Gyton Stephen Grantley (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and

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Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show ''

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'', 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.

Early life

Grantley was educated at the

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Q ...

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, where he graduated in 1997. During his school years, he was a

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player and a

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. He was also heavily involved in drama and theatre-sports, and won the Headmaster's Prize for Drama in his senior year. He later attended the

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The univ ...

Career

Television

Grantley began queensland transport - negatives (australia) 2001 his television acting career in 2001, starring in ''Fat Cow Motel''. Over the next two years, he had small guest roles in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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 ...

''. 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, ''

'', where he played antagonist and criminal Carl Williams. With this role he won the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award at the

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. In 2009, he starred in '' 30 Seconds'' and season two of ''

East West 101 ''East West 101'' was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as '' Wildside'' and ''White Collar Blue''. It ran from 2007–2011, ...

''. In 2012, Grantley was cast in a new series, '' House Husbands'', playing the character Kane Albert. In 2015, Grantley left the series after its fourth season, however returned in the fifth-season finale for a brief appearance. 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

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, who also featured in the original series, played by ''

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''. In 2017 Gyton took on his first TV presenting role as Host of TEN'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. ;Appearances * ''

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'' as Carl Williams (2020) * ''

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'' (narrator) (2018) * '' Fat Tony & Co.'' as Carl Williams (2014) * '' House Husbands'' as Kane Albert (2012-2015) * '' Out of the Blue'' as Alex (2008) * ''

'' as Carl Williams (2008) * '' Supernova'' as Jeff (2006) * '' Home and Away'' as James Dalton (2007) * '' headLand'' as Dane Pickerstaff (2005) * ''

'' as Joe (2004-2005) * ''

'' as Det Snr Const Brett Michaels (2004-2006) * ''

'' as Shane Sheather (2003) * ''Fat Cow Motel'' as Gary Walpole (2003)

Film

He appeared in two short film entries for the 2009

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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 ''

''. ;Films * '' Don't Tell'' as Kevin Guy (2017) * '' The Dressmaker'' as Barney McSwiney (2015) * ''

Beneath Hill 60 ''Beneath Hill 60'' is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims (credited as Jeremy Hartley Sims) and written by David Roach. Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company's efforts in minin ...

'' as Norman Morris (2010 Anzac Day release) * '' The Reef'' First photos from THE REEF
as Matt (2010) * ''

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'' as Repo Man #1 (2009) * ''Being Carl Williams'' as himself (2009) * ''

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'' as Gary Cunningham (2009) * ''

All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane ''All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane'' is a 2007 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Louise Alston and written by Stephen Vagg. It follows Anthea, a 25-year-old girl who hates her job and has to sit back and watch as all her friends mo ...

'' as Jake (2007) * '' A Man's Gotta Do'' as Dominic (2004) * '' Under the Radar'' as Trent (2004) * ''

Danny Deckchair ''Danny Deckchair'' is a 2003 Australian comedy film written and directed by Jeff Balsmeyer. The majority of Danny Deckchair was shot in Bellingen, a town on the Mid North Coast in New South Wales. It was inspired by the story of the Lawnch ...

'' as Stuey (2003) * ''

Swimming Upstream ''Swimming Upstream'' is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adul ...

'' (2003) * '' Blurred'' as Gavin (2002)

Theatre

He appeared as Ron Weasley in the Australian production, in Melbourne, of ''

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London, on 7 June 2016 as a two-part play, and it p ...

''.

Personal life

Grantley is actively involved with the Australian organisation, Polished Man, which helps support and raise awareness for children affected by violence.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grantley, Gyton 1980 births 21st-century Australian male actors AACTA Award winners Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Logie Award winners People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Queensland University of Technology alumni