Neal McDonough (Neal McDonough) - American actor, known to the Russian audience for the films "Rescuer", "Walking Wide", "Angels at the Edge of the Field" and others. Many moviegoers are interested in how the career of this artist developed. Well, the spectators are worried about the question of whether the heart of this tall blue-eyed blonde is free. In this article we will try to illuminate the life and career of an actor. His filmography is too extensive to bring it here in full. But we still indicate key films. What is the actor doing at this time? We will try to shed light on his creative plans.
Biography. Childhood and youth
Neil McDonough saw the light in Dorchester (Massachusetts, USA) on February 13, 1966. Both of his parents, Frank and Katherine, came from the families of Irish Catholics who had long emigrated overseas. Neil attended school first in his native Dorchester, and then in Barnstable. Already in these young years, the boy showed acting talent. School productions always cause sentimental gasps and tears of tenderness in the audience (mainly moms and dads). But the image of Snuppy in the play "You are a good man, Charlie Brown", which embodied the young Neal, broke a deafening ovation. Inspired by this success, the boy decided to become an actor. And he remained true to his dream. Realizing that one talent is not enough to make an acting career, he decided to get a specialized education. And for this he enters the University of Syracuse at the Faculty of Fine Arts. But such an education seemed a little young man. In 1988, immediately after graduation, the young man went to the Old World to hone his acting profession at the Academy of Dramatic Sciences and Arts in London.
Carier start
Neil McDonough returned to the United States of America in 1990 and immediately plunged headlong into the world of theater. His work on stage was commendably received by critics. In 1991, he even won the Dramalogue Award in the nomination "Best Actor" for his participation in the production of "Ave Elone." But even earlier, the artist made his debut on the wide screen in the action movie of Samuel Raimi “Man of Darkness”. The role of Neil McDonough was so insignificant that the name of the actor was not even indicated in the credits. However, he did not lose heart and took up all sorts of offers, filming on television. There he was also waiting for success, especially in the series Military Legal Service and Quantum Leap.
I must say that critics initially favored a young talent. Even the small role of Lou Gehrig in the film "Babe Ruth", broadcast on the channel "NBC", was praised. In 1994, Frank Coppola invited him to shoot in White Dwarf. A year later, the actor became part of the actors of the series “Crazy Television”.
Neil McDonough: movies
Since the mid-nineties, the star of the actor began to rise higher and higher. Small roles (of a policeman in Three Desires, work in the films Farm of Balloons, Telling You, Fire from the Underworld) were remembered and liked by the viewer. Soon they began to offer him to play the heroes of the foreground. The first such film was Angels at the Edge of the Field. Also added fame to the actor "Star Trek: First Contact." In 2000, the star of Neil McDonough flared up to the first magnitude. Invitations to set began to pour on him from all sides. He gives the heroes not only his face, but also his voice - the actor is actively engaged in voicing various cartoons. The audience liked him in the films “Minority Opinion”, “88 Minutes”, “Flags of Our Fathers”, “Traitor”, “Rescuer”, “Walking Wide”.
Neil McDonough in the last picture played Jay Hamilton - his starring role. The world fame was brought to the actor by the work in the film adaptation of the comic strip “Captain America” about Captain America. In this tape, the artist got used to the image of Dum Dum Dugan. And in the television series Desperate Housewives, he got one of the main roles - Dave Williams. The actor earned special recognition of moviegoers, having embodied in the coach Richard Penning in the film "Everlasting."
Neil McDonough: recent work
This is not to say that acting tired the artist. But the creative soul longs for the opening of horizons and the conquest of new heights. Therefore, McDonough decided to try himself in a new role - the producer. How he succeeded - time will tell. Next year, his first two works will be released. These are the films "Big" and "They Can Be Kennedy."
The personal life of the actor
Neil McDonough does not consider himself a public person and rarely gives interviews. Even less, he reveals to the public his heartfelt secrets, limiting himself to information on creative accomplishments or plans. But it is still known that the actor is married and happy in marriage. His chosen one was Rouve Robertson. Since the couple is Catholic, they have many children. This is the first-born Morgan Patrick, who turned ten this year, the daughters of Katherine Maggie, London Jane and Clover Elizabeth. Last year, the family was waiting for replenishment: this time the stork brought the spouses a son, who was named James Hamilton.