Gyton Grantley

Gyton James Grantley (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most Popular Actor for the 2009 TV Week Logie Awards and the 2008 AFI award (winning for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series).

Danny Deckchair (2003)

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Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Balsmeyer
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Miranda Otto  •  Justine Clarke  •  Rhys Muldoon

Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Balsmeyer
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Miranda Otto  •  Justine Clarke  •  Rhys Muldoon

A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2011)

Australian television film based on alleged events surrounding the death of Caroline Byrne in June 1995. Byrne was found in the early morning of 8 June at the base of a cliff at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Garry McDonald  •  David Lyons  •  Cariba Heine  •  Tiriel Mora

Australian television film based on alleged events surrounding the death of Caroline Byrne in June 1995. Byrne was found in the early morning of 8 June at the base of a cliff at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Garry McDonald  •  David Lyons  •  Cariba Heine  •  Tiriel Mora

The Reef (2010)

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Traucki
CAST:  Adrienne Pickering  •  Zoe Naylor  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Damian Walshe-Howling

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Traucki
CAST:  Adrienne Pickering  •  Zoe Naylor  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Damian Walshe-Howling

Prime Mover (2009)

A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Michael Dorman  •  Emily Barclay  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  William McInnes

A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Michael Dorman  •  Emily Barclay  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  William McInnes

Beneath Hill 60 (2010)

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Sims
CAST:  Brendan Cowell  •  Harrison Gilbertson  •  Steve Le Marquand  •  Gyton Grantley

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Sims
CAST:  Brendan Cowell  •  Harrison Gilbertson  •  Steve Le Marquand  •  Gyton Grantley

Balibo (2009)

As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Nathan Phillips  •  Damon Gameau

As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Nathan Phillips  •  Damon Gameau

Blurred (2002)

Every year more than 70,000 Australian school leavers head to the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast to celebrate their release from the secondary school system. With a wild mixture of sun, surf and sex, this quintessential Australian tradition is known ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evan Clarry
CAST:  Matthew Newton  •  Craig Horner  •  Kristian Schmid  •  Veronica Sywak

Every year more than 70,000 Australian school leavers head to the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast to celebrate their release from the secondary school system. With a wild mixture of sun, surf and sex, this quintessential Australian tradition is known ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evan Clarry
CAST:  Matthew Newton  •  Craig Horner  •  Kristian Schmid  •  Veronica Sywak

All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2008)

Anthea is 25, single, hates her job – and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. Should she follow the herd to Sydney or London? Is there anything worth staying for now that her best friend Michael finally has a girlfriend? This film tells a universal story about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louise Alston
CAST:  Charlotte Gregg  •  Matt Zeremes  •  Ryan Johnson  •  Cindy Nelson

Anthea is 25, single, hates her job – and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. Should she follow the herd to Sydney or London? Is there anything worth staying for now that her best friend Michael finally has a girlfriend? This film tells a universal story about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louise Alston
CAST:  Charlotte Gregg  •  Matt Zeremes  •  Ryan Johnson  •  Cindy Nelson

A Man's Gotta Do (2004)

Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Kennedy
CAST:  Rebecca Frith  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Amie McKenna  •  John Howard

Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Kennedy
CAST:  Rebecca Frith  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Amie McKenna  •  John Howard

The Dressmaker (2015)

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Liam Hemsworth  •  Caroline Goodall  •  Judy Davis

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Kate Winslet  •  Liam Hemsworth  •  Caroline Goodall  •  Judy Davis

Cliffy (2013)

Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy retraces his extraordinary journey from famously training in gumboots among cow paddocks through the epic six-day period of the ultra marathon and his emergence as Australia's most unlikely sporting hero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Murphy
CAST:  Kevin Harrington  •  Roy Billing  •  Krew Boylan  •  Martin Sacks

Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy retraces his extraordinary journey from famously training in gumboots among cow paddocks through the epic six-day period of the ultra marathon and his emergence as Australia's most unlikely sporting hero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dean Murphy
CAST:  Kevin Harrington  •  Roy Billing  •  Krew Boylan  •  Martin Sacks

