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Andrew McKaige | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter |
| Spouse | Leslie McKaige (divorced) |
Andrew McKaige (born 1959) is an Australian actor, most prominent in television soap opera. As well as acting, McKaige is also a voice-artist and singer-songwriter, [1] having played with the country rock band, The Fine Line. [2] In 1994, he won second place for Best Song in the Country Category of the Australian Songwriter's Association.
Divorced, McKaige met his ex-wife Leslie while living in Los Angeles. After seven years of marriage, the couple divorced when McKaige returned to Australia for a role in the Nine Network television soap series Paradise Beach . [2]
Coming from a family of avid Australian Rules Football fans, In his teens, McKaige, along with his brothers played for Melbourne Football Club, and was named Under 17's Best and Fairest in 1975. [3] His father, Ken McKaige, played for a number of different clubs over his career. At the age of five years, his brother Cameron was the youngest person ever signed to a league club. This was to ensure that he was not later residentially tied to play for Richmond. [4]
While best known for his roles in Australian night-time soap operas, McKaige began his television career playing in comedy skits on the Paul Hogan Show . He then went on to play small roles on programs that included Cop Shop and The Sullivans . His big break came when he landed a recurring role in Skyways .
In addition to being an original cast member of the 1980s soap opera Sons and Daughters , [5] he went on to be the second actor to play the role of Marty Jackson in Prisoner – succeeding Ronald Korosy and preceding Michael Winchester.
After residing in Los Angeles for a number of years, he returned to Australia and has since appeared in Paradise Beach , Blue Heelers , Neighbours , All Saints and The Secret Life of Us . He provides the voice of Pvt. Chips Dubbo in the Halo videogame series.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Every Move She Makes | Solicitor | Television film |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under | Ren Calley | Television film [6] |
| 1996 | Acri | Dr. Klaus | |
| 1997 | Heart of Fire | Grandy Robinson | Television film |
| 2004 | The Standard v.15 | Coach | Short film |
| 2013 | Ties That Bind | Smith | Short film |
| 2014 | Before | Kevin Tasso |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Eddie Patterson (Kitty’s love interest) | TV series |
| 1977–78, 1982–84 | Cop Shop | Gary Foster, Sean, Neil Peterson | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1979–80 | Skyways | Alan McFarlane | TV series, 87 episodes [7] |
| 1982 | Sons and Daughters | Bill Todd | TV series, 17 episodes |
| 1983 | Prisoner | Marty Jackson | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Infinity Limited | Band 'In Disguise', Greg | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Zorro | D'Artagnan | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1993-94 | Paradise Beach | Nick Barsby | TV series |
| 1995 | Fire | Det. Henri Aldridge | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1996 | Blue Heelers | Computer (voice), Gordy | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Man from Snowy River | Harry Finch | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Neighbours | Geoff Burke | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 1998–99 | All Saints | Peter Morrison | TV series, 52 episodes |
| 2000 | Halifax f.p. | Tim McNamara | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Sean | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Private First Class Chips Dubbo | |
| 2004 | Halo 2 | Private First Class Chips Dubbo | |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | Private First Class Chips Dubbo | |
| 2009 | Halo 3: ODST | Private First Class Chips Dubbo | |
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