← Back

Iain Gardiner

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.

Filmography
Spit poster
Spit
2025 • Flee
Elvis poster
Elvis
2022 • Carny Fixer
The Proposition poster
The Proposition
2005 • Officer Matthews
The Great Raid poster
The Great Raid
2005 • McMahon
Ghost Ship poster
Ghost Ship
2002 • Purser
Singapore Sling poster
Singapore Sling
1993
Redheads poster
Redheads
1992 • McCoy
Resistance poster
Resistance
1992 • Lieut Hoddle