Australian theatre and television actor
Spencer McLaren |
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| Born | (1973-02-28) 28 February 1973 (age 51)
Sydney, Australia |
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| Spouse | Chris Wright (m. 2014) |
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Spencer McLaren (born 28 February 1973, Sydney) is an Australian theatre and television actor, 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 during the show's first 3 series.
Early life
McLaren is a 1999 NIDA graduate.[1]
Career
Television
McLaren has had recurring roles on other popular programmes such as Home and Away as Kieran Fletcher and British soap opera Family Affairs as gay backpacker Brett Owen
He has made guest appearances in All Saints, McLeod's Daughters . He also lended his voice work to Doctor Who audio adventure Scaredy Cat.
In 2016 he appeared in a TV adaptation of John Marsden's Tomorrow When The War Began, which aired on ABC3.
Producing
McLaren'a producing career began by forming McLaren House – a production company that has included theatre productions, TV series, and both short and feature films.[2]
Filmography
Film
As actor
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Type
|
| 2008 |
Out of Order |
Jack Superstar |
Short film
|
| 2010 |
A Love Story |
Bartman |
Short film
|
| 2011 |
Surviving Georgia |
James |
Feature film
|
| 2011 |
Brad in a Bottle |
Brad |
Short film
|
| 2013 |
Cliffy |
Race Official |
TV movie
|
| 2017 |
Ali's Wedding |
Tony |
Feature film
|
| 2020 |
Swimming for Gold |
Announcer |
Feature film
|
As producer
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Type
|
| 2008 |
Out of Order |
Producer |
Short film
|
| 2011 |
Surviving Georgia |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2016 |
Spirit of the Game |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2017 |
Riptide |
Line Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2019 |
Fragmentary |
Executive Producer |
Film
|
| 2020 |
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) |
Executive Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2020 |
Swimming for Gold |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2020 |
Romance on the Menu |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2020 |
Sweet River |
Executive Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2021 |
Kidnapped |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2021 |
The Green House |
Executive Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2021 |
This Little Love of Mine |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2021 |
Sit. Stay. Love. |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2021 |
The Art of Incarceration |
Executive Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2022 |
Love and Penguins |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2022 |
Love in Bloom |
Producer |
Feature film
|
| 2022 |
The Infernal Machine |
Producer |
Feature film
|
Television
As actor
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Type
|
| 1992 |
Chances |
Glenn Patterson |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 1994 |
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left |
Law Enforcer |
TV series, 2 episodes
|
| 1994 |
The Damnation of Harvey McHugh |
Young Matildan |
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|
| 2000 |
Home and Away |
Kieran Fletcher |
TV series, 7 episodes
|
| 2000 |
The Lost World |
Qinaq's Mate |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2001 |
Rove Live |
Self |
TV series
|
| 2001–03 |
The Secret Life of Us |
Richie Andrew Blake |
TV series, seasons 1–3, episodes 1–66
|
| 2002 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece |
Self |
TV special
|
| 2005 |
Family Affairs |
Brett Owen |
TV series, 29 episodes
|
| 2006 |
Green Wing |
Jonny |
TV series
|
| 2006 |
Blue Heelers |
Gary Harding |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2007 |
McLeod's Daughters |
Sam Nugent |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2008 |
City Homicide |
Kevin Stockton |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2008 |
All Saints |
Evan |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2016 |
Tomorrow When The War Began |
Daniel Maxwell |
TV miniseries, 6 episodes
|
| 2021 |
Dive Club |
Hotel Pool Attendant |
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 2023 |
Turn Up The Volume |
Dad |
TV series, 3 episodes
|
| 2024 |
Fake |
Tovey |
TV series
|
As producer
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Type
|
| 2021 |
Dive Club |
Producer |
TV series
|
| 2022 |
La Brea |
Unit Production Manager / Assistant Unit Production Manager Attachment |
TV series, 4 episides
|
Podcasts
Theatre
As actor
As producer
[3]
Personal life
McLaren is openly gay. He married his partner of five years, Chris Wright in a commitment ceremony on 15 February 2014 at St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.[4]
References
External links
