Gerry Sont
Gerard Sont | |
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| Born | 24 January 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, host |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Notable work | Melvin, Son of Alvin as Melvin Home and Away as Brett Macklin, Chan Macklin Chances as Cal Lawrence |
Gerard Sont (born 24 January 1961), also known as Gerry Sont and Gerald Sont (billing as), is an Australian actor and TV host.
Biography[edit]
Sont played the titular Melvin in Melvin, Son of Alvin.[1] Sont played recurring character Brett Mackin on Home and Away (from the series inception in 1988, with appearances until 2005), and a main character, Cal Lawrence, in the TV series Chances.[2]
He was the first host of Australia's version of Double Dare[3] and was a presenter on ABC's magazine style TV series Antenna.
Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as How Does Your Garden Grow? at the State Theatre in 1996,[4][5] The Cherry Orchard at the New Theatre in 1996,[6] The Gospel of Mark at Belvoir St. Downstairs in 2000[7] and The Object of Desire at La Mama in 2007.[8][9] He appeared as Jean-Michel in a 1985 production of the musical La Cage aux Folles at Her Majesty's Theatre and the Palais Theatre.[10][11][12]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Running on Empty | Victor | Feature film |
| 1982 | Early Frost | Party Guest | Feature film |
| 1984 | Melvin, Son of Alvin | Melvin Purple | Feature film |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Hospital Reporter | Feature film |
| 2006 | Gene-X | Professor White | Feature film |
Television[edit]
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Glenview High | Andrew | TV series |
| 1976-78 | The Young Doctors | Billy Webb | TV series |
| 1983 | Waterloo Station | Rick Thompson | TV series |
| 1983 | The Don Lane Show | Guest | TV series |
| 1984 | Antenna | Presenter | TV series |
| 1982-83 | A Country Practice | Martin Simpson / Fredo | TV series |
| 1995 | Butterfly Island | Bob Gallio | TV series |
| 1989 | Double Dare | Host | TV series |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Joe Mitchell | TV series |
| 1991-92 | Chances | Cal Lawrence | TV series |
| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Peter | TV series |
| 2000 | Pizza | Ad Director | TV series |
| 2000 | Head Start | Journalist | TV series |
| 2002 | All Saints | Andre Klugston / Klugsen | TV series |
| 1988, 2005 | Home and Away | Brett Macklin | TV series |
| 2009 | The Cut | Radio Chat Show Host | TV miniseries |
| 2013 | Mover | Mr. Carter | |
| 2015 | The LSD Man | Journalist |
References[edit]
- ^ McDonald, Dougal (16 January 1985), "'Melvin' funny at times", The Canberra Times, retrieved 17 May 2023
- ^ Sadlier, Kevin (1 March 1992), "The barefacts", The Sun Herald
- ^ Holmes, Peter (9 March 1992), "From dare to bare", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Dunne, Stephen (21 June 1996), "Sex and - sensibility", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ How Does Your Garden Grow?, AusStage
- ^ Adamson, Judy (21 November 1996), "Opposites attract for Chekhov devotee", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Bodey, Michael (11 April 2000), "Following the faith", The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Perrett, Bill (4 February 2007), "Show of the week", The Age
- ^ The Object of Desire, AusStage
- ^ Dionysus (14 March 1985), ""Cage" traps talents for top musical fare", The Canberra Times, retrieved 17 May 2023
- ^ La Cage aux Folles, AusStage
- ^ La Cage aux Folles, AusStage
External links[edit]
- Gerry Sont at IMDb
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