Andrew S. Gilbert
Encyclopedia
Andrew S. Gilbert is an Australian actor best known for his AFI
Award-winning role in Kiss or Kill and other supporting work in Look Both Ways
and The Dish
and his recent role as Gavin Braithwaite on the ABC
series, Bed of Roses
. He is also known for his collaboration with Director David Caesar
on his films Idiot Box, Mullet
, Dirty Deeds
and Prime Mover
. He has been nominated for the AFI Award three times for Kiss or Kill, Mullet and Paperback Hero
, winning for the earlier.
His daughters Olive, Miranda and Violet appeared alongside him in Look Both Ways.
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989
|Mortgage
|Kevin Grant
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991
|Sweet Talker
|Harold Lewis
|Film
|-
|Deadly
|Constable Peter Morton
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|1993
|Shotgun Wedding
|Bruce Llewellyn
|Film
|-
|The Custodian
|Cameraman
|Film
|-
|No Worries
|Uncle Kev
|Film
|-
|1995
|Cody
|Williams
|TV
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996
|Water Rats
|Jimmy Holloway
|TV series
|-
|Idiot Box
|Greg/Laughing Boy
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997
|Oscar and Lucinda
|Expeditioner
|Film
|-
|Kiss or Kill
|Detective Crean
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
|Wildside
|Dean Tapley
|TV series
|-
|Justice
|MacMurphy
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|1999
|In a Savage Land
|Gerry
|Film
|-
|Blue Heelers
|Rod Cathcart
|TV series
|-
| Paperback Hero
|Hamish
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|The Dish
|Len Purvis
|Film
|-
|Round the Twist
|Tony Twist
|TV series (2000–2001)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|Mullet (film)
|Peter Maloney
|Film
|-
|Blue Heelers
|Bill Barker
|Film
|-
|rowspan="4"|2002
|Rabbit-Proof Fence
|Jigalong Depot Manager
|Film
|-
|Dirty Deeds
|Peter Maloney
|Film
|-
|The Real Thing
|Detective
|Film
|-
|Worst Best Friends
|Mr. Thesaurus
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003
|Ned Kelly
|Stanistreet
|Film
|-
|MDA
|Roy Johnson
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004
|The Brush-Off
|Duncan Keogh
|TV series
|-
|Stingers
|Benjamin Mortlock
|TV series
|-
|Loot
|Carl Doakes
|TV series
|-
|2005
|Look Both Ways
|Phil
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|McLeod's Daughters
|Joel Sanderson
|TV series
|-
|Wil
|Dan - Boss 2
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|Lucky Miles
|Policeman #1
|Film
|-
|The Jammed
|Mr. Glassman
|Film
|-
|The Librarians
|Sergeant Barnes
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|Underbelly
|Victor Pierce
|TV series
|-
|Bed of Roses
|Gavin Braithwaite
|TV series (2008–2010)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|Prime Mover
|Thomas' Dad
|Film
|-
|The Loved Ones
|Paul
|Film 2010)
}
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Award-winning role in Kiss or Kill and other supporting work in Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...
and The Dish
The Dish
The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes Observatory was used to relay the live television of man's first steps on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969...
and his recent role as Gavin Braithwaite on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
series, Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (TV series)
Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008...
. He is also known for his collaboration with Director David Caesar
David Caesar
David Caesar is an Australian television and film director and writer.He grew up in Turlinjah on the south coast of NSW and attended school in nearby Moruya where he was school captain in his senior year....
on his films Idiot Box, Mullet
Mullet (film)
Mullet is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by David Caesar, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter and Andrew Gilbert.-Plot summary:...
, Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds (2002 film)
Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL...
and Prime Mover
Prime Mover (film)
Prime Mover is a 2009 Australian/British comedy-crime love story which stars Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, Gyton Grantley, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes and Andrew S. Gilbert...
. He has been nominated for the AFI Award three times for Kiss or Kill, Mullet and Paperback Hero
Paperback Hero (1999 film)
Paperback Hero is a 1999 Australian comedy film starring Claudia Karvan and Hugh Jackman. It was directed by Antony Bowman who also wrote the screenplay. The film was predominantly shot in Queensland including Nindigully.-Synopsis:...
