Blair McDonough

Blair McDonough
Born	(1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Portraying Stuart Parker in Neighbours; runner-up on Big Brother Australia (2001)

Blair McDonough (born 30 April 1981) is an Australian actor prominently recognized for portraying Stuart Parker in the soap opera Neighbours. He first rose to prominence at age 19 in 2001 as the runner-up on the debut season of the reality television program Big Brother and has since participated in several other reality TV productions.

Early life

The youngest among four brothers, McDonough was born to a mother of Irish Australian descent. Much of his early years were spent in Singapore, where he attended Tanglin Trust School and the United World College of South East Asia. Subsequently, he relocated back to Melbourne, Australia, completing his education at Eltham College. Together with his siblings, he was involved in the band Snubrocket (which later became Fifth Avenue), appearing in a 1998 music video for TISM. In 1999, he was selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum held in Canberra.

Career

While studying at university and playing semi-professional football in 2001, McDonough gained widespread attention as the runner-up on Big Brother Australia, earning a dedicated fan base. Soon after, he secured the role of Stuart Parker on Neighbours, significantly elevating his public profile. In 2002, he was recognized by Australian magazine Who as one of the "25 Most Beautiful People".

In late 2005, McDonough departed from Neighbours to explore acting opportunities in London, with his final episode airing in April 2006. During 2006 and 2007, he took on the role of Dan in the West End production The Vegemite Tales. His appearances on UK reality television include Sky 1's The Match, BBC Two's Safari School, and ITV2's Deadline. In 2008, he featured in the Australian crime drama City Homicide.

McDonough provided the voice for Steel in Big Finish Productions' audio adaptation of Sapphire & Steel, beginning with Second Sight. Between 2008 and 2009, he portrayed Mick MacDonald in the British police drama Heartbeat. In 2009, he joined the cast of Nine Network’s Australian drama Sea Patrol as Matt Robsenn.

In 2010, McDonough competed on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars, but was eliminated early. He also secured $75,000 for viewers during a special episode of Deal or No Deal.

In April 2011, he took on the role of Matt O'Connor in Seven Network’s drama series Winners & Losers, with his character being written off during season two. He guest-starred as Alan Ellis on Home and Away in April 2017. Additionally, McDonough returned briefly to portray Stuart Parker for three episodes of Neighbours in 2018.

Personal life

McDonough is married to Kristi Townley; together they have two children.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Big Brother	Himself	Season 1
2001	Man Down	The Chad	Short film (credited as Blair)
2001–2006, 2018, 2022	Neighbours	Stuart Parker	Season 17 (guest), Seasons 18–22 (regular), Seasons 34, 38 (guest)
2007–2008	Heartbeat	Mick MacDonald	Seasons 17–18 (recurring, 4 episodes)
2008	City Homicide	Cameron Gunning	Season 2, Episode 7 – "Golden"
2009	Strangers on a Sushi Train	Hank	Short film
2009	Sea Patrol	Matt Robsen	Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2010	Sleuth 101	Dan Kinsman	Season 1, Episode 7 – "Performance Enhancing Death"
2011–2012	Winners & Losers	Matt O'Connor	Seasons 1–2 (regular, 22 episodes)
2017	Home and Away	Alan Ellis	Season 30 (recurring, 6 episodes)
2020	Mystery Road	Pat	Season 2 (recurring, 3 episodes)
2021	Young Rock	Assistant Coach #1	Season 1, Episode 8 – "My Baby Only Drinks the Good Stuff"
2022	Seriously Red	Tom	Feature film
'Blood Sisters'	'Eddie'	'TV series (completed)'

External links

• Profile of Blair McDonough on agent's website