Tony Holden (Home and Away)
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| Portrayed by | Jon Sivewright | ||||||||
| Duration | 2005–2010 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 5 August 2005 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 August 2010 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Julie McGuaran | ||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | PE Teacher Surf instructor Personal Trainer |
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| Home | Boston | ||||||||
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| Sisters | Gina Austin |
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| Wife | Kate Holden (1980–1989) Rachel Armstrong (2009–) |
| Sons |
Jack Holden Lucas Holden Harry Holden |
| Nephews |
Hugo Austin Brendan Austin Xavier Austin |
Anthony "Tony" Holden is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Jon Sivewright. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 5 August 2005. As of 2010 Sivewright was the joint second longest-serving current male cast member in the serial. In February 2010, it was announced that Sivewright was being written out of the serial after five years following the departure of his co-star Amy Mathews. Tony's storylines have focused on his grief on losing his wife, girlfriend and child, he is described as a "family man" who puts them first.
As of 2010 Sivewright was the joint-second longest serving male cast member. That year his co-star Mathews who plays on-screen wife Rachel Armstrong had quit the serial to pursue other projects and it was revealed that producers decided that it was the right time to write out Sivewright's character. Commenting on their exits a spokesperson for the serial stated: "Amy Mathews is definitely going in a few months' time. Then, with Amy's character Rachel out of the picture, it was decided Tony should go with her, so Jon Sivewright is leaving too." Fellow cast member Rebecca Breeds who plays Ruby Buckton in the serial spoke out about their departures stating: "In terms of character, to see Tony and Rachel go is kind of upsetting because they fill a really important demographic - that middle-aged, new family thing and there's nothing like that on the show now so they're a loss."
The serial's official website describe Tony as suffering "great loss" throughout his life. They describe his persona stating: ", Tony has great compassion and empathy for others, yet always looks at the big picture with a positive perspective on things." Tony likes to keep fit, but does not mind a beer with the boys. He's also described as a family man, of this Sivewright states: "Tony's family is everything to him, he has a lot of love for his kids, but he has seen a lot of grief in his life and has quite a self- destructive side that can emerge– which makes him a challenging character to portray."
In 2009 Tony embarked on an unexpected relationship with Rachel, Tony is older and not the type of man she would normally date, of this Mathews states: "It's a surprise love interest, someone who is not Rachel's type which is great because I think we should all try expanding our narrow type registers, thankfully, Jon and I know each other quite well, so it's no big deal."
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