Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Acting

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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Filmography

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Cop This Cop This 2026 Zombucha! Zombucha! 2025 Spit ★ 6.7 Spit 2025 A Savage Christmas ★ 2.0 A Savage Christmas 2023 No Escape ★ 7.0 No Escape 2023 Darby and Joan ★ 6.1 Darby and Joan 2022 Access All Areas: Erebus Motorsport Access All Areas: Erebus Motorsport 2022 Hungry Ghosts ★ 6.3 Hungry Ghosts 2020 Paper Champions ★ 10.0 Paper Champions 2020 Ayaan ★ 2.0 Ayaan 2020 2121 2121 2020 Two Heads Creek ★ 5.2 Two Heads Creek 2019 Bloom ★ 6.8 Bloom 2019 Mystery Road ★ 6.9 Mystery Road 2018 Harrow ★ 7.6 Harrow 2018 Making Muriel Making Muriel 2017 Wake in Fright ★ 5.7 Wake in Fright 2017 Wolf Creek ★ 7.0 Wolf Creek 2016 A Month of Sundays ★ 5.9 A Month of Sundays 2016 Jack Irish ★ 6.7 Jack Irish 2016 Commando Commando 2013 Charlie's Country ★ 7.0 Charlie's Country 2013 Nerve ★ 5.3 Nerve 2013 Adoration ★ 6.1 Adoration 2013 The Doctor Blake Mysteries ★ 7.8 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2013 Dangerous Remedy ★ 6.0 Dangerous Remedy 2012 House Husbands ★ 4.9 House Husbands 2012 Fatal Honeymoon ★ 5.2 Fatal Honeymoon 2012 Small Time Gangster ★ 5.7 Small Time Gangster 2011 The Telegram Man ★ 7.5 The Telegram Man 2011 Bush Basher Bush Basher 2011 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ★ 6.4 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010 Cops L.A.C. ★ 9.0 Cops L.A.C. 2010 The Pacific ★ 7.8 The Pacific 2010 Subdivision ★ 5.3 Subdivision 2009 Rescue: Special Ops ★ 9.1 Rescue: Special Ops 2009 The Tumbler The Tumbler 2008 Bitter & Twisted ★ 6.3 Bitter & Twisted 2008 Rain Shadow ★ 5.5 Rain Shadow 2007 The Circuit ★ 7.0 The Circuit 2007 Macbeth ★ 4.1 Macbeth 2006 2:37 ★ 6.6 2:37 2006 Dancing with the Stars ★ 5.5 Dancing with the Stars 2004 Gettin' Square ★ 6.4 Gettin' Square 2003 The House of Bulger The House of Bulger 2003 Alexandra's Project ★ 5.9 Alexandra's Project 2003 The Tracker ★ 6.8 The Tracker 2002 Tempe Tip ★ 8.0 Tempe Tip 2002 Bodyjackers ★ 9.0 Bodyjackers 2001 The Big House ★ 3.6 The Big House 2001 Hard Knox ★ 6.0 Hard Knox 2001 Dog's Head Bay ★ 10.0 Dog's Head Bay 1999 Stingers ★ 8.2 Stingers 1998 Wildside ★ 5.2 Wildside 1997 Love in Ambush ★ 9.0 Love in Ambush 1997 Big Sky ★ 8.5 Big Sky 1997 Good News Week ★ 8.3 Good News Week 1996 Cody: The Burnout ★ 9.0 Cody: The Burnout 1995 Blue Murder ★ 5.6 Blue Murder 1995 Cody: Wrong Stuff ★ 8.0 Cody: Wrong Stuff 1995 Cody: Fall from Grace ★ 9.0 Cody: Fall from Grace 1995 The Battlers ★ 7.0 The Battlers 1994 Cody: Bad Love ★ 8.0 Cody: Bad Love 1994 Cody: A Family Affair ★ 9.0 Cody: A Family Affair 1994 Cody: The Tipoff ★ 7.0 Cody: The Tipoff 1994 Frontline ★ 7.7 Frontline 1994 Police Rescue: The Movie ★ 6.0 Police Rescue: The Movie 1994 Blue Heelers ★ 6.5 Blue Heelers 1993 CrimeBroker ★ 5.7 CrimeBroker 1993 Children of the Dragon ★ 8.0 Children of the Dragon 1992 Police Rescue ★ 6.4 Police Rescue 1991 What the Moon Saw ★ 10.0 What the Moon Saw 1990 Come in Spinner ★ 9.5 Come in Spinner 1990 Fever ★ 4.7 Fever 1988 The Dreaming ★ 5.6 The Dreaming 1988 Becca ★ 7.0 Becca 1988 The Lighthorsemen ★ 6.0 The Lighthorsemen 1987 The Great Bookie Robbery ★ 7.7 The Great Bookie Robbery 1986 The Flying Doctors ★ 6.6 The Flying Doctors 1986 An Indecent Obsession ★ 4.6 An Indecent Obsession 1985