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