Iain Gardiner

Acting

Iain Gardiner

Credits
15 titles

Biography

Iain Gardiner is an Australian actor who has a 40-year career in Australian film, theatre and television.

Gardiner studied Stanislavski and impulse work with Zygmunt Molik of the Grotowski Theatre Lab at QUT in the late 70`s.​ Iain attended the East 15 school in London, where he trained in Alexander Technique and Voice. Iain worked with Charles Marowitz, Canadian Mime Company, and Ken Campbell, appearing in his 22 hr sci-fi epic, The Warp, at Edinburgh and the ICA London. Iain returned to Australia in 1981.

An early highlight was 'doubling' Judy Davis in Heatwave.​ Iain learnt film technique in ABC dramas, appearing with veterans such as Ed Deveraux & Henri Szeps. Iain was a series regular in Patrol Boat, guested in A Country Practice, Bellamy, Rafferty's Rules, E Street etc., and forged a career in various feature and short films. Iain also worked in experimental & mainstream theater, film and music video production, Iain was a member of the Macau Collective which independently wrote and produced the 1990 feature film, Resistance.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 15

YearTitleRole
2025 Spit Film Flee
2024 Boy Swallows Universe TV Gene Crimmins (3 ep)
2022 Darby and Joan TV Roger (1 ep)
2022 Elvis Film Carny Fixer
2005 The Proposition Film Officer Matthews
2005 The Great Raid Film McMahon
2004 Forensic Investigators TV (1 ep)
2002 Ghost Ship Film Purser
1999 The Lost World TV Mr Davey (1 ep)
1997 Roar TV Satyrion (1 ep)
1993 Singapore Sling Film
1992 Redheads Film McCoy
1992 Resistance Film Lieut Hoddle
1989 E Street TV Killer (1 ep)
1987 Rafferty's Rules TV Constable Barton (1 ep)
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