Gary Sweet - Actor - Biography

Gary Sweet is television's ultimate tough guy, but how will he look
in flamingo ruffles? The star of Australian drama series The
Sullivans, Blue Murder, Cody, The Light Horsemen, Police Rescue,
Stingers and acclaimed mini-series Bodyline and Come In Spinner,
Gary is about to dig deep to find a flamboyant side on Dancing With
The Stars.

Having grown up in Warradale, South Australian, this Adelaide boy
obtained a teaching degree before taking up drama at teachers'
college. His passion for drama lead him to Melbourne where
Australian television audiences loved and adopted him as
Leslie "Magpie" Maddern in The Sullivans, acting along side the
likes of Paul Cronin, Lorraine Bayly and Michael Caton. In 1984 he
scored his first major role as (Sir) Donald Bradman in the ABC TV
mini-series Bodyline, this time starring with Hugo Weaving. From
there, Gary went on to feature in a number of productions resulting
in two consecutive AFI Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series
and two TV Week Logie Awards for his role as Sgt. Steve "Mickey"
McClintock in Police Rescue (1991-1996). In 2002 Gary took on the
role of Inspector Luke Harris in the police drama Stingers and
played the role until the show's demise in 2004. More recently he
has acted in feature films The Tracker, Alexandra's Project, 2:37,
Macbeth (which opens in September) and The Tumbler which is to be
released in 2007.

Gary has four children - Frank, Sophie, Jesse James and Joe Buster.

Gary will support The Bone Growth Foundation, who works to improve
the quality of life for children with crippling growth problems.

When asked about why he wanted to the dancing experience, he
responded enthusiastically, "Wanted to learn how to dance! And it
seemed a great way raise some funds for the Bone Growth Foundation."