Gyton Grantley

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Gyton Grantley
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Born (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 44)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2001–present
Known for Underbelly

Gyton James Grantley (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly , for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most Popular Actor for the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards and the 2008 AFI award (winning for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series). Grantley won the 2009 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor.

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Early life

Grantley was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, where he graduated in 1997. [1] During his school years, he was a rugby union player and a rower. He was also heavily involved in drama and theatre-sports, and won the Headmaster's Prize for Drama in his senior year. [2] He later attended the Queensland University of Technology.

Career

Television

Grantley began his television acting career in 2001, appearing in Fat Cow Motel . Over the next two years, he had small guest roles in Marking Time , Small Claims and The Cooks . In the summer of 2005 / 2006, he had a role in the short lived series headLand . In 2006, he had a small role in Foxtel's Supernova series and in 2007, had a 10-episode guest role in Home and Away .

In 2008, Grantley shot to fame in the high rating drama, Underbelly , where he played antagonist and criminal Carl Williams. With this role he won the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award at the Logies.

In 2009, he starred in 30 Seconds and season two of East West 101 .

In 2012, Grantley was cast in a new series, House Husbands , playing the character Kane Albert. [3] In 2015, Grantley left the series after its fourth season, however returned in the fifth-season finale for a brief appearance. [4]

He was announced in late 2013 that he would be reprising his role of Carl Williams in the sequel/spin-off series Fat Tony & Co. which was not placed under the Underbelly franchise (for financing reasons) and focused on the rise and fall of Tony Mokbel, who also featured in the original series, played by Robert Mammone. [5] Grantley reprised his role of Carl Williams for the final time in Informer 3838 in 2020, he has since said that the role which made him famous led to people to call him 'Carl' almost everyday. [6]

In 2017 Gyton took on his first TV presenting role as Host of Channel 10's Pooches at Play, a lifestyle show all about dogs and our relationship with them. In 2018 he is performing in the theatrical production Hand to God and continues his hosting role on Pooches at Play.

Grantley is also a voice over artist. [7]

Film

He appeared in two short film entries for the 2009 Tropfest Short Film Festival, including Being Carl Williams where Grantley, playing himself, is abducted by two criminals who mistake him for Carl Williams after his role in Underbelly .

Theatre

He appeared as Ron Weasley in the Australian production, in Melbourne, of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Human Error Allan CarterTV series
2023 The Traitors [9] Self – ContestantTV series, season 2
2023We Were TomorrowCain Foster
2021 Space Invaders NarratorTV series
2020 Informer 3838 [10] Carl WilliamsTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2018ThuggeryJames MarshTV series, 6 episodes
2018 Orange Is the New Brown VariousTV series, 2 episodes
2018 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Don RoperTV series, 1 episode
2018 Drunk History Australia Ned KellyTV series
2018 Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You Roger Davies TV miniseries, 1 episode
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy BrettTV series, 1 episode
2017 House of Bond Peter BeckwithTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012-17 House Husbands KaneTV series, 47 episodes
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Carl Williams TV miniseries, 9 episodes
2009 East West 101 Craig DeakinTV series, 6 episodes
2009 30 Seconds SumoTV series, 6 episodes
2009 Rescue: Special Ops WilloTV series, 1 episode
2008 Out of the Blue Alex JarvisTV series, 2 episodes
2008 Underbelly Carl Williams TV miniseries, 13 episodes
2004-07 All Saints Jared Clark / Andy PattonTV series, 2 episodes
2007 Home and Away Jamie DaltonTV series, 10 episodes
2006 Supernova JeffTV series, 1 episode
2005 HeadLand Dane PickerstaffTV series, 11 episodes
2004 The Cooks DannyTV series, 1 episode
2003 Fat Cow Motel Gary WarpoleTV series, 1 episode

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Don't Tell Kevin GuyFeature film
2015 The Dressmaker Barney McSwineyFeature film
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Norman MorrisFeature film (Anzac Day release)
2010 The Reef MattFeature film [11]
2009 Prime Mover Repo Man #1Feature film
2009Being Carl WilliamsHimselfFeature film
2009 Balibo Gary Cunningham Feature film
2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Andrew BlanchettTV movie
2007 All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane JakeFeature film
2004 A Man's Gotta Do DominicFeature film
2004 Under the Radar TrentFeature film
2003 Danny Deckchair StueyFeature film
2003 Swimming Upstream SwimmerFeature film
2002 Blurred GavinFeature film

Personal life

Grantley is actively involved with the Australian organisation, Polished Man, which helps support and raise awareness for children affected by violence.

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References

  1. ↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. p. 275. ISBN   978-0-646-55807-3.
  2. ↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. p. 275. ISBN   978-0-646-55807-3.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (6 August 2016). "Gay dads in House Husbands". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (23 May 2016). "New season of House Husbands commences production without Gyton Grantley". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Vickery, Colin (25 February 2014). "Big Read: Gyton Grantley on playing Carl Williams in Fat Tony and Co". Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "'I get called Carl every day': Underbelly's Gyton Grantley a decade on". 10 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gyton Grantley, Male Voice Actor with RMK Voices".
  8. ↑ "Cast Announced For Australian Premiere Production". Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Melbourne. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "10 unveils famous faces in the Traitors | TV Tonight". 22 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Carl Williams is back: Gyton Grantley returns to life of crime for third hit". 15 October 2019.
  11. ↑ First photos from THE REEF Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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