Gary Sweet
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'Gary Sweet' (born May 22, 1951 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Police Rescue, Cody , Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers.
He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, attending high school in Adelaide before obtaining a teaching degree. He took up drama at teachers' college only when he learned the class was mainly female.
His first role was in critically-panned low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the on-going role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans, a role that allowed him to develop his acting skills.
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In 1984, Sweet had his first major role as Donald Bradman in the ABC mini-series Bodyline, the story of the 1932-33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. English captain, Douglas Jardine, was played by Hugo Weaving, also in his first major role.
In 1991 and 1992, Sweet won the Australian Film Institute’s Award for Best Actor in a Television Series. In 1993 he won the Variety Club Heart Award for TV Actor of the Year and a TV Week Silver Logie Award in two categories. He also starred in Police Rescue between 1990 and 1994.
In 2002, he took on the continuing role of Inspector Luke Harris in the police drama series Stingers and playing the role until the show's conclusion in 2004.
He recently performed in a stage production of David Williamson's The Club, playing the coach of an Australian rules football team.
Sweet is divorced from TV presenter and former Commonwealth Games swimmer, Johanna Griggs. They have two sons, Jesse James and Joe Buster. Sweet also has two children from his second marriage, Frank and Sophie. Frank Sweet has begun his own acting career, starring in the feature film, 2:37.
In 2006, Sweet was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and made it to the final seven. His partner was dancer Eliza Campagna.
He also starred as Don Bradman in the 1984 movie Bodyline. Hugo Weaving is also in the movie, as he plays as Douglas Jardine
