Angus McLaren

Angus McLaren (born 3 November 1988) 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.

Early life

McLaren was born the youngest of three boys, for mother Kerena, growing up with brothers Rhett and Aidan in Wonthaggi, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Loch, belonging to his ancestors from Scotland (his family still lives there). 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.

Career

2000–2013

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.

2013–2023

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'', The Man in ''Tender Napalm'' and, in his graduating year, received great reviews playing the title role in Shakespeare's ''Coriolanus''.

In 2016, he played the character of William "The Crimson Fiddler" Graham in ''Quartermaine''. He won the Nine Network Channel 9 Best Actor Award at the WA Screen Academy AwardsWest Australia Screen Academy Awards 2016, broadcast on Channel 9's 9Now site (3 November 2016)
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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.

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

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1988 births
Australian male child actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male soap opera actors
Living people
People from Wonthaggi
Australian people of Scottish descent
21st-century Australian male actors
Male actors from Victoria (state)