Jon Sivewright

{{short description|Australian actor (born 1965)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Jon Sivewright | image = Jon Sivewright.jpg | caption = Sivewright in 2008 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|05|22}} | birth_place = Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2003–present | website = | spouse = Rachel Gordon <small>(¿? - present)</small><br>Felicity Sivewright | children = 4 }} '''Jon Sivewright''' (born 22 May 1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jon_sivewright|title=Jon Sivewright|website= Rotten Tomatoes|access-date = 6 November 2024}}</ref> is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden in ''Home and Away'', a role he played from 2005 to 2010.

==Early life== 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|date=February 2007}} It was here that he first encountered Amy Mathews, his co-star and on-screen wife in ''Home and Away''.

==Career== 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 in his early career.

In August 2005, Jon secured his first regular television role, playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian soap opera ''Home and Away.'' He played the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Upon arriving in the bay, he was romantically linked with Beth Hunter. But when Beth died, he paired up with Rachel Armstrong, a doctor. It was announced that he was leaving ''Home and Away'' in 2010 after a five year tenure.

==Filmography==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 2005 || ''Little Fish'' || Footy fan || |- | rowspan=2| 2009 || ''Scent'' || Michael || Short film, lead role |- | ''Burden'' || James Cutler || Lead role |- | 2011 || ''Scent'' || Michael || Short film |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2004 || ''Fireflies'' || Strike Team Firie || Episode: "Fighting Fire with Fire" |- | 2005 || ''All Saints'' || Detective Harris || Episode: "Time Bomb" |- | 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'' || Keith Buddin || 1 episode |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1976750}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090216213033/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/article/-/article/5189100/jon-sivewright Jon Sivewright's profile at ''homeandaway.com.au'']

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