Jon Sivewright

Jon Sivewright (born 22 May 1965)^[1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Tony Holden in Home and Away, a role he played from 2005 to 2010.

Jon Sivewright
Sivewright in 2008
Born	(1965-05-22) 22 May 1965 (age 59) Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Rachel Gordon (¿? - present) Felicity Sivewright
Children	4

Early life

Before becoming an actor he worked as a miner and spent 12 years as a fireman. He moved to live in Sydney in 2003 and was accepted into the Actors' Centre in Surry Hills, Sydney where he completed the two-and-a-half-year junior course.^{[citation needed]} It was here that he first encountered Amy Mathews, his co-star and on-screen wife in Home and Away.

Career

His first television acting job was playing Strike Team Firie in an episode of Fireflies entitled "Fighting Fire with Fire", which aired in 2004. He made a number of other minor television appearances in his early career.

In August 2005, Jon secured his first regular television role, playing Tony Holden in the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away. He played the father of Lucas Holden and Jack Holden. Upon arriving in the bay, he was romantically linked with Beth Hunter. But when Beth died, he paired up with Rachel Armstrong, a doctor. It was announced that he was leaving Home and Away in 2010 after a five year tenure.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Little Fish	Footy fan
2009	Scent	Michael	Short film, lead role
	Burden	James Cutler	Lead role
2011	Scent	Michael	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Fireflies	Strike Team Firie	Episode: "Fighting Fire with Fire"
2005	All Saints	Detective Harris	Episode: "Time Bomb"
2005–2010	Home and Away	Tony Holden	Series regular
2016	Cleverman	CA Checkpoint Guard	1 episode
2016	Brock	Mick Hone	1 episode
2019	Drop Dead Weird	Uncle Peter	1 episode
2023	Last King of the Cross	Barman	1 episode
2023	Ten Pound Poms	Keith Buddin	1 episode