Angus McLaren


Angus McLaren is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H2O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney.
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Early life

McLaren was born the youngest of three boys, for mother Kerena, growing up with brothers Rhett and Aidan in Wonthaggi, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Loch, belonging to his ancestors from Scotland. He attended Mary Mackillop Catholic National College in Leongatha, Victoria. He was the drummer of the Sydney-based indie band Rapids and also played bass guitar in the punk band Bogey Lowensteins.

Career

2000–2013

He appeared in a number of school and amateur productions for the Leongatha Lyric Theatre. He made his professional debut when he was 12 years old with a recurring role on the ABC series Something in the Air. Further TV credits followed, including the children's series Worst Best Friends, The Saddle Club and Fergus McPhail, along with guest roles on Blue Heelers, Comedy Inc. and a recurring role on Neighbours.
McLaren's first main cast role came in 2004 with the children's series Silversun, which aired on both the Seven Network and the ABC. His feature film debut followed in 2005 with the low budget Melbourne feature Court of Lonely Royals, directed by Rohan Michael Hoole. 2005 also saw McLaren work on Last Man Standing, and achieve a solid footing on the advert voiceover circuit. In 2006, McLaren began working on the children's series H2O: Just Add Water, appearing from series one through midseason of series three as the character Lewis McCartney.
From 2008, he appeared in Packed to the Rafters in the role of Nathan Rafter. He appeared in 102 episodes over the show's six seasons.

2013–2023

Through 2013 and into 2014 he took a variety of master classes in New York, LA, Sydney and Melbourne. He then studied a Bachelor of Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Western Australia. While at WAAPA, Angus appeared in eight WAAPA stage productions. He was The Marquis De Sade in WAAPA's production of Marat/Sade, The Man in Tender Napalm and, in his graduating year, received great reviews playing the title role in Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
In 2016, he played the character of William "The Crimson Fiddler" Graham in Quartermaine. He won the Nine Network Channel 9 Best Actor Award at the WA Screen Academy Awards for his portrayal of Will in this short film.
In 2018, it was announced that McLaren had joined the cast of Seven Network soap opera Home and Away as recurring character Lance Salisbury during the show's thirty-first season. He made his first appearance in episode 6860, broadcast on 17 April 2018.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Shuang TongSt. Louis Murder Victim
2006Court of Lonely Royals
2009Sunset Over WaterAndrewShort film
2012QuietusSamShort film
2016QuartermaineWilliam GrahamShort film
2018Hotel MumbaiEddie
2018The MergerCarpet Burn
2018Crazy About YouJake The Naked Wanderer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2002Something in the AirJason CassidySeason 1–2
2002Worst Best FriendsEddieSeason 1, episode 5
2002–2003NeighboursMichael TooheySeason 18
2002–2003NeighboursJamie ClarkeSeason 19
2003The Saddle ClubDannySeason 2
2003–2005Blue HeelersBrad DelaneySeason 10, episode 7
2003–2005Blue HeelersMax HarrisonSeason 12, episode 36
2003CrashBurnBen Season 1, episode 10
2004Fergus McPhailBobSeason 1, episode 4
2004SilversunDegenhardt BellSeason 1–2
2005Last Man StandingBrendan DelaneySeason 1, episode 19
2006–2010H2O: Just Add WaterLewis McCartneySeason 1–3
Season 3, episode 26
2008All SaintsAngus WilsonSeason 11, episode 15
2008–2013Packed to the RaftersNathan RafterSeason 1–4, 6
Season 5
2017Doctor DoctorDr. TokeSeason 2
2017600 Bottles of WinePatSeason 1
2018–2019Home and AwayLance SalisburySeason 31
2019BloomYoung FrankSeason 1, episode 5
2020Operation BuffaloDalgleishMiniseries
2021Back to the RaftersNathan RafterSeason 1

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Tender NapalmThe ManWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production
2015Marat/SadeSadeWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production
2016CoriolanusCoriolanusWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts stage production