Gerry Sont
Gerard Sont | |
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| 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, also known as Gerry Sont and Gera4d 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
| Title | Year | Role |
| Glenview High (TV series) | 1977 | Andrew |
| The Young Doctors (TV series) | 1976-1978 | Billy Webb |
| Running on Empty | 1982 | Victor (billed here as Gera4d Sont |
| Early Frost | 1982 | Party Guest |
| Waterloo Station (TV series) | 1983 | Rick Thompson |
| The Don Lane Show (TV series) | 1983 | As himself |
| Antenna (TV series) | 1984 | Self - Presenter |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1982-1983 | Martin Simpson - Fredo |
| Melvin, Son of Alvin | 1984 | Melvin Purple |
| Butterfly Island | 1985 | Bob Gallio |
| Double Dare (TV series_ | Self - Host | 1989 |
| The Flying Doctors (TV series) | 1991 | Joe Mitchell (billed as Gerald Sont) |
| Chances | 1991-1992 | Cal Lawrence |
| Paradise Beach (TV series) | 1993 | Peter |
| Pizza | 2000 | Ad Director |
| Head Start (TV series) | 2002 | Journalist |
| All Saints (TV series) | 2002 | Andre Klugston - Andrew Klugsen |
| Home and Away | 1988-2005 | Brett Macklin |
| Superman Returns | 2006 | Hospital Reporter |
| Gene X | 2006 | Professor White |
| The Cut (TV miniseries) | 2009 | Radio Chat Show Host |
| Mover | 2013 | Mr. Carter |
| The LSD Man | 2015 | 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
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