Mark Raffety

Mark Raffety is a British-Australian actor, perhaps best known for playing Darcy Tyler in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2000 to 2005 and 2025.

Early life Raffety was born in Portsmouth, England. He has a younger brother and sister. Their father was a Royal Navy submariner. After he left the Navy, the family moved to Australia when Rafferty was 18 months old. When Raffety was eight years old, his father found work as an engineer in New Zealand and the family moved again. However, when Raffety's then-girlfriend suggested he audition for a television commercial, he went along and secured the part. He reprised the role for several episodes in 2004 and again in 2005, and he returned to Neighbours as Darcy once more in March 2025.

After his first stint on Neighbours in 2003, Raffety appeared in an episode of the police drama Stingers as a stockbroker. Following the tradition of many other Neighbours acting alumni, he also performed in pantomimes in the UK, including Dick Whittington as King Rat and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Prince Charming. He has also appeared in productions of Steven Berkoff's Greek and Peter and the Wolf.

Raffety has also appeared in guest roles in several other television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, The Secret Life of Us and Satisfaction. He also appeared in the New Zealand Second World War-era film The Last Tattoo in 1994.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 The Last Tattoo Johnny O'Rourke 1999 I'll Make You Happy Harry 2007 Dutch Courage Scott James Short film 2008 Little Wings Tom Short film 2014 The Bench Short film 2014 Summer Gone Tom (Father) Short film 2015 Close to Home Father Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Gold: Frenchie's Gold Sullivan TV movie 1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Cooper Anthology series, 1 episode 1992 Homeward Bound Dan Johnstone 1995; 1996 Xena: Warrior Princess Arkel / Hyperion 2 episodes 1997; 1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Prince of Antioch / Acteon 2 episodes 2000–2005; 2025 Neighbours Darcy Tyler Series regular The Secret Life of Us 2003 Stingers Martin Kelly 1 episode 2006 The Society Murders Damian Honan TV movie 2008 Satisfaction Ralph 3 episodes 2011 City Homicide Steven Akkerman 1 episode

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2002–2003 Dick Whittington King Rat Kings Theatre, Southsea 2003–2004 Dick Whittington King Rat Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton 2004–2005 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Prince Charming Grand Opera House, York 2007–2008 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Prince Charming Kings Theatre, Southsea