Jon Sivewright
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Jon Sivewright in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...

 is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden 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...

, a role he played from 2005–2010

Biography

Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner
Miner
A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....

 and spent 12 years as a fire-fighter. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is located immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...

, Sydney where he completed the two and a half year junior course.

His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies
Fireflies (TV series)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487...

 entitled Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire is the debut album of American country music artist Davis Daniel. Its title track was one of the album's four singles, along with "Picture Me", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Still Got a Crush on You"...

 which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances before securing a role in Home and Away.

Home and Away

In August 2005 Jon secured his first regular TV role playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian Soap opera 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...

. His plays the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Since arriving in the bay he has been romantically linked with Beth Hunter
Beth Hunter
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Clarissa House. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2003. The character departed on 30 January 2007...

. 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 with the home and away.

Films

Jon Sivewright (born 22 May 1965) in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...

 is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden 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...

, a role he played from 2005–2010

Biography

Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner
Miner
A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....

 and spent 12 years as a fire-fighter. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is located immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...

, Sydney where he completed the two and a half year junior course.

His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies
Fireflies (TV series)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487...

 entitled Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire is the debut album of American country music artist Davis Daniel. Its title track was one of the album's four singles, along with "Picture Me", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Still Got a Crush on You"...

 which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances before securing a role in Home and Away.

Home and Away

In August 2005 Jon secured his first regular TV role playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian Soap opera 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...

. His plays the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Since arriving in the bay he has been romantically linked with Beth Hunter
Beth Hunter
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Clarissa House. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2003. The character departed on 30 January 2007...

. 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 with the home and away.

Films

Jon Sivewright (born 22 May 1965) in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...

 is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden 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...

, a role he played from 2005–2010

Biography

Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner
Miner
A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....

 and spent 12 years as a fire-fighter. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is located immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...

, Sydney where he completed the two and a half year junior course.

His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies
Fireflies (TV series)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487...

 entitled Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire is the debut album of American country music artist Davis Daniel. Its title track was one of the album's four singles, along with "Picture Me", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Still Got a Crush on You"...

 which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances before securing a role in Home and Away.

Home and Away

In August 2005 Jon secured his first regular TV role playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian Soap opera 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...

. His plays the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Since arriving in the bay he has been romantically linked with Beth Hunter
Beth Hunter
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Clarissa House. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2003. The character departed on 30 January 2007...

. 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 with the home and away.

Films

Year Film Role Other notes
2005 Little Fish
Little Fish (film)
Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods and written by Jacquelin Perske. It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield...

 
Footy Fan
2009 Scent (short film) Michael Lead Role
Burden (short film) James Cutler Lead Role

Television

Year Show Role Other notes
2004 Fireflies
Fireflies (TV series)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487...

 
Strike Team Firie Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire
Fighting Fire with Fire is the debut album of American country music artist Davis Daniel. Its title track was one of the album's four singles, along with "Picture Me", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Still Got a Crush on You"...

 (1 episode)
2005 All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...

 
Detective Harris Time Bomb (1 episode)
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...

 
Tony Holden  Series regular


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