Neal McDonough Biography

Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American film, television, actor and voice actor, best known for portraying Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on Boomtown (2002"2003), and Dave Williams on ABC's Desperate Housewives (2008"2009).

Career

In 1991, McDonough won the Best Actor Dramalogue for "Away Alone". McDonough has made many television and film appearances since then, including Band of Brothers, Boomtown, Star Trek: First Contact, Minority Report and The Hitcher. In 1993, Neal McDonough played "Jason" in a NBC 1993 TV Movie starring Tim Daly & William O'Leary entitled "In The Line of Duty: Ambush In Waco". McDonough played Dave Williams on the fifth season of Desperate Housewives. He also starred in the lead role on 2004 medical drama Medical Investigation for its one full season.

McDonough was set to star in the ABC dramedy Scoundrels, but was fired for refusing to do sex scenes for the show. He credits his family and his Catholic faith for his decision.

McDonough portrays the role of "Jesus" in "The Truth & Life Dramatized audio New Testament Bible," a 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, fully dramatized audio New Testament which uses the Catholic edition of the RSV.

In 2012, McDonough had a recurring role in the third season of FX's Justified as Robert Quarles, a Detroit gangster with a troubled past. He was recently cast as Police Chief Parker in Frank Darabont's TNT pilot Lost Angels.

Personal life

McDonough was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Catherine (née Bushe) and Frank McDonough, motel owners who emigrated from Ireland, with his mother coming from County Tipperary and his father from County Galway. McDonough was raised Roman Catholic. He grew up in Barnstable, Massachusetts, graduated from Barnstable High School, and attended Syracuse University, where he was initiated and became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988. His roommate in college was Brett Pollock, current broadcaster for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Pacific Coast League. McDonough frequently appeared as "Captain Laser", inspiring young students to bring their studies to completion. From there, McDonough trained for a short time at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

McDonough is married to Ruvé Robertson, with whom he has a son, Morgan "Little Buck" Patrick (born November 2005), and three daughters, Catherine Maggie (born May 14, 2007), London Jane (born January 11, 2010), and Clover Elizabeth (born August 15, 2011).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Angels in the Outfield	Whit Bass
1996	Star Trek: First Contact	Lieutenant Hawk
1997	Fire Down Below	Truck driver at the truck stop
1999	A Perfect Little Man	Billy Morrisson
1999	Ravenous	Reich
2002	Minority Report	Officer Gordon 'Fletch' Fletcher
2003	Timeline	Frank Gordon
2003	They Call Him Sasquatch	Ned Dwyer
2004	Walking Tall	Jay Hamilton
2006	The Guardian	Jack Skinner
2006	The Last Time	Hurly
2006	Flags of Our Fathers	Capt Severance
2007	Forever Strong	Coach Richard Penning
2007	The Hitcher	Lt Esteridge
2007	Machine	Jack Ford
2007	I Know Who Killed Me	Daniel Fleming
2008	88 Minutes	Jon Forster
2008	Traitor	Max Archer
2009	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	M. Bison
2010	DC Showcase: Green Arrow	Green Arrow	Voice only
2011	Little Birds	Hogan
2011	Ticking Clock	James Keene
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	Dum Dum Dugan
2012	The Philly Kid	L.A. Jim
2013	Company of Heroes	Lieutenant Joe Conti
2013	The Marine 3: Homefront	Jonah Pope
2013	RED 2	Jack Horton
2013	Nurse 3D
2013	The Prototype
2013	Agent Carter''	Dum Dum Dugan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	China Beach	Lurch	Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
1991	Quantum Leap	Chucky	Episode: "Play Ball"
1995	JAG	Second Lieutenant Jay Williams	Episode "Desert Son"
1995	White Dwarf	Dr. Driscoll Rampart III
1995	Iron Man	Firebrand	Episode: "Fire and Rain"
1996	NYPD Blue	Jerry Selness	S03e22 "He's Not Guilty, He's My Brother"
1996	The Incredible Hulk	Dr. Robert Bruce Banner	21 episodes, Voice only
1998	Diagnosis: Murder	Ross Canin
1999	Balloon Farm	Sheriff
1999	Just Shoot Me	Craig	Episode: "Shaking Private Trainer"
2001	Band of Brothers	First lieutenant, Lynn "Buck" Compton	8 episodes
2002	The X-Files	Agent Comer
2002	Boomtown	Los Angeles deputy district attorney, David McNorris	24 episodes
2004"2005	Medical Investigation	Dr. Stephen Connor	20 episodes
2007	Traveler	Secretary of Homeland Security, Jack Freed	6 episodes
2007	Tin Man	Wyatt Cain (Tin Man)
2008"2009	Desperate Housewives	Dave Williams	24 episodes
2010	Terriers	Ford/Tom Cutshaw
2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Monsignor McTeal	Episode: "The Consoler"
2012	Justified	Robert Quarles	13 episodes
2012	Perception	Fredrick James Dafoe	Episode: "Cipher"
2013	Mob City	William Parker

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction	Bruce Banner	Voice only
2009	Rogue Warrior	Admiral Travis Payton	Voice only
2011	Captain America: Super Soldier	Dum Dum Dugan	Voice only
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us	The Flash, Nightwing (Damian Wayne)	Voice only

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Award category	Title of work	Result
1999	Atlantic City Film Festival	Best Actor (Jury Award)	A Perfect Little Man	Won
2003	Television Critics Association Award	Individual Achievement in Drama	Boomtown	Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series " Drama	Boomtown	Won
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Desperate Housewives	Nominated
2012	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Justified	Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Justified	Won