Utopia (2012)

The latest work from Australian political satirist, cartoonist and filmmaker Bruce Petty contemplates our efforts to imagine the future using animated and live-action sequences, fiction and reality. An accident takes place during the filming of a documentary on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Petty
CAST:  Rhys Muldoon  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Rebecca Massey

The latest work from Australian political satirist, cartoonist and filmmaker Bruce Petty contemplates our efforts to imagine the future using animated and live-action sequences, fiction and reality. An accident takes place during the filming of a documentary on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Petty
CAST:  Rhys Muldoon  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Rebecca Massey

Beyond Words (2009)

A young deaf woman is pursued by a mysterious man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand De Saint-Salvy
CAST:  Charlotte Gregg  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Socratis Otto  •  Charlotte Dodson

A young deaf woman is pursued by a mysterious man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand De Saint-Salvy
CAST:  Charlotte Gregg  •  Gyton Grantley  •  Socratis Otto  •  Charlotte Dodson

Being Carl Williams (2009)

What would you do if you crossed paths with one Australia's most notorious criminals?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Gyton Grantley  •  Damon Gameau  •  David Terry  •  Patrick Brammall

What would you do if you crossed paths with one Australia's most notorious criminals?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Gyton Grantley  •  Damon Gameau  •  David Terry  •  Patrick Brammall

Don't Tell (2017)

Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to build a case and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tori Garrett
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Aden Young  •  Sara West  •  Rachel Griffiths

Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to build a case and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tori Garrett
CAST:  Jack Thompson  •  Aden Young  •  Sara West  •  Rachel Griffiths

The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories (2018)

Follows Jean Blake as she takes on the mantle of her husband, police surgeon Lucien Blake, as a solver of mysteries following his disappearance 18 months after their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Nadine Garner  •  Joel Tobeck  •  Belinda McClory  •  Joshua Orpin

Follows Jean Blake as she takes on the mantle of her husband, police surgeon Lucien Blake, as a solver of mysteries following his disappearance 18 months after their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Nadine Garner  •  Joel Tobeck  •  Belinda McClory  •  Joshua Orpin

Small Claims: The Meeting (2004)

This movie is about an ex drug dealer on the run. Melinda Fehlers is on the run from her old life. Being known as Leanne in her past this all becoming déjà Vu the people from the past reappear and are here to get her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nolan
CAST:  Rebecca Gibney  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Robert Mammone  •  Freya Stafford

This movie is about an ex drug dealer on the run. Melinda Fehlers is on the run from her old life. Being known as Leanne in her past this all becoming déjà Vu the people from the past reappear and are here to get her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nolan
CAST:  Rebecca Gibney  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Robert Mammone  •  Freya Stafford

Small Claims: White Wedding (2005)

Jo has a family wedding to attend, but the wedding is in crisis. Chrissy and Jo face the twin tasks of bringing the wedding to a successful conclusion, whilst at the same time, investigating a murder in which all the suspects are key figures in the wedding party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Alyssa McClelland  •  Deborah Kennedy

Jo has a family wedding to attend, but the wedding is in crisis. Chrissy and Jo face the twin tasks of bringing the wedding to a successful conclusion, whilst at the same time, investigating a murder in which all the suspects are key figures in the wedding party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Alyssa McClelland  •  Deborah Kennedy

Small Claims: The Reunion (2006)

Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. When an old friend's husband is found dead in the harbour from an apparent heart attack, Chrissy and Jo are drawn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Lisa Chappell  •  Simon Burke

Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. When an old friend's husband is found dead in the harbour from an apparent heart attack, Chrissy and Jo are drawn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Lisa Chappell  •  Simon Burke

Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he's found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
CAST:  Eric Bauza  •  Kevin Michael Richardson  •  Tom Kenny  •  Mary-Louise Parker

After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he's found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
CAST:  Eric Bauza  •  Kevin Michael Richardson  •  Tom Kenny  •  Mary-Louise Parker