Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957 in Melbourne) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Alexandra's Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, Bodyline and Stingers.

He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama.

His first role was in low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the ongoing role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans.

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Sweet is divorced from his third wife, television presenter and former Commonwealth Games swimmer, Johanna Griggs. They have two sons, Jesse James and Joe Buster. Sweet has two children from his second marriage to Jill Miller, Frank and Sophie. Following in his father's footsteps, Frank Sweet is also an actor. Sweet's first marriage was to actress Lenore Smith.

Gary Sweet is an ambassador for the Glenelg Tigers, an Australian rules football club who play in the South Australian National Football League. He is also a supporter of the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league club who play in the National Rugby League.