---
name: "Gary Sweet"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-sweet"
fi1m_id: "gary-sweet"
imdb_id: "nm0842251"
tmdb_id: 75170
wikidata_id: "Q749526"
roles: []
born: "22 May 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T11:52:37.592009+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gary Sweet

## Identity

Gary Sweet

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-sweet
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-sweet
- **IMDb ID:** nm0842251
- **TMDB ID:** 75170
- **Wikidata ID:** Q749526
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sweet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75170

Actor. Born 22 May 1957 in Melbourne, Australia.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 May 1957, Melbourne, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sweet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75170

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader*](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader.md) (56)

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## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, womensweekly.com.au, narniaweb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* (2010), Fi1m 56, as Drinian — [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader.md)
- *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cop This* (2026), Actor
- *Zombucha!* (2025), Actor
- *Spit* (2025), as Charles 'Chicka' Martin
- *A Savage Christmas* (2023), as Peter Hall
- *No Escape* (2023), series, as Peter Winbourne
- *Darby and Joan* (2022), series, as Ellory Malcolm
- *Access All Areas: Erebus Motorsport* (2022), series, as Narrator
- *Hungry Ghosts* (2020), series, as Hugh
- *Paper Champions* (2020), as Terry
- *Ayaan* (2020), as Sergeant Simmons
- *Mint Condition* (2020), series, as Conway
- *2121* (2020), series, as Geoff Maxwell
- *Two Heads Creek* (2019), as Hans
- *Bloom* (2019), series, as Old Donnie
- *Mystery Road* (2018), series, as Alkemi
- *Harrow* (2018), series, as Bruce Reimers
- *Wake in Fright* (2017), series, as Tim Hynes
- *Wolf Creek* (2016), series, as Jason
- *Jack Irish* (2016), series, as Det. Phil Maitland
- *Charlie's Country* (2013), as Bottle Shop Operator
- *Nerve* (2013), as Ben Livingston
- *Adoration* (2013), as Saul
- *The Doctor Blake Mysteries* (2013), series, as Norman Baker
- *Dangerous Remedy* (2012), as Matthews
- *House Husbands* (2012), series, as Lewis
- *Fatal Honeymoon* (2012), as Detective Gary Campbell
- *Small Time Gangster* (2011), series, as Barry Donald
- *The Telegram Man* (2011), as John Lewis
- *Bush Basher* (2011), as Perry
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* (2010), as Drinian — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader.md)
- *Cops L.A.C.* (2010), series, as Jack Finch
- *The Pacific* (2010), series, Actor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)
- *Subdivision* (2009), as Digger Kelly
- *Rescue: Special Ops* (2009), series, as Shane Gallagher
- *The Tumbler* (2008), as Hurtle Hamilton
- *Bitter & Twisted* (2008), as Greg Praline
- *Rain Shadow* (2007), series, as Larry Riley
- *The Circuit* (2007), series, as Peter Lockhart
- *Macbeth* (2006), as Duncan
- *2:37* (2006), as Mr. Darcy
- *Gettin' Square* (2003), as Chicka Martin
- *The House of Bulger* (2003), Actor
- *Alexandra's Project* (2003), as Steve
- *The Tracker* (2002), as The Fanatic
- *Tempe Tip* (2002), as Director
- *Bodyjackers* (2001), as O'Grady
- *The Big House* (2001), Actor
- *Hard Knox* (2001), as Monorail Ron
- *Dog's Head Bay* (1999), series, as Alex Santorini
- *Stingers* (1998), series, as Luke Harris
- *Wildside* (1997), series, as Cleary
- *Love in Ambush* (1997), as Eddie Norton
- *Big Sky* (1997), series, as Chris Manning
- *Cody: The Burnout* (1995), as Cody
- *Blue Murder* (1995), series, as Christopher Dale Flannery
- *Cody: Wrong Stuff* (1995), as Cody
- *Cody: Fall from Grace* (1995), as Cody
- *The Battlers* (1994), as Snow
- *Cody: Bad Love* (1994), as Cody
- *Cody: A Family Affair* (1994), as Cody
- *Cody: The Tipoff* (1994), as Cody
- *Police Rescue: The Movie* (1994), as Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor
- *CrimeBroker* (1993), as Luke Blair
- *Children of the Dragon* (1992), series, as Larry
- *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Steve 'Mickey' McClintock
- *What the Moon Saw* (1990), as Alan Wilson
- *Come in Spinner* (1990), series, as Jack
- *Fever* (1988), as Jeff Maslim
- *The Dreaming* (1988), as Geoff
- *Becca* (1988), as Matt
- *The Lighthorsemen* (1987), as Frank
- *The Great Bookie Robbery* (1986), series, as Chicka White
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Nick Sanderson, Vince
- *An Indecent Obsession* (1985), as Michael Wilson
- *Bodyline* (1984), series, as Donald Bradman
- *Carson's Law* (1983), series, as Paul Tabener
- *Nightmares* (1980), as Terry Besanko
- *The Sullivans* (1976), series, as Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern
- *deadfish.*, as Wendell · Producer
- *Patched*, as Shark
- *Go Hard*, as Fuzz

## Gallery

- ![Gary Sweet](https://film.one/media/person/704257/gallery-2de9f52aa1bb.jpg) Gary Sweet — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gary_Sweet%2C_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gary Sweet's star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame, Randwick, Sydney (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/704257/gallery-4a3e4e3b8709.jpg) Gary Sweet's star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame, Randwick, Sydney (2014) — Sardaka (talk) 06:13, 14 October 2014 (UTC), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Film_Walk_of_Fame_Ritz_Cinema_Sydney_022.JPG/1280px-Film_Walk_of_Fame_Ritz_Cinema_Sydney_022.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gary Sweet, and his girlfriend Nadia Dyall, at the 2012 AACTA Awards.](https://film.one/media/person/704257/gallery-40d71a326d66.jpg) Gary Sweet, and his girlfriend Nadia Dyall, at the 2012 AACTA Awards. — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Gary_Sweet_at_the_2012_AACTA_Awards_%286795442365%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 6 won, 7 nominated

- Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series 2004: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series (nominated), for *Stingers*
- Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series 2003: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series (nominated), for *Stingers*
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1997: Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (nominated), for *Big Sky*
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1996: Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (nominated), for *Police Rescue*
- Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television 1995: Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (nominated), for *Police Rescue*
- Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television 1994: Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (nominated), for *Police Rescue*
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1994: Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (won), for *Police Rescue*
- Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series 1993: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series (won), for *Police Rescue*
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1993: Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (won), for *Police Rescue*
- AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 1992: AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (won), for *Police Rescue*
- Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1992: Logie Award for Most Popular Actor (nominated), for *Police Rescue*
- AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 1991: AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (won), for *Police Rescue*
- Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent 1982: Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent (won), for *The Sullivans*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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