Todd MacDonald

Todd MacDonald (born 1973) is a Canadian Australian actor who is best known for his roles on the soap opera Neighbours and the drama series The Secret Life of Us and Rush.

Early life MacDonald and his older brother Paul were born in British Columbia to a Canadian father Deryle, who met their mother Margret, a former air hostess, while he was working in Australia. When MacDonald was seven years old, the family back-packed across Europe, before moving to Queensland, Australia.

He developed an interest in acting while in primary school on the Gold Coast, and took classes at Gold Coast Little Theatre. He played Ham in a production of Samuel Beckett's Endgame in his high school senior year. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1996.

MacDonald was co-founder and artistic director of The Store Room Theatre in Melbourne in 1999.

In 2024, MacDonald appeared in the television film A Vintage Christmas as Mayor Mitchell.

Personal life MacDonald is married to Queensland performer Rebecca McIntosh, whom he met while she was hosting Love TV at the Edinburgh Festival. They have twin daughters.

Filmography

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Sahara Mike Clarkson Television film 1996–1998, 2004–2005,2007–2008 Neighbours Darren Stark Series regular 2000 Virtual Nightmare Bob Television film 2000 On the Beach Radioman Giles Television film 2001 BeastMaster Breon Episode: "The Crystal Ark" 2001–2003 The Secret Life of Us Nathan Lieberman Recurring 2001 Blue Heelers Snr Constable Simon Barclay Episode: "Letter of the Law" 2004 Salem's Lot Floyd Tibbits Miniseries 2005 Blue Heelers Brendan Maguire Recurring 2007 The King Richard Croft Television film 2008 Rush Connor Barry Recurring 2009 Snake Tales 2009–2010 Satisfaction Bernie Recurring 2010 Tangle Paul Recurring 2011 Bed of Roses Conrad Episode: "Laid Bare" 2019 The Family Law Ross Episode: "Dancing in the Dark" 2022 Darby and Joan Nick Episode 1.3

+Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Bum Magnet Judd Short film 2001 Martin Four Martin Short film 2002 The Thing in the Roof Willie Short film 2002 Guru Wayne David Fisher Feature film 2007 The Jammed Tom Feature film 2008 Belladonna Luke Feature film 2009 Welcome to the Cosmos Rob Short film 2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Creature (voice) Feature film 2010 The Pier Joel Short film 2021 Thea Goes to Town Hal Short film 2024 Audrey Ranch Hand Feature film 2024 A Vintage Christmas Mayor Mitchell

Theatre

As actor

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