Gyton Grantley
Encyclopedia
Gyton Grantley is a Logie Award
and AFI Award-winning Australia
n actor
, best known for his portrayal of convicted murder
er 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). He also has many other television
and film
credits. On stage, he will play the title role in Brendan Cowell
's Ruben Guthrie at La Boite Theatre, directed by David Berthold
, in October 2011.
in Brisbane finishing in 1997. At high school Gyton participated in all school activities including Rowing, Rugby, Swimming and a huge contributor to the life of the Drama department.
Graduated from QUT Creative Industries with a degree in Film and TV, and is currently featured on their No Walls student showcase website.
Gyton Grantley is actively involved with the Australian organisation, Reach Out!
Controversy arose in early 2007 over Grantley's fundraising efforts to pay for a personal trip into space. His website claimed to donate a cut to the Starlight Foundation
charity, of which the charity itself had no knowledge.
In 2009 Gyton won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor.
, 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
and in 2007, had a 10 episode guest role in Home and Away
.
In 2008, Grantly shot to fame in the high rating drama, Underbelly
, where he played antagonist Carl Williams. This role lead him to win the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award at the Logies.
In 2009, he stars in 30 Seconds
and season two of East West 101
.
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
.
He is currently filming "The Reef
" with ex Underbelly co-star Damian Walshe-Howling.
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
and AFI Award-winning Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for his portrayal of convicted murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
er and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
, 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
Logie Awards of 2009
The 51st Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards was held on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and televised on the Nine Network. The awards ceremony was hosted by Gretel Killeen and had over 1.6 million people watching the Logie Awards telecast. Performing on the night were...
and the 2008 AFI award (winning for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series). He also has many other television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
credits. On stage, he will play the title role in Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, screenwriter and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He stumbled upon acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8...
's Ruben Guthrie at La Boite Theatre, directed by David Berthold
David Berthold
David Berthold is a leading Australian theatre director. He has directed for most of Australia's major theatre companies, as well as internationally. Since November 2008, he has been Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of La Boite Theatre Company...
, in October 2011.
Personal life
Attended Anglican Church Grammar SchoolAnglican Church Grammar School
The Anglican Church Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective...
in Brisbane finishing in 1997. At high school Gyton participated in all school activities including Rowing, Rugby, Swimming and a huge contributor to the life of the Drama department.
Graduated from QUT Creative Industries with a degree in Film and TV, and is currently featured on their No Walls student showcase website.
Gyton Grantley is actively involved with the Australian organisation, Reach Out!
Controversy arose in early 2007 over Grantley's fundraising efforts to pay for a personal trip into space. His website claimed to donate a cut to the Starlight Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
The Starlight Children's Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions. The foundation has chapters and offices located throughout the United States, with the national headquarters located in...
charity, of which the charity itself had no knowledge.
In 2009 Gyton won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor.
Television
Grantley began his television acting career in 2003, starring in Fat Cow Motel. Over the next two years, he had small guest roles in Marking TimeMarking Time
Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...
, Small Claims
Small Claims (telemovie)
Small Claims is a series of Australian television movies starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan, which first aired on Network Ten in 2004. The series was co-production with subscription television and was also broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services...
and The Cooks
The Cooks
The Cooks was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters...
. In the summer of 2005 / 2006, he had a role in the short lived series headLand
HeadLand
headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
. In 2006, he had a small role in Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
's Supernova
Supernova (TV series)
Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton , a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian...
and in 2007, had a 10 episode guest role in Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
.
In 2008, Grantly shot to fame in the high rating drama, Underbelly
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
, where he played antagonist Carl Williams. This role lead him to win the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award at the Logies.
In 2009, he stars in 30 Seconds
30 Seconds (TV series)
:30 Seconds is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel which satirises Australian advertising companies and advertising industry. The name of the show comes from the advertising slots on television that are normally 30 seconds long...
and season two of East West 101
East West 101
East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
.
- Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (2008 TV series)Out of the Blue is an Australian serial drama commissioned by the BBC, produced by Australia's Southern Star Entertainment. It began screening on BBC One on weekday afternoons on 28 April 2008. The programme attracted lower than desired ratings figures, prompting the broadcaster to shift it to its...
as Alex (2008) - UnderbellyUnderbelly (TV series)Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
as Carl Williams (2008) - Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
as James Dalton (2007) - SupernovaSupernova (TV series)Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton , a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian...
as Jeff (2006) - headLandHeadLandheadLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
(2005) as Dane Pickerstaff - The CooksThe CooksThe Cooks was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters...
as joe - Small ClaimsSmall Claims (telemovie)Small Claims is a series of Australian television movies starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan, which first aired on Network Ten in 2004. The series was co-production with subscription television and was also broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services...
(2004–2006) as Det Snr Const Brett Michaels - Marking TimeMarking TimeMarking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...
(2003) as Shane Sheather - Fat Cow Motel as Gary Walpole (2003)
Movie career
He recently appeared in two short film entries for the 2009 TropfestTropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...
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
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
.
He is currently filming "The Reef
The Reef (2010 film)
The Reef is a 2010 Australian horror film. The film was written and directed by Andrew Traucki, his second feature film , and is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to Indonesia...
" with ex Underbelly co-star Damian Walshe-Howling.
Films
- All My Friends Are Leaving BrisbaneAll My Friends Are Leaving BrisbaneAll My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane is a 2007 Australian Romance-Comedy film by upcoming Director Louise Alston and written by Stephen Vagg...
(2007) as Jake - A Man's Gotta DoA Man's Gotta DoA Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian award winning film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.- Tagline :...
(2004) as Dominic - Under the RadarUnder the Radar (film)Under the Radar is a 2004 Australian comedy film directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips, Clayton Watson, Steady Eddy and Chloe Maxwell...
(2004) as Trent - Danny DeckchairDanny DeckchairDanny Deckchair is a 2003 Australian comedy film written and directed by Jeff Balsmeyer. The majority of Danny Deckchair was shot in Bellingen, a Mid North Coast town in New South Wales....
(2003) as Stuey - Swimming UpstreamSwimming UpstreamSwimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Harry McKeon, Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family...
(2003) - BlurredBlurred (film)Blurred is a 2002 Australian film about groups of school leavers travelling to schoolies week on the Gold Coast. It was directed by Evan Clarry and written by Stephen Davis and Kier Shorey.-Cast:Matthew NewtonCraig HornerKristian SchmidVeronica Sywak...
(2002) as Gavin - Being Carl Williams (2009) as himself
- Balibo as Gary Cunningham (2009)
- Beneath Hill 60Beneath Hill 60Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims and written by David Roach.Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s effort to mine beneath a German bunker and detonate an explosive charge to aid the advance of British troops...
as Norman Morris (2010 Anzac Day release)