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Gerard Sont | |
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| Born | 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, also known as Gerry Sont and sometimes credited as Gerald Sont, is an Australian actor and TV host.
Gerard Sont was born Sydney, New South Wales.[ citation needed ]
He studied acting at in London, England, and later trained with Uta Hagen in New York City.[ citation needed ]
Sont joined Actors Equity of Australia in 1976.[ citation needed ]
Sont played the titular Melvin in Melvin, Son of Alvin (1984). [1] He 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 .[ citation needed ]
Sont has appeared in numerous television advertisements since 1981.[ citation needed ]
Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as How Does Your Garden Grow? at the State Theatre, Sydney in 1996, [4] [5] The Cherry Orchard at the New Theatre, Sydney in 1996, [6] The Gospel of Mark at Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre 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, Sydney and the Palais Theatre. [10] [11] [12]
He and his wife co-founded the theatre company, Théâtre Excentrique, based in Botany, Sydney.[ when? ][ citation needed ] His 2017 performance in the play with the company I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep garnered good reviews. [13] [ better source needed ]
Sont taught at NIDA for nine years, where he created and facilitated their TV presenters' course, and was a senior trainer in corporate performance. [14]
He taught occasional classes at The Actors Centre, and was head of drama at the Australian College of Entertainers in Melbourne for a year. He later transitioned into theatre productions and corporate training, and became an affiliate lecturer at UNSW Business School, [14]
Sont met his wife Anna Jahjah, a French-Lebanese actor, in 2012 while working on a workshop for the Alliance Française. They were married in 2014. [15]
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 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 |
| 2013 | Mover | Mr. Carter | Short film |
| 2015 | The LSD Man | Journalist | Short film |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 1976–78 | The Young Doctors | Ric Martin / Billy Webb | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1977 | Glenview High | Andrew | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982–83 | A Country Practice | Martin Simpson / Fredo | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1983 | Waterloo Station | Rick Thompson | TV series |
| 1983 | The Don Lane Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Antenna | Presenter | TV series |
| 1985 | Butterfly Island | Bob Gallio | TV series, season 1, 7 episodes |
| 1988; 2005 | Home and Away | Brett Macklin | TV series, 46 episodes |
| 1989 | Double Dare | Host | TV series |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Joe Mitchell | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991–92 | Chances | Cal Lawrence | TV series, 36 episodes |
| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Peter | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Pizza | Ad Director | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Head Start | Journalist | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Andre Klugston / Klugsten | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Cut | Radio Chat Show Host | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Critical Incident | Vic Kaczmarek | TV series, 1 episode |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 1977 | One | Wayside Theatre, Sydney with Keyhole Productions | |
| 1977 | Something for Everyman | Sydney with Keyhole Productions | |
| 1977 | Baxter | Roger Baxter | Wayside Theatre, Sydney with Keyhole Productions |
| The Green Bay Tree | Fort Lauderdale's Public Theatre, Florida | ||
| 1985 | La Cage aux Folles | Jean-Michel | Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Palais Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson |
| 1988 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney & Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane | |
| 1991 | Life | St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne with Fly on the Wall Theatre & Performing Arts Projects | |
| 1991 | Loving Friends | Rippon Lea Estate, Melbourne with Performing Arts Projects | |
| 1991 | Working Out | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Victorian Arts Centre | |
| 1991 | Heroic Measures | Klimov / Slava / Lebedev | Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company [16] |
| 1996 | The Father We Loved on a Beach by the Sea | New Theatre, Sydney for Sydney Fringe Festival | |
| 1996 | How Does Your Garden Grow? | State Theatre, Sydney with GLS Productions | |
| 1996 | The Cherry Orchard | New Theatre, Sydney | |
| Othello | Stables Theatre, Sydney | ||
| 2000 | The Gospel of Mark | Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre | |
| 2003 | Milk | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2003 | Three Winters Green | Stables Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2005 | About Alice | The Crypt Theatre, Sydney with Raw-em Theatre Company | |
| 2006 | Action / Shakers | The Crypt Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2007 | The Object of Desire | Grant | La Mama, Melbourne with Fly on the Wall Theatre for Midsumma Festival |
| 2010 | Taking a Bullet | Agent Kubrick | Still Knocks Productions for Short+Sweet [17] |
| 2013 | Richard III (Or Almost) | Guy Laurence | King Street Theatre, Sydney [18] |
| 2014 | Poo Poo Pee Doo | July-et Caputlet | Short+Sweet & Sandy Point Theatre with Théâtre Excentrique [19] |
| 2014 | Leaves | Chas | King Street Theatre, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique & Emu Productions [20] |
| 2015 | Antigone | First Guard | PACT, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique [21] |
| 2016 | 7 Days in the Life of Simon Labrosse | Labrosse | Creative Space 99, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique |
| 2017 | I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep Than Some Other Son of a Bitch | Father / Narrator | Old 505 Theatre, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique [22] |
| 2017; 2018; 2019 | Murders at the Museum | Australian Museum, Sydney, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique [23] | |
| 2019 | Exit the King | The Doctor | Théâtre Excentrique [24] |
| 2022 | Tideline | Old 505 Theatre, Sydney with Théâtre Excentrique |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 2004 | Mamet x 2: All Men Are Whores | Director | Cat and Fiddle Hotel, Sydney with Roughhouse Theatre |
| 2005 | Dwarf Spotting | Director | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Out Of Bounds Productions for Short+Sweet |
| 2005 | True West | Director | Cat and Fiddle Hotel, Sydney with Insomniac Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Robert Zucco | Producer | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Le Theatre des Assassins & Independent Theatre Company |
| 2016; 2017 | Beirut Adrenaline | Production Manager | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney [25] |
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