
Iain Gardiner
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.
Known For

TV
E Street
Killer
1989

TV
The Lost World
Mr Davey
1999

TV
Rafferty's Rules
Constable Barton
1987

TV
Roar
Satyrion
1997

TV
Boy Swallows Universe
Gene Crimmins
2024

TV
Forensic Investigators
2004

Film
Elvis
Carny Fixer
2022

Film
Ghost Ship
Purser
2002

TV
Darby and Joan
Roger
2022

Film
The Great Raid
McMahon
2005

Film
The Proposition
Officer Matthews
2005

Film
Spit
Flee
2025

Film
Singapore Sling
1993

Film
Redheads
McCoy
1992

Film
Resistance
Lieut Hoddle
1992
Filmography
2025FilmSpitas Flee2024TVBoy Swallows Universeas Gene Crimmins2022TVDarby and Joanas Roger2022FilmElvisas Carny Fixer2005FilmThe Propositionas Officer Matthews2005FilmThe Great Raidas McMahon2004TVForensic Investigators2002FilmGhost Shipas Purser1999TVThe Lost Worldas Mr Davey1997TVRoaras Satyrion1993FilmSingapore Sling1992FilmRedheadsas McCoy1992FilmResistanceas Lieut Hoddle1989TVE Streetas Killer1987TVRafferty's Rulesas Constable Barton