Neal McDonough's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Desperate Housewives Dave Williams Band of Brothers 1st Lt. Lyn… Tin Man Wyatt Cain Traveler Mystery Man Iron Man Firebrand (2) Medical Investigation Dr. Stephen… The Incredible Hulk Dr. Robert … Boomtown David McNor…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Horsemen 2009 - Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li 2008 - Traitor 2008 - Forever Strong 2007 - 88 Minutes 2007 - The Hitcher 2007 - I Know Who Killed Me 2006 - The Last Time 2006 - Flags of Our Fathers 2004 - Walking Tall 2003 - Timeline 2002 - Minority Report 1999 - Ravenous 1997 - Fire Down Below 1996 - Star Trek: First Contact 1995 - Three Wishes 1994 - Angels in the Outfield 1990 - Darkman

BIOGRAPHY:

Neal McDonough was trained at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences. His theatre credits include 'Cheap Talk', 'Foreigner', 'As You Like It', 'Rivals', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Bald Soprano', and 'Waiting for Lefty'. The young actor won a 1991 Best Actor Dramalogue Award for 'Away Alone'. McDonough has been a 'Star Trek' fan since he was a kid. Playing Lieutenant Hawk in 'Star Trek First Contact' was a life-long dream. McDonough has three pictures on his bedroom wall. One is a picture of his mom, the other is the Holy Virgin Mary, and the third is William Shatner as Captain Kirk. He has numerous television credits including 'NYPD Blue', 'Quantum Leap', and the voice of Bruce Banner in the animated series 'The Incredible Hulk' among others. He graduated Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988.


TRIVIA:

• Son, Morgan (born November 2005).
• In grade school, his first acting role was that of the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz". According to McDonough, he really wanted to play the Tin Man. In 2007, he finally got his chance, appearing in the title role of SciFi Network's mini-series "Tin Man".
• His character Lieutenant Hawk in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) was originally written as the first openly gay character in any Star Trek series or movie, but all references to his sexual orientation were written out of later drafts of the screenplay. The character was later confirmed as having been gay in the Star Trek tie-in novel Section 31: Rogue by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin.
• Decided to give up on acting until his manager got him a meeting and audition for "Band of Brothers". His work on that led to Steven Spielberg casting him in "Minority Report".
• His parents are Peg and Frank McDonough, both of whom immigrated from Ireland, with his mother coming from County Tipperary, Province of Munster, and his father from County Galway, Province of Connacht.
• His brother Gerard appeared as a contestant on an episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He left with $32 000 after incorrectly guessing the answer on the $64 000 question.
• Is one of 6 children, has 4 brothers and one sister.
• Attended Barnstable High School in Massachusetts.