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Profile of Craig McLachlan
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Craig McLachlan |
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1st September 1965 |
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Craig Dougal McLachlan (born September 1, 1965 in Sydney) is an Australian actor and singer, best known for roles in soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away.
He sprang to fame in 1987 when he landed the role of Henry Mitchell/Ramsay, brother of Kylie Minogue's character Charlene, in Neighbours. Two years later, he defected to rival show Home and Away, playing schoolteacher Grant Mitchell.
McLachlan has also had success as a singer, capitalising on his popularity in Neighbours to score UK hit singles with lively pop tunes such as "Mona" (#2, 1990), "Amanda" (#19, 1990), and "One Reason Why" (#29, 1992).
In 1993 he starred as Danny in the popular West End revival of the musical Grease alongside Deborah Gibson.
In 1993 he married Australian actress Rachel Friend whom he met on the set of Neighbours. Their characters Bronwyn and Henry had also earlier married in the show. They divorced in 1994.
In 2005 he starred as Jeff Kennard in the Australian film Hating Alison Ashley.
Appearances
- Neighbours (1987-9)
- Home and Away (1989-91)
- Bugs (1995-7)
- McLeod's Daughters (2001-)
- Hating Alison Ashley (2005)
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