Irish
2016
as Det. Phil Maitland
Rescue: Special Ops
2009
as Shane Gallagher
Dancing with the Stars
2004
as Self
Carson's Law
1983
as Paul Tabener
Wildside
1997
as Cleary
Stingers
1998
as Luke Harris
Bloom
2019
as Old Donnie
Mystery Road
2018
as Alkemi
House Husbands
2012
as Lewis
Big Sky
1997
as Chris Manning
Wolf Creek
2016
as Jason
Darby and Joan
2022
as Ellory Malcolm
Cops L.A.C.
2010
as Jack Finch
Frontline
1994
as Self
Bodyline
1984
as Donald Bradman
No Escape
2023
as Peter Winbourne
Wake in Fright
2017
as Tim Hynes
Hungry Ghosts
2020
as Hugh
Blue Murder
1995
as Christopher Dale Flannery
Children of the Dragon
1992
as Larry
Small Time Gangster
2011
as Barry Donald
The Circuit
2007
as Peter Lockhart
The Great Bookie Robbery
1986
as Chicka White
Come in Spinner
1990
as Jack
Rain Shadow
2007
as Larry Riley
2121
2020
as Geoff Maxwell
Dog's Head Bay
1999
as Alex Santorini
Commando
2013
as Self
Access All Areas: Erebus Motorsport
2022
as Narrator
Movies (49)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010
as Drinian
Adoration
2013
as Saul
2:37
2006
as Mr. Darcy
The Lighthorsemen
1987
as Frank
Fatal Honeymoon
2012
as Detective Gary Campbell
The Dreaming
1988
as Geoff
Gettin' Square
2003
as Chicka Martin
Macbeth
2006
as Duncan
Spit
2025
as Charles 'Chicka' Martin
The Tracker
2002
as The Fanatic
An Indecent Obsession
1985
as Michael Wilson
Nightmares
1980
as Terry Besanko
Alexandra's Project
2003
as Steve
Dangerous Remedy
2012
as Matthews
Cody: Fall from Grace
1995
as Cody
Charlie's Country
2013
as Bottle Shop Operator
Cody: A Family Affair
1994
as Cody
Paper Champions
2020
as Terry
Two Heads Creek
2019
as Hans
Nerve
2013
as Ben Livingston
CrimeBroker
1993
as Luke Blair
Police Rescue: The Movie
1994
as Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
Subdivision
2009
as Digger Kelly
Fever
1988
as Jeff Maslim
Zombucha!
2025
The Telegram Man
2011
as John Lewis
Love in Ambush
1997
as Eddie Norton
Cody: Bad Love
1994
as Cody
The Battlers
1994
as Snow
Hard Knox
2001
as Monorail Ron
Cody: Wrong Stuff
1995
as Cody
What the Moon Saw
1990
as Alan Wilson
The Tumbler
2008
as Hurtle Hamilton
A Month of Sundays
2016
as Himself
Bitter & Twisted
2008
as Greg Praline
Making Muriel
2017
as Self
Becca
1988
as Matt
Tempe Tip
2002
as Director
Cody: The Tipoff
1994
as Cody
deadfish.
as Wendell
The Big House
2001
A Savage Christmas
2023
as Peter Hall
Ayaan
2020
as Sergeant Simmons
Cody: The Burnout
1995
as Cody
Cop This
2026
Patched
as Shark
Bodyjackers
2001
as O'Grady
Bush Basher
2011
as Perry
The House of Bulger
2003
About Gary Sweet
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 Crawf… With 86 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Gary Sweet has appeared in 49 films and 37 TV shows.
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- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) — as Drinian
- Adoration (2013) — as Saul
- 2:37 (2006) — as Mr. Darcy
- The Lighthorsemen (1987) — as Frank
- Fatal Honeymoon (2012) — as Detective Gary Campbell
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