Scott McGregor

Scott McGregor (born 22 October 1957) is an Australian actor and television presenter.

Early life Scott McGregor was born in Orange, New South Wales where his parents Douglas and Joyce McGregor owned a farm and managed The Central Western Daily newspaper. In 1969 the family moved to Mudgee when his parents purchased the Mudgee Guardian.

Scott was educated at Mudgee High School and The Scots College in Sydney. He commenced studying communications at the then Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst. Now part of Charles Sturt University, before being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art where he graduated in 1979. In 2004 he followed up with the series Down The Line with Scott McGregor covering railway journeys in Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam. Both series have sold extensively in markets around the world and have had enormously successful video and DVD releases.

In 2005 McGregor presented Australian Icon Towns made for The History Channel. A second series was broadcast from January 2007.

Books McGregor is also a published author, having written two books: 'Fix It: How to Do All Those Little Repair Jobs Around Your Home' (2007) And 'Big Boys' Toys: Blokes and their Magnificent Obsessions' (2008).

Interest in railways

McGregor had a keen interest in railways since childhood. From the 1980s he started collecting railway memorabilia, including several vintage railway carriages which he restored on his property, 'Ruwenzori', near Mudgee NSW. By 1989 he had collected so much he decided to sell some and opened a stall called 'Off The Rails' at the now closed 'Chelsea House' antiques emporium in Camperdown, New South Wales. Branches were later opened at Sydney's Central Railway Station and in Balmain. In 1992 a new 'Off The Rails' shop was opened in Newtown. It moved again to a larger shop and restoration workshop at Camperdown.

In 2005 McGregor opened his country property as tourist accommodation. 'Ruwenzori Retreat' is perched on the Great Dividing Range, north of Mudgee and is made up of a collection of 9 vintage carriages (a number of which date back to the 1890s), with the 3 main carriages restored as the luxury guest accommodation. The 50 acre property also has station buildings, track, signals, a plethora of memorabilia and a network of bush tracks.

Ruwenzori Retreat has featured on TV programs such Getaway, Today, World's Most Extreme Homes, Bricks and Mortar and many others. McGregor and his Ruwenzori railway collection have also appeared on the ABC TV program Collectors.

McGregor now runs a railway tour business, 'Railway Adventures' which he founded in 2012.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1983 Chase Through the Night Yorkie TV movie 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Security Guard Feature film 2002 The Nugget Derek McLeod Feature film

Television Year Title Role Type The Young Doctors TV series Skyways TV series 1980–1981 Cop Shop Constable Stephen Waters TV series, 7 episodes 1981 The Sullivans Jerry Halpern TV series, 2 episodes 1981; 1982; 1986; 1992 A Country Practice Brett Hill / Paul Higgins / Ray Wallace / Peter Gleeson TV series, 9 episodes 1982 1915 Walter Gilchrist Miniseries, 7 episodes 1983 The Coral Island Jack Miniseries, 9 episodes 1983 Carson's Law Ron TV series, 2 episodes 1984–1985 Sons and Daughters Robin Elliott TV series, 34 episodes 1985–86 Five Mile Creek Edward Armstrong TV series, 6 episodes 1988 True Believers Jim Comerford Miniseries, 4 episodes 1991 Heroes II: The Return Corporal Claire Stewart TV series, 2 episodes 1993 Police Rescue Det Sgt Tony Wilson TV series 1994 The Ferals Fireman TV series, 1 episode 1995 Eat My Shorts Head TV series 1995 Echo Point Clive McInery TV series, 6 episodes 1993; 1996 G.P. Ron King / Colin Hodges TV series, 2 episodes 1996 Home and Away Keith Williams TV series, 4 episodes 1997 Big Sky Owner TV series, 1 episode 1997 The Adventures of Sam Voice TV series, 2 episodes 1998 Children’s Hospital Ray Reynolds TV series, 1 episode Out and About Presenter TV series Australian Living Presenter TV series Australian Collections Presenter TV series 1998 Water Rats Rob Jennings TV series, 2 episodes 1998–2000 Search for Treasure Island Paul Raymond TV series, 8 episodes 1999 Railway Adventures Across Australia Host TV series 2000–2003 Better Homes and Gardens DIY presenter TV series 2002 All Saints Steve Brooker TV series, 1 episode 2002–2004 Room for Improvement Host TV series 2004 Down The Line with Scott McGregor Host TV series 2005 Australian Icon Towns Host TV series, 1 episode (History Channel) 2005–2006 Blue Water High Harvey TV series, 2 episodes 2008 The Stamp of Australia Host TV special (History Channel)

Theatre Year Title Role Type 1979 The Three Sisters Jane Street Theatre with NIDA 1979 Lower Depths NIDA Theatre 1979 The Beggar’s Opera NIDA Theatre, Playhouse, Canberra 1979 The Ballad of the Sad Café NIDA Theatre 1980 Under Milk Wood Playhouse, Perth 1980 Loot Hal Playhouse, Perth 1982 Saturday Sunday Monday Rocco, the younger son SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 1982 The Tempest Ferdinand Albert Park Amphitheatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 1984 Stage Struck Marian Street Theatre with Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust 1985; 1986 Bouncers Walter Seymour Centre, Universal Theatre, Melbourne 1986 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Melbourne Athenaeum 1987 Tartuffe Seymour Centre with Nimrod Theatre Company 1987 The Winter's Tale Seymour Centre with Nimrod Theatre Company 1987 The Golden Age Seymour Centre with Nimrod Theatre Company 1987 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Seymour Centre with Nimrod Theatre Company 1988 Faces in the Street Seymour Centre for Sydney Festival 1988 Drums of Thunder Belvoir Street Theatre 1996 Down an Alley Filled With Cats Marian Street Theatre for Sydney Festival