Angus McLaren

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Angus McLaren
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McLaren in Sydney, Australia, in early 2023
Born (1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 (age 35)
Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s) Actor, musician
Years active2000–present

Angus McLaren (born 3 November 1988) [1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H2O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney. In addition to being an actor, Angus McLaren was also a musician who played in two rock bands, first as a drummer, and then as a bassist. His ancestors from Victoria are Scottish Australians.

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Early life

McLaren was born the youngest of three boys, growing up with brothers Rhett and Aidan in Wonthaggi, Victoria, [1] and grew up on a dairy farm near Loch, belonging to his ancestors from Scotland (his family still lives there with his two kids Mckenna and Jordan). [2] He attended Mary Mackillop Catholic National College in Leongatha, Victoria. He was the drummer of the Sydney-based indie band Rapids (Ballet Imperial) and also played bass guitar in the punk band Bogey Lowensteins. [2]

Career

2000–2013

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Angus McLaren in 2009

He appeared in a number of school and amateur productions for the Leongatha Lyric Theatre. He made his professional debut when he was 12 years old with a recurring role on the ABC series Something in the Air . Further TV credits followed, including the children's series Worst Best Friends , The Saddle Club and Fergus McPhail , along with guest roles on Blue Heelers , Comedy Inc. and a recurring role on Neighbours .

McLaren's first main cast role came in 2004 with the children's series Silversun , which aired on both the Seven Network and the ABC. His feature film debut followed in 2005 with the low budget Melbourne feature Court of Lonely Royals, directed by Rohan Michael Hoole. 2005 also saw McLaren work on Last Man Standing , and achieve a solid footing on the advert voiceover circuit. In 2006, McLaren began working on the children's series H2O: Just Add Water , appearing from series one through midseason of series three as the character Lewis McCartney (he also briefly appeared at the end of season three, in the finale).

From 2008, he appeared in Packed to the Rafters in the role of Nathan Rafter. He appeared in 102 episodes over the show's six seasons.

2013–present

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Angus McLaren at Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia in 2023

Through 2013 and into 2014 he took a variety of master classes in New York, LA, Sydney and Melbourne. He then studied a Bachelor of Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Western Australia. While at WAAPA, Angus appeared in eight WAAPA stage productions. He was The Marquis De Sade in WAAPA's production of Marat/Sade , [3] The Man in Tender Napalm and, in his graduating year, received great reviews playing the title role in Shakespeare's Coriolanus . [4]

In 2016, he played the character of William "The Crimson Fiddler" Graham in Quartermaine. [5] He won the Nine Network Channel 9 Best Actor Award at the WA Screen Academy Awards [6] for his portrayal of Will in this short film.

In 2018, it was announced that McLaren had joined the cast of Seven Network soap opera Home and Away as recurring character Lance Salisbury during the show's thirty-first season. He made his first appearance in episode 6860, broadcast on 17 April 2018. [7]

Filmography

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Angus McLaren in 2011

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Shuang Tong St. Louis Murder Victim
2006Court of Lonely Royals
2009Sunset Over WaterAndrewShort film
2012QuietusSamShort film
2016QuartermaineWilliam GrahamShort film
2018The Naked WandererJake
2018 Hotel Mumbai Eddie
2018The MergerCarpet Burn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2002 Something in the Air Jason Cassidy7 episodes
2002 Worst Best Friends Eddie1 episode
2002 Neighbours Michael Toohey Season 18 (2 episodes)
2003Neighbours Jamie Clarke Season 19 (4 episodes)
2003 The Saddle Club Danny4 episodes
2003 CrashBurn Ben (aged 15)1 episode
2004 Fergus McPhail Bob1 episode
2004 Silversun Degenhardt Bell26 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Brendan Delaney1 episode
2003–2005 Blue Heelers Max Harrison / Brendan Delaney2 episodes
2006–2010 H2O: Just Add Water Lewis McCartneyMain role: season 1 to midseason 3 (also appeared in the finale of season 3)
2008 All Saints Angus Wilson1 episode
2008–2013 Packed to the Rafters Nathan RafterMain role: seasons 1–4 & 6, guest role: season 5 (102 episodes)
2017 Doctor Doctor Dr. TokeRecurring: 6 episodes
2018–2019 Home and Away Lance Salisbury Recurring role: season 31 (beginning episode 6860)
2019 Bloom Young Frank1 episode
2020 Operation Buffalo Dalgleish4 episodes
2021 Back to the Rafters Nathan RafterMain role: 6 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Tender Napalm The Man Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production
2015 Marat/Sade Sade Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production
2016 Coriolanus Coriolanus Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production

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References

  1. 1 2 "About the Stars: Angus McLaren as "Lewis"". ZDF-Enterprises.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Angus McLaren - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Review of Marat Sade - WAAPA, Perth Theatre Reviews (13 March 2015)
  4. ↑ "Swordplay For Our Times, The West Australian (15 March 2016)". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Quartermaine, on Channel 9's 9Now site (3 November 2016) [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ West Australia Screen Academy Awards 2016, broadcast on Channel 9's 9Now site (3 November 2016) [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Cullen, Tamara (16 April 2018). "Packed to the Rafters' Angus McLaren joins Home and Away!". TV Week . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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