Gary Sweet
Sweet in 2012
Born	(1957-05-22)22 May 1957 (age 68) Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
Education	Brighton High School, Adelaide Sturt Teachers' College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980-present
Spouse(s)	Lenore Smith (m. 1981–83, divorced) Jill Miller (m. 1987–??, divorced, 2 children) Johanna Griggs (m. 1995–99, divorced, 2 children) Nadia Dyall (m. ??–present; 2 children)
Children	6, includingFrank Sweet
Awards	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: (1991, 1992 –Police Rescue) Logie Award for Most Popular Actor: (1993 –Police Rescue) Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series: (1993 –Police Rescue) Inductee into the Australian Film Walk of Fame: (2011)

Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957)^[1] is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles inAlexandra's Project (as Steve),Police Rescue (as Sergeant 'Mickey' McClintock),Cody (as Cody),Big Sky (as Chris Manning),Bodyline (asDonald Bradman),Stingers (as DI Luke Harris) andHouse Husbands (as Lewis Crabb).

Sweet attendedBrighton High School inAdelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and took up drama while atSturt Teachers' College.^[2]

Sweet's first role was in 1980 low-budget horror filmNightmares (also known asStage Fright).^[3] In the early 1980s, he became recognisable through the ongoing role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the TV seriesThe Sullivans, for which he won aLogie Award.^[4]

In 1984, Sweet had his first starring role asDonald Bradman in the miniseriesBodyline, the story of the 1932–33Test cricket series between England and Australia, alongsideHugo Weaving.^[4]

Early films included a lead role in the 1985 filmAn Indecent Obsession, based on the novel of the same name byColleen McCullough, as well as a role in 1987 war filmThe Lighthorsemen. He also starred in award-winning 1987 miniseriesThe Great Bookie Robbery, playing the role of Chico White.^[4]

From 1990 to 1996, Sweet starred in a leading role in the TV drama seriesPolice Rescue as Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock. This role led him to win several major television awards, including anAFIAward for Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama^[5] (in 1991 and 1992), theVariety Club Heart Award for TV Actor of the Year (1993), and aTV WeekSilver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor and Most Outstanding Actor (1994).^[6][7] During this period, Sweet also appeared in 1994 miniseriesThe Battlers, oppositeJaqueline McKenzie.^[4]

Sweet starred inBig Sky, andDog's Head Bay. He took a continuing role in the police drama seriesStingers until the show's conclusion in 2004. Other prominent television roles have includedThe Circuit,Rain Shadow (both 2007)^[4] and police dramaCops L.A.C.. In 2008, he narrated the documentary seriesSudden Impact.

From 2012 until 2017, Sweet had a leading role in the drama/comedyHouse Husbands as Lewis Crabb.^[8]Nine Network had considered a potential spin-off centred around Sweet's character, but decided not to go ahead with it.^[8]

Sweet's notable film roles have includedThe Tracker (2002),Alexandra's Project (2003) andGettin' Square (2003. He also appeared in the acclaimed independent drama film2:37 (2006), with his son, as well as in a modern-day imagining ofMacbeth (2006), alongsideSam Worthington.

Internationally, Sweet appeared in 2010 American studio filmThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader asLord Drinian. He also featured in 2010 war miniseriesThe Pacific.

Sweet was a contestant on Season 5 of competition seriesDancing with the Stars and made it to the final seven. His partner was dancer Eliza Campagna.

On 29 October 2024, Sweet was named as part of the cast in the feature filmScoby.^[9] In June 2025, Sweet wrapped a six-week guest stint inNeighbours, which will go to air later in the year, before the serial ends. He branded it "a bucket list moment".^[10]

In January 2026, Sweet participated as a contestant on the twelfth season of reality competition seriesI’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, hosted byRobert Irwin andJulia Morris.^[11]

Sweet has also appeared in several stage productions, includingThe Club, and Tony McNamara's playThe Recruit. He has appeared in theFrankie Valli-tribute musicalOh, What a Night,^[7] and inTrevor Ashley's musical comedyLittle Orphan trAshley withRhonda Burchmore.^[12]

Sweet dabbled in the Australian music scene with limited success in the early 1990s. Sweet released a cover ofBilly Thorpe's "Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy)" in 1994 through Polygram Records Australia. The single peaked at number 52 on theARIA Charts, and spent seven weeks in the top 100.^[13]

Sweet is divorced from his third wife, television presenter and formerCommonwealth Games swimmer,Johanna Griggs. They have two sons. Sweet has two children from his second marriage, to Jill Miller.^[2] Following in his father's footsteps,Frank Sweet is also an actor. Sweet's first marriage was to actressLenore Smith.

Gary Sweet is an ambassador and ex player for theGlenelg Tigers, anAustralian rules football club who play in theSouth Australian National Football League.^[14] He is also a supporter of theManly Sea Eaglesrugby league club who play in theNational Rugby League.

In 2004, Sweet become the public face of "The Performance Pack Initiative", an information campaign for men with impotence problems fromBayer,GlaxoSmithKline and Impotence Australia.^[15] Bans against direct advertising prescription medicines meant that Sweet was unable to directly mention the drug, Levitra, but this code was broken when Sweet mentioned Levitra on an Adelaide radio programme. TheAustralian Broadcasting Corporation'sMedia Watch reported that Sweet was being investigated by theTherapeutic Goods Administration for possible breach of advertising codes.^[16][17]

On a 1 February 2026 episode ofI’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Sweet revealed that from birth, he was raised by his uncle and aunt, saying: "Phil and his wife were unable to have children. So when the baby was born, they (Bill and his wife) gave the baby to his younger brother, Phil. The baby was me… so my biological parents became my uncle and aunty, my sisters became my cousins… I've never, ever, ever told this story."^[18]

Sweet has won several awards in his acting career, including twoLogie Awards – one in 1982 forThe Sullivans (Most Popular New Talent) and one in 1994 forPolice Rescue (Most Popular Actor).

In 2011, Sweet was initiated into theAustralian Film Walk of Fame on 13 March, as part of the closing night celebrations of theAustralian Film Festival.^[22]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toGary Sweet.

• Gary Sweet atIMDb 
• The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia – Theatre . Film . Radio . Television – Volume 1 – Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee – Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
• The Australian Film and Television Companion – compiled by Tony Harrison – Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

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