Neal McDonough

When Neal was in high school his friends gave him the name of "Mr. BHS" which was a spoof of his high schools name spoofing the Junior Miss Pageant.

Neal is of Irish decent. His father was Irish.

Neal has four brothers and one sister.

Stephen Spielberg saw the work Neal did in Band of Brothers and gave him a role in Minority Report.

Neal almost gave up on acting until his manager got him to audition for Band of Brother.

Neal attended Barnstable High School in Massachusetts.

Neal is 6 feet tall.

Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope in 2005 was another stop for Neal as himself.

Neal was the voice in the "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D".

"Frank Gordon" was the character Neal played in the 2003 movie "Timeline".

Neal played "Jay Hamilton" in the 2004 remake of the movie "Walking Tall".

"American Gothic" was released in 2005 where Neal played "Rick".

"The Last Time" is a film to be released in 2006 with Neal playing "Hurly".

"88 Minutes" is a film to be released in 2006 with Neal playing "Jon Forster".

"Flags of Our Fathers" is a film in post production in 2006 with Neal playing "Captain Severance".

Neal is filming a movie titled "The Guardian" to be released in 2006.

Neal 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.

Neal was named Mr. BHS his senior year at Barnastable High School. (a male spoof on the Junior Miss Pageant).

Neal has two brothers named Kieran and Bob.

Neal attended Barnstable High School in Massachusetts.

Neal and wife Ruvé Robertson, who he married in December, 2003, welcomed daughter Cate – full name Catherine Maggie McDonough – May 14, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. The couple also has 2 year old son, Morgan.

Neal graduated Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988.

Neal playing "Lieutenant Hawk" in 'Star Trek First Contact' was a life-long dream.

Neal has been a 'Star Trek' fan since he was a kid.

As a young actor Neal won a 1991 Best Actor Dramalogue Award for 'Away Alone'.

Neal theatre credits include 'Cheap Talk', 'Foreigner', 'As You Like It', 'Rivals', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Bald Soprano', and 'Waiting for Lefty'.

Neal was trained at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences.