Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough is an American film and television actor.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio The "square-jawed blond with steely blue eyes" began his acting career in 1990 with small roles on television and film.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio Although the frustration of not being hired for a "truly gratifying" role almost caused him to give up his acting career, his big break came in 2001 in the form of Steven Spielberg's HBO mini-series Band of Brothers. McDonough's portrayal of a soldier suffering a nervous breakdown motivated Spielberg to cast him in his 2002 film Minority Report.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/bio He has since appeared in films such as Walking Tall (2004) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and numerous television series' including Boomtown (2002), Medical Investigation (2004), Traveler (2007) and Desperate Housewives (he joined the cast in 2008).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/ The actor has been married to wife Ruve since 2003 and they have three children.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/bio

A Dorchester, Massachusetts native, McDonough graduated from Syracuse University before training as an actor at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio He began acting on the stage and appearing in productions such as Waiting for Lefty and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He was honored with a Best Actor Dramalogue Award in 1991 for his role in Away Alone, and moved to the screen from there.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio He made appearances on many television shows over the following years, including Quantum Leap, Cybill, Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue and Profiler. Although the majority of his work was in television series and movies during the 90s, McDonough also appeared in the big-screen films Angels in the Outfield in 1994 and Ravenous in 1999.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/

It was not until his break-through roles in Band of Brothers and as Tom Cruise's best friend in Minority Report that he had an opportunity for leading parts.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio McDonough returned to television for a lead in the 2002 television series Boomtown.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/bio He followed it with numerous film and television roles, and was cast in the television series Desperate Housewives in 2008.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/ In March 2010, McDonough was replaced by David James Elliott just days into shooting the ABC series Scoundrels.http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/no-sex-please-im-neal-mcdonough/ While the casting change was officially explained as just that, Deadline Hollywood reported in March 2010 that McDonough was fired for refusing to film "some heated love scenes" because he was a Catholic family man.http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/no-sex-please-im-neal-mcdonough/ As of October 2010, McDonough has been cast in a lead role in the Captain America: The First Avenger film (expected to be released in July 2011).http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/neal-mcdonough-in-captain-america-chatter/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458339/

• 2012: Nick Furyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2011: Captain America: The First Avengerhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2011: Little Birdshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2010: Terriers (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2010: DC Showcase: Green Arrow (Video short)
• 2010: Ticking Clockhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2009: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Lihttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2009: Rogue Warrior (Video game)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2009: Horsemenhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2008: Traitorhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2008: Forever Stronghttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2008: Desperate Housewives (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2008: 88 Minuteshttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2007: Traveler (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2007: Brothers Three: An American Gothic http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2007: 88 Minutes http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2007: Machinehttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2007: I Know Who Killed Me http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2007: Tin Man (TV mini-series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2007: The Hitcherhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2006: The Last Timehttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2006: The Guardianhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2006: Flags of Our Fathershttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2005: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (Documentary short)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2005: The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Video game)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2005: Third Watch (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2005: Silent Menhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2004: Walking Tallhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2004: Medical Investigation (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2003: Timelinehttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2003: They Call Him Sasquatchhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2002: Minority Reporthttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2002: Boomtown (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 2002: The X Files (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2001: UC: Undercover (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2001: Band of Brothers (TV mini-series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2001: You're Killing Me...http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 2000: Martial Law (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1999: Just Shoot Me! (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1999: Profiler (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1999: Ravenoushttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1999: A Perfect Little Manhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1999: Disney's Balloon Farm (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1998: Grace and Gloriehttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1998: Telling Youhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1998: Circleshttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1998: Diagnosis Murder (TV movie)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1997: Fire Down Belowhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1997: Murder Live! (TV movie)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1996: Invasion (TV movie)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1996: Murder One (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1996: Moloney (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1996: The Incredible Hulk (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1996: Star Trek: First Contacthttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1996: NYPD Blue (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1996: Murphy Brown (TV series)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1996: One Tough Bastardhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1995: White Dwarf (TV movie)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1995: Iron Man (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1995: Three Wishes http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1995: The Client (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1995: One Man's Justicehttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1995: Blue River (TV movie) http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1995: JAG (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1995: VR.5 (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1995: Cybill (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1994: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1994: Angels in the Outfieldhttp://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1994: Duckman: Private Dick/Family Manhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1993: Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (TV movie)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1993: Jack's Place (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1993: In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (TV movie) http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1992: Cruel Doubt (TV movie) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1992: The Burden of Proof (TV movie) http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1991: Babe Ruth (TV movie)http://www.allmovie.com/artist/neal-mcdonough-47303/filmography
• 1991: Quantum Leap (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1991: China Beach (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/
• 1990: Darkmanhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568180/

"My dad came over from Ireland in 1947; my mother came over in ’53. As soon as my dad arrived on American shores, he went straight to the army office and said “I want to be an American.” So they shipped him all over the world for five years, and he became a sergeant all of which, as he says, is a small price to pay for being an American. So he sunk that into my skull at a very young age: if you do something, do the best you can. If you don’t like something, tell someone you don’t like the way it’s done."—Interview with Alex Simon for Venice Magazine and The Hollywood Interview websitehttp://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/08/neal-mcdonough-hollywood-interview.html

"Our home was filled constantly with Irish accents from all counties and mimicking the various brogues was probably the first indicator of my desire to perform,"—The Waiting Room website interviewhttp://waitingroom.ie/2009/08/03/interview-neal-mcdonough/