Mark Raffety

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

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Early life

Raffety was born in Portsmouth, England. His family emigrated to Australia when he was very young and then moved around a lot between Australia and New Zealand. [1]

Career

Raffety played Doctor Darcy Tyler in Neighbours . In early 2003, producers decided to write the character out. [2] After leaving Neighbours, Raffety appeared in an episode of the police drama Stingers as a stockbroker. [3]

Raffety has appeared in several films and television series, including The Last Tattoo (1994), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess , The Secret Life of Us and Satisfaction .

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References

  1. Riley, Joe (31 December 2004). "This Charming Man; Joe Riley discovers how Neighbours bad die Dr Darcy is about to play the nice guy in pantomime". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. Herbison, Jason (15–28 March 2003). "Doctor leaves the house". Inside Soap . No. 227. p. 8.
  3. Adams, Cameron (15 July 2003). "Television" . Herald Sun . Retrieved 16 March 2024 via Gale.