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Gary Sweet

Acting · Born May 22, 1957 · Melbourne, Australia

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.

Movies with Gary Sweet

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) — Drinian
• Adoration (2013) — Saul
• Cop This (2026)
• The Lighthorsemen (1987) — Frank
• Gettin' Square (2003) — Chicka Martin
• Two Heads Creek (2019) — Hans
• 2:37 (2006) — Mr. Darcy
• Spit (2025) — Charles 'Chicka' Martin
• Becca (1988) — Matt
• Fatal Honeymoon (2012) — Detective Gary Campbell
• The Dreaming (1988) — Geoff
• Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) — Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock

TV shows with Gary Sweet

• The Sullivans (1976) — Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern
• Blue Heelers (1993)
• Police Rescue (1991) — Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
• Rescue: Special Ops (2009) — Shane Gallagher
• Mystery Road (2018) — Alkemi
• House Husbands (2012) — Lewis
• Stingers (1998) — Luke Harris
• Big Sky (1997) — Chris Manning