Gerard Sont | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, host |
| Years active | c. 1977 |
| 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
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
Film
| 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
| 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 |
| 1988-2000 | 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
- ↑ 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
- Gerry Sont at IMDb