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.
Gyton Grantley | |
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| Born | 17 July 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Underbelly |
Early life
editGrantley 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
editTelevision
editGrantley 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
editHe 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
editHe appeared as Ron Weasley in the Australian production, in Melbourne, of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.[8]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Big Trip | Self | 5 episodes | |
| Human Error | Allan Carter | TV series | ||
| 2023 | The Traitors | Self – Contestant | TV series, season 2 | [9] |
| We Were Tomorrow | Cain Foster | 6 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Space Invaders | Narrator | TV series | |
| 2020 | Informer 3838 | Carl Williams | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | [10] |
| 2018 | Thuggery | James Marsh | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| Orange Is the New Brown | Various | TV series, 2 episodes | ||
| The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Don Roper | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| Drunk History Australia | Ned Kelly | TV series | ||
| Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You | Roger Davies | TV miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Brett | TV series, 1 episode | |
| House of Bond | Peter Beckwith | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
| 2012-17 | House Husbands | Kane | TV series, 47 episodes | |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Carl Williams | TV miniseries, 9 episodes | |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Craig Deakin | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 30 Seconds | Sumo | TV series, 6 episodes | ||
| Rescue: Special Ops | Willo | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Alex Jarvis | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Carl Williams | TV miniseries, 13 episodes | |
| 2004-07 | All Saints | Jared Clark / Andy Patton | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Home and Away | Jamie Dalton | TV series, 10 episodes | |
| 2006 | Supernova | Jeff | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2005 | HeadLand | Dane Pickerstaff | TV series, 11 episodes | |
| 2004 | The Cooks | Danny | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Fat Cow Motel | Gary Warpole | TV series, 1 episode |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Don't Tell | Kevin Guy | Feature film |
| 2015 | The Dressmaker | Barney McSwiney | Feature film |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 | Norman Morris | Feature film (Anzac Day release) |
| 2010 | The Reef | Matt | Feature film[11] |
| 2009 | Prime Mover | Repo Man #1 | Feature film |
| 2009 | Being Carl Williams | Himself | Feature film |
| 2009 | Balibo | Gary Cunningham | Feature film |
| 2009 | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Andrew Blanchett | TV movie |
| 2007 | All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | Jake | Feature film |
| 2004 | A Man's Gotta Do | Dominic | Feature film |
| 2004 | Under the Radar | Trent | Feature film |
| 2003 | Danny Deckchair | Stuey | Feature film |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Swimmer | Feature film |
| 2002 | Blurred | Gavin | Feature film |
Personal life
editGrantley is actively involved with the Australian organisation, Polished Man, which helps support and raise awareness for children affected by violence.
References
edit- ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ^ Knox, David (6 August 2016). "Gay dads in House Husbands". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (23 May 2016). "New season of House Husbands commences production without Gyton Grantley". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Vickery, Colin (25 February 2014). "Big Read: Gyton Grantley on playing Carl Williams in Fat Tony and Co". Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'I get called Carl every day': Underbelly's Gyton Grantley a decade on". 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Gyton Grantley, Male Voice Actor with RMK Voices".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "10 unveils famous faces in the Traitors | TV Tonight". 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Carl Williams is back: Gyton Grantley returns to life of crime for third hit". 15 October 2019.
- ^ First photos from THE REEF Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine