Jon Sivewright

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Jon Sivewright
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Sivewright in 2008
Born (1965-05-22) 22 May 1965 (age 59)
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s) Rachel Gordon (¿? - present)
Felicity Sivewright
Children4

Jon Sivewright (born 22 May 1965) [1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden in Home and Away , a role he played from 2005 to 2010.

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Early life

Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner and spent 12 years as a fireman. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills, Sydney where he completed the two-and-a-half-year junior course.[ citation needed ] It was here that he first encountered Amy Mathews, his co-star and on-screen wife in Home and Away .

Career

His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies entitled "Fighting Fire with Fire", which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances in his early career.

In August 2005, Jon secured his first regular television role, playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away. He played the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Upon arriving in the bay, he was romantically linked with Beth Hunter. But when Beth died, he paired up with Rachel Armstrong, a doctor. It was announced that he was leaving Home and Away in 2010 after a five year tenure.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 Little Fish Footy fan
2009ScentMichaelShort film, lead role
BurdenJames CutlerLead role
2011ScentMichaelShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Fireflies Strike Team FirieEpisode: "Fighting Fire with Fire"
2005 All Saints Detective HarrisEpisode: "Time Bomb"
2005–2010 Home and Away Tony Holden Series regular
2016 Cleverman CA Checkpoint Guard1 episode
2016 Brock Mick Hone1 episode
2019 Drop Dead Weird Uncle Peter1 episode
2023 Last King of the Cross Barman1 episode
2023 Ten Pound Poms Keith Buddin1 episode

References

  1. "Jon Sivewright". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 6 November 2024.