Robert Duncan McNeill
Full name: Robert Duncan McNeill.
A.K.A: Robbie
Born: November 9th, 1964
Wife: Carol
Daughter: Taylor
Sons: Kyle and Carter Jay
Education: After high school, he moved to New York City and Broadway. He then enrolled at the Julliard Conservatory, where he spent 2 years studying the trade.
Other: Has directed 3 episodes of Voyager.
Biography:
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Born in North Carolina and raised in Washington D.C., McNeill's family finally settled in Atlanta, Georgia. After attending a local high school, Robert decided to move to New York City and Broadway to become an actor. After a number of chorus roles and small parts, he enrolled at the Julliard School, where he spent 2 years studying the trade.
While attending Julliard, Robert was cast as Charlie Brent on the popular ABC daytime drama "All My Children". From 1984 through 1986, McNeill bacame a favourite in the world of daytime soaps, his efforts earning him a Daytime Emmy nomination. During this time, he also produced and starred in an off-Broadway play, and starred in the science-fiction feature film "Masters of the Universe", alongside Dolph Lundgren, Courtney Cox and Frank Langella.
After leaving "All My Children", McNeill landed a starring role in the national touring production of Stephen Sondheim's hit Broadway musical "Into the Woods". The tour would ultimately bring him to Los Angeles for a six-month run, and it would be here that he would finally put down roots with his new wife, Carol.
While L.A was to become home, his career continued to take him back to the Big Apple. He returned to New York to appear in many plays on and off-Broadway. While there, he and his wife founded Real Play Productions, an organization that provides inner-city schools with creative ways of dealing with crises and issues they face on a daily basis.
His favourite and perhaps most memorable performance was in Lincoln Center's critically acclaimed production of "Six Degrees of Separation", which also starred Stockard Channing. McNeill played the role of Rick, a kid from Utah whose suicide is the turning point of the play.
McNeill soon moved back to Los Angeles and appeared in numerous TV series including "L.A Law", "Quantum Leap" and "Murder, She Wrote". He also appeared in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The First Duty" as Cadet First Class Nicholas Locarno, the charismatic but reckless leader of Starfleet Academy's Nova Squadron.
After his "Star Trek" debut, McNeill landed a starring role in the ABC series "Going to Extremes". His credits also include recurring roles on ABC's "Homefront", and on CBS's "Second Chances" with Connie Selleca. He also appeared as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Ford Theater in Hollywood, earning a Dramalogue Award as Best Actor for that performance.
McNeill has recently added "director" to his list of credits, making his directorial debut on "Star Trek: