Craig McLachlan
| Craig McLachlan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Craig Dougall McLachlan 1 September 1965 Long Jetty, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, musician, composer, agent |
| Website |
craigmclachlan |
Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is a Gold Logie award-winning Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television and music theatre for 25 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap operas Neighbours[1] and Home and Away and the BBC One spy drama Bugs. He has portrayed the title role in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, for which he is nominated for a Logie Award in 2016 for Logie Award for Most Popular Actor; he has previously won the award in this category three times.
Biography
Craig McLachlan first appeared on Australian television in a guest role on The Young Doctors. He was cast as Henry Ramsay, brother of Kylie Minogue’s character Charlene, in Channel 10’s Neighbours. After appearing in more than 800 episodes and winning the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (1990)[2] and Silver Logie, he was contracted to Seven Network’s Home and Away playing schoolteacher Grant Mitchell.
A singer, guitarist and songwriter, McLachlan enjoyed international success in a concurrent pop music career. He had hits in Australia and the UK with a remake of the Bo Diddley song “Mona (I Need You Baby)” and with self-penned songs “Amanda”, “One Reason Why” and “On My Own”. He toured the UK and Europe with his band Check 1–2.
In 1993 McLachlan starred as Danny Zuko in the West End revival of the musical Grease alongside Deborah Gibson and Sonia Evans. In his stage musical career he starred as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bob Wallace in White Christmas and Billy Flynn in Chicago.
In the mid-1990s McLachlan starred in three seasons of the BBC television series Bugs and appeared in Catherine the Great alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Omar Sharif.
Throughout the first decade of the 21st century, McLachlan appeared in around 20 film and television projects, including the American movie Superfire, as Stuart Diver in the television film Heroes’ Mountain, and Blackjack with Colin Friels. In 2004 he played Michael Chamberlain in Through My Eyes, an account of the Lindy Chamberlain story, and began work in the recurring role of Kane Morgan in McLeod's Daughters. He played Jeff Kennard in the Australian film Hating Alison Ashley, worked alongside Benjamin Bratt and James Franco in The Great Raid. and starred with John Jarratt in Savages Crossing, for which he composed score.
McLachlan appeared regularly in the Network Seven TV series Packed to the Rafters as ageing rocker Steve Wilson and was cast in the fourth season of Rescue: Special Ops as Hayden Bradley. He played the role of Steve, the handsome gay gardener, in the award-winning production At Home With Julia, and appeared in the ABC comedy Lowdown. In 2011 McLachlan had a guest-starring role in an episode of NCIS Los Angeles.
In 2011, British group Rizzle Kicks sampled McLachlan’s version of “Mona” for their single “Mama Do the Hump”, which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
McLachlan returned to Australia in 2012 to work on a then new TV series, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, a period crime drama set in Ballarat in 1959–60. He plays the title role, Dr Lucien Blake, a medical practitioner with a knack for solving murders and annoying the police. The first two seasons originally screened on ABC Television in 2013 and 2014.
In 2013, McLachlan was again cast as Frank N. Furter in a revival of The Rocky Horror Show touring Australia in 2014.[3] In December 2014, McLachlan revealed that he was unable to return to Neighbours for the show's 30th anniversary celebrations due to scheduling conflicts and his involvement in The Doctor Blake Mysteries.[4] However, McLachlan agreed to take part in the documentary special Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015.[5][6]
In 2016, McLachlan will appear in the sci-fi thriller Restoration, playing Andrew Majury.[7]
Personal life
McLachlan's current partner is conductor Vanessa Scammell. He has a teenage son[8] from his relationship with British actress and voice artist Charlotte Avery.[9] He was previously married to Karen Williams and fellow Neighbours actress Rachel Friend.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] |
NDL [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK [13] | ||
| Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2[14] |
|
4 | 88 | 49 | 10 |
| Hands Free[15] |
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— | — | — | — |
| Craig McLachlan & The Culprits[16] |
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— | — | — | — |
Musical albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] |
UK [17] | ||
| Grease (Original London Stage Cast Soundtrack)[18] |
|
— | 20 |
| The Rocky Horror Show (Australian Cast Recording)[19] |
|
— | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] |
BEL [20] |
GER [21] |
IRE [22] |
NED [23] |
NZ [24] |
UK [25] | |||
| 1989 | “Rock the Rock” (as Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2) | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2 |
| 1990 | “Mona” (as Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2) | 3 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 2 | |
| “Amanda” (as Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2) | 24 | — | — | 16 | — | 22 | 19 | ||
| “I Almost Felt Like Crying” (as Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2) | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
| 1991 | “On My Own” | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Hands Free |
| 1992 | “One Reason Why” | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
| “I Hear You Knocking” | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Time Warp” (with Australian cast) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rocky Horror Show Cast Recording | |
| 1993 | “You're the One That I Want” (duet with Deborah Gibson) | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 13 | Grease Cast Recording |
| “Grease” | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||
| 1995 | “If We Were Angels” (as Craig McLachlan & The Culprits) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Craig McLachlan & The Culprits |
| “Everyday” (as Craig McLachlan & The Culprits) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | ||
| 1996 | “Hear the World Cry” (as Craig McLachlan & The Culprits) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Videos
- Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2: The Video (featured an interview and the video clips for “Mona”, “Amanda”, “Rock the Rock” and “I Almost Felt Like Crying”) (1990)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mad Bomber in Love | The Whip | |
| 1992 | Absent Without Leave | James Edwards | |
| 2001 | Let's Get Skase | Eric Carney | |
| 2001 | Cubbyhouse | Bill | |
| 2005 | Hating Alison Ashley | Jeff Kennard | |
| 2005 | Great Raid, TheThe Great Raid | Lt. Riley | |
| 2009 | Amar a morir | Nick | |
| 2011 | Savages Crossing | Mory | |
| 2012 | Last Match, TheThe Last Match | Val | Short |
| 2016 | Restoration | Andrew Majury |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–89 | Neighbours | Henry Ramsay | Regular role |
| 1990–91 | Home and Away | Grant Mitchell | Regular role |
| 1991 | Heroes II: The Return | Lt. Walter Carey | TV film |
| 1995–97 | Bugs | Ed Russell | Main role |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Serge Saltykov | TV film |
| 1999 | Tribe | Ralph Leyton | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Abschied in den Tod | Det. Const. Steve McNamara | TV film |
| 2001 | My Husband My Killer | Warren Elkins | TV film |
| 2001–02 | Always Greener | Greg Graham | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Heroes' Mountain | Stuart Diver | TV film |
| 2002 | Superfire | Jack Skidder | TV film |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes | Michael Chamberlain | "1.1", "1.2" |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Kane Morgan | Recurring role |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Michael Hasler | TV film |
| 2005 | Supernova | Alistair Foster | "Unity" |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Leon Grasby | "Golden" |
| 2008–12 | Packed to the Rafters | Steve Wilson | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Cut, TheThe Cut | Dutch Holland | "A Falcon's Tail" |
| 2010–12 | Lowdown | Ben Hollander | "Wasp in Translation", "Ben Behaving Badly" |
| 2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Hayden Bradley | Recurring role |
| 2011 | At Home With Julia | Steve | TV miniseries |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Clifford Bosworth | "Lone Wolf" |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Jack | "Consequences" |
| 2013–14 | House Husbands | Damo | Recurring role |
| 2013–17 | Doctor Blake Mysteries, TheThe Doctor Blake Mysteries | Dr. Lucien Blake | Main role |
| 2016 | Deep Water | Kyle 'Hammers' Hampton | TV miniseries |
| 2016 | Wrong Girl, TheThe Wrong Girl | Eric | Main role |
References
- ↑ Allen, Robert Clyde (1995-01-18). To be Continued--: Soap Operas Around the World. Psychology Press. pp. 100–. ISBN 9780415110068. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Going for Gold". TV Week. ninemsn (Nine Entertainment Co. & Microsoft). Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Rocky Horror Returns". Stage Whispers. Stage Whispers. June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ Knox, David (6 December 2014). "Craig McLachlan to appear in Neighbours anniversary special". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Knox, David (28 February 2015). "Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (4 March 2015). "Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Peter (22 July 2015). "'RESTORATION: New Images, Casting News for Stuart Willis Sci-Fi Film". screenanarchy.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Denton, Andrew (18 April 2005). "Craig McLachlan". Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. ABC Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ Hall, Loretta (12 February 2014). "Let's do the Time Warp Again". The Weekly Review. Metro Media Publishing. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Craig McLachlan". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- “I Almost Felt Like Crying”: Scott, Gavin. "25 Years Ago This Week: October 14, 1990". blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "GfK Dtch Charts:Craig McLachalan (albums)". GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz: Craig McLachlan". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "UK Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Craig McLachlan & Check 1–2 Album". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hands Free Album". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Craig McLachlan The Culprits Album". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "UK Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Grease Album". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Rocky Horror Show Album". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts – German Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006 – 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "NZ Charts – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "UK Chart Stats". chartstats.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links
| Preceded by Gary Wilmot |
Actor to portray Caractacus Potts 2007 |
Succeeded by Kevin Kennedy |