Scott Ian Major was born on 4 July 1975 and is an Australian actor and TV and film director, known for his roles as Peter Rivers in the 1994 television teen drama series Heartbreak High and Lucas Fitzgerald in soap opera Neighbours.
19 Facts About Scott Major
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Scott Major has since gone on to direct episodes of Playing for Keeps, and two miniseries Lie With Me and Riptide.
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Scott Major reprised his role as Rivers in the 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High.
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Scott Major's father was Melbourne radio sports broadcaster Ian Major.
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Scott Major's acting debut came in the 1990 TV Movie More Winners: His Master's Ghost.
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Scott Major played Oates, a student in the comedy series Late For School in 1992, and then joined the cast of Neighbours for three months in 1993 as Darren Stark.
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Scott Major appeared in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, with Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan.
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Scott Major reprised his role as Peter Rivers in Heartbreak High from 1994 to 1995.
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Scott Major guested on Home and Away that year as Murray, a criminal, for five episodes.
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Scott Major had a major role the Australian drama, Always Greener as Tom Morgan, which was shown on the Seven Network between 2001 and 2003.
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Scott Major wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own play called Both Sides of the Bar at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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In December 2010, Scott Major told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that he had directed further episodes of Neighbours with the help of an existing television director.
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Scott Major was nominated in the same category for "Episode 7776B".
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Scott Major directed episodes of the 2018 drama series Playing for Keeps.
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Scott Major directed the 2021 miniseries Lie With Me created by Neighbours' executive producer Jason Herbison.
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Scott Major directed the indie thriller film Line of Fire, which was nominated for the 2022 AACTA Award for Best Indie Film.
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Scott Major reprised his role of Rivers in Netflix's 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High.
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Scott Major was adamant that Rivers would not be a homophobe and instead accepted Darren for who they were.
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Scott Major has a part in the upcoming film Residence, playing Cormac the Shepherd.