Todd MacDonald (born 1973 in

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, Canada) is a

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

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'' and the drama series ''

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'' and ''

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''. MacDonald graduated in 1996 from the

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(NIDA). His ''Neighbours'' stint began in 1996, when he was hired to play

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, the son of

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(

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). The role of Darren had previously been played by

Scott Major Scott Ian Major (born 4 July 1975) is an Australian actor and TV and film director, best known for his roles as Peter Rivers in the 1994 television teen drama series ''Heartbreak High'' and Lucas Fitzgerald in soap opera ''Neighbours''. Career ...

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 ''

'' and a supporting role in the drama series ''

'' in 2008. MacDonald has also appeared in '' BeastMaster'' and ''

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'' and the movie ''

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''. In 2013, he appeared as Thomas with

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as Vanda in a production of

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' 2010 play ''

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'' by the

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in Brisbane."Venus in Fur a dominant piece of theatre"
by Natalie Bochenski, ''

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'', 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