Todd MacDonald (born 1973 in British Columbia, Canada) is a

Canadian Australian Canadian Australians (french: canadiens australien) refers to Australians who identify as being of Canadian descent. It may also refer to Canadian immigrants and expatriates residing in Australia. According to statistics from 2006, there were as ...

actor who is best known for his roles on the soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' and the drama series '' The Secret Life of Us'' and ''

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''. MacDonald graduated in 1996 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). His ''Neighbours'' stint began in 1996, when he was hired to play Darren Stark, the son of

Cheryl Stark Cheryl Stark is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Caroline Gillmer. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 July 1993. Colette Mann took over the role for eight we ...

(

Caroline Gillmer Caroline Gillmer (born 1955) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles in various television series, such as ''Prisoner'' as Helen Smart and ''Neighbours'' as Cheryl Stark. During her time off sick from ''Neighbours'', Gillmer was t ...

). The role of Darren had previously been played by Scott Major briefly in 1993. MacDonald departed the series in 1998, returning for guest appearances in 2004 and 2005, and again in 2007 and 2008. In the early 2000s, MacDonald played the recurring role of Nathan Lieberman on '' The Secret Life of Us'' and a supporting role in the drama series ''

'' in 2008. MacDonald has also appeared in '' BeastMaster'' and '' Blue Heelers'' and the movie ''

The Jammed ''The Jammed'' is a 2007 film written and directed by Dee McLachlan Dee McLachlan (born Duncan McLachlan; 4 March 1951) is a film director, producer and writer from Middle Park, Victoria. Under her assigned name, McLachlan directed such film ...

''. In 2013, he appeared as Thomas with Libby Munro as Vanda in a production of David Ives' 2010 play '' Venus in Fur'' by the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane."Venus in Fur a dominant piece of theatre"
by Natalie Bochenski, '' Brisbane Times'', 28 June 2013

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Todd 1973 births Australian people of Canadian descent Australian male soap opera actors Australian male stage actors Living people