Angus McLaren

Angus McLaren

McLaren in April 2009
Born (1988-11-03) 3 November 1988
Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2000–present

Angus McLaren (born 3 November 1988)[1] is an Australian actor who 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.

Personal life

McLaren was born in Wonthaggi, Victoria[1] and grew up on a dairy farm near Leongatha. He is the drummer of the band Rapids and also plays bass guitar in the band Bogey Lowensteins. His parents are both Scottish.

Acting career

After appearing in a number of amateur productions for the Leongatha Lyric Theatre, as well as school productions, McLaren made the leap to professional work with a recurring role on the ABC series Something in the Air, when he was 12 years old. Several further TV credits followed, including the children's series Worst Best Friends, The Saddle Club and Fergus McPhail, 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. From 2008, he appeared in Packed to the Rafters in the role of Nathan Rafter.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2000–2002 Something in the Air Jason Cassidy
2002 Shuang Tong St. Louis Murder Victim
2002 Worst Best Friends Eddie
2002–2003 Neighbours Michael Toohey/Jamie Clarke
2003 The Saddle Club Danny
2003 CrashBurn Ben – Aged 15
2004 Fergus McPhail Bob
2004 Silversun Degenhardt Bell
2005 Last Man Standing Brendan Delaney
2003–2005 Blue Heelers Max Harrison / Brendan Delaney
2006 Court of Lonely Royals Unknown
2006–2010 H2O: Just Add Water Lewis McCartney
2008 All Saints Angus Wilson
2008 – 2013 Packed to the Rafters Nathan Rafter

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.

External links

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