Biography
Gary Sweet is an Australian actor. He was born on 22 May 1957 in Melbourne and grew up in Warradale, South Australia. He trained as a teacher, obtaining a Diploma of Teaching and a BEd from Flinders University, and began acting while at Sturt Teachers' College.
Sweet's early roles included a part in the low-budget film Nightmares and the television series The Sullivans. He gained recognition for playing Donald Bradman in the miniseries Bodyline (1984) and Sergeant Steve 'Mickey' McClintock in Police Rescue (1989–1996). Other credits include Alexandra's Project (2003), Stingers (2000–2004), The Tracker (2002), 2:37 (2006), The Pacific (2010), Adoration (2013) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) as Drinian. He has received AFI Awards and Logie Awards, and was inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame in 2011.
