Jon Sivewright
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Born | May 22, 1965 Fremantle, Australia |
Years active | 2003 - present |
Jon Sivewright (born May 22, 1965) in Fremantle is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden in Home and Away, a role he has played since August 2005. As of June 2008 he continues to play this role.
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[edit] Biography
Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner and spent 12 years as a firefighter. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills, Sydney where he completed the two and a half year junior course.[citation needed]
His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies entitled Fighting Fire with Fire which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances before securing a role in Home and Away.
[edit] Home and Away
In August 2005 Jon secured his first regular TV role playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian Soap opera Home and Away. His plays the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Since arriving in the bay he has been romantically linked with Beth Hunter. But when Beth died he pairded up with (and still is with) Rachel Armstrong, a doctor.
[edit] Personal life
He is currently sharing an apartment with Paul O'Brien, Jodi Gordon.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Films
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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2005 | Little Fish | Footy Fan |
[edit] Television
Year | Show | Role | Other notes |
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2004 | Fireflies | Strike Team Firie | Fighting Fire with Fire (1 episode) |
2005 | All Saints | Detective Harris | Time Bomb (1 episode) |
Home and Away | Tony Holden | Series regular |