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

Jon Sivewright
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

Biography

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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]

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 before securing a role in Home and Away.

Home and Away

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In August 2005 Jon secured his first regular TV role playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away. He plays the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Since arriving in the bay he has been romantically linked with Beth Hunter. But when Beth died he paired up with, and still is with, Rachel Armstrong, a doctor. It was announced he will be leaving in 2010 after five years of playing the character Tony Holden in Home and Away.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
2005 Little Fish Footy fan
2009 Scent (short film) Michael Lead role
Burden James Cutler Lead role
2011 Scent Michael Short

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Fireflies Strike Team Firie Fighting Fire with Fire (1 episode)
2005 All Saints Detective Harris Time Bomb (1 episode)
2005–2010 Home and Away Tony Holden Series regular
2016 Cleverman CA Checkpoint Guard 1 episode
2016 Brock Mick Hone 1 episode
2019 Drop Dead Weird Uncle Peter 1 episode
2023 Last King of the Cross Barman 1 episode
2023 Ten Pound Poms (TV series) Keith Buddin 1 episode

References

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