Spencer McLaren
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Spencer McLaren is an Australian theatre actor and television actor. The 1999 NIDA
graduate is most well known for his starring role on the Australian television drama, The Secret Life Of Us
, as Richie Blake; a role he played for 66 episodes.
, Home and Away
and McLeod's Daughters
. He also appeared as himself on popular Australian comedy, Rove Live
.
McLaren has made several guest appearances, including the 2005 Doctor Who
audio adventure Scaredy Cat
and also had a recurrent role as gay backpacker Brett Owen in British soap opera Family Affairs
that year. In 2008, he made a guest appearance in All Saints
.
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
graduate is most well known for his starring role on the Australian television drama, The Secret Life Of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
, as Richie Blake; a role he played for 66 episodes.
Theatre
Australian productions of:- KismetKismet (musical)Kismet is a musical with lyrics and musical adaptation by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, and a book by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis, based on Kismet, the 1911 play by Edward Knoblock...
- CatsCats (musical)Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
- West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
- Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (musical)Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
(1995–1996) - Call Me MadamCall Me MadamCall Me Madam is a musical with a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse and music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.A satire on politics and foreign affairs that spoofs America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to needy countries, it centers on Sally Adams, a well-meaning but ill-informed...
(2001) - FootlooseFootloose (musical)Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
(lead role Ren McCormack) (2003) - Bye Bye Birdie (lead role Conrad Birdie) (2003–2004)
- Strange BedfellowsStrange Bedfellows"Strange Bedfellows" is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the third of the ten final chapters. The episode was well received among fans, with a rating of 4/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot:...
(2010) Producer
Television
McLaren has also had roles on other popular Australian programmes such as Blue HeelersBlue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
, Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
and McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
. He also appeared as himself on popular Australian comedy, Rove Live
Rove Live
Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television talk show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented...
.
McLaren has made several guest appearances, including the 2005 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio adventure Scaredy Cat
Scaredy Cat (Doctor Who audio)
Scaredy Cat is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
and also had a recurrent role as gay backpacker Brett Owen in British soap opera Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
that year. In 2008, he made a guest appearance in All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
.