, winning for the earlier.
His daughters Olive, Miranda and Violet appeared alongside him in Look Both Ways.
Filmography
{| class="wikitable"|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989
|Mortgage
|Kevin Grant
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991
|Sweet Talker
|Harold Lewis
|Film
|-
|Deadly
|Constable Peter Morton
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|1993
|Shotgun Wedding
|Bruce Llewellyn
|Film
|-
|The Custodian
|Cameraman
|Film
|-
|No Worries
|Uncle Kev
|Film
|-
|1995
|Cody
Cody (telemovie)
Cody was a series of Australian telemovies starring Gary Sweet, screened on the Seven Network. Sweet played the title character Cody, a rogue cop.-Movie Titles:* Cody: The Tipoff * Cody: A Family Affair * Cody: Bad Love...
|Williams
|TV
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996
|Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
|Jimmy Holloway
|TV series
|-
|Idiot Box
|Greg/Laughing Boy
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997
|Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey which won the 1988 Booker Prize, the 1989 Miles Franklin Award, and was shortlisted for The Best of the Booker.-Plot introduction:...
|Expeditioner
|Film
|-
|Kiss or Kill
|Detective Crean
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
|Wildside
|Dean Tapley
|TV series
|-
|Justice
|MacMurphy
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|1999
|In a Savage Land
|Gerry
|Film
|-
|Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
|Rod Cathcart
|TV series
|-
| Paperback Hero
Paperback Hero (1999 film)
Paperback Hero is a 1999 Australian comedy film starring Claudia Karvan and Hugh Jackman. It was directed by Antony Bowman who also wrote the screenplay. The film was predominantly shot in Queensland including Nindigully.-Synopsis:...
|Hamish
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|The Dish
The Dish
The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes Observatory was used to relay the live television of man's first steps on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969...
|Len Purvis
|Film
|-
|Round the Twist
Round the Twist
Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
|Tony Twist
|TV series (2000–2001)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|Mullet (film)
Mullet (film)
Mullet is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by David Caesar, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter and Andrew Gilbert.-Plot summary:...
|Peter Maloney
|Film
|-
|Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
|Bill Barker
|Film
|-
|rowspan="4"|2002
|Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara...
|Jigalong Depot Manager
|Film
|-
|Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds (2002 film)
Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL...
|Peter Maloney
|Film
|-
|The Real Thing
|Detective
|Film
|-
|Worst Best Friends
|Mr. Thesaurus
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003
|Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly (2003 film)
Ned Kelly is an Australian drama film directed by Gregor Jordan. The film portrays the life of Ned Kelly — a legendary bushranger in northeast Victoria. Ned Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other men — Steve Hart and Joe Byrne — formed a gang of Irish Australians in response to Irish and...
|Stanistreet
|Film
|-
|MDA
|Roy Johnson
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004
|The Brush-Off
|Duncan Keogh
|TV series
|-
|Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
|Benjamin Mortlock
|TV series
|-
|Loot
|Carl Doakes
|TV series
|-
|2005
|Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...
|Phil
|Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
|Joel Sanderson
|TV series
|-
|Wil
|Dan - Boss 2
|Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|Lucky Miles
|Policeman #1
|Film
|-
|The Jammed
|Mr. Glassman
|Film
|-
|The Librarians
The Librarians
The Librarians were a power pop band from Berkeley, California who formed in 1999 by Damon Larson and Ryan Gan. They released one album, The Pathetic Aesthetic, in 2002, which received 4/5 stars from Allmusic....
|Sergeant Barnes
|TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|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,...
|Victor Pierce
|TV series
|-
|Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (TV series)
Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008...
|Gavin Braithwaite
|TV series (2008–2010)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|Prime Mover
Prime Mover (film)
Prime Mover is a 2009 Australian/British comedy-crime love story which stars Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, Gyton Grantley, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes and Andrew S. Gilbert...
|Thomas' Dad
|Film
|-
|The Loved Ones
|Paul
|Film 2010)
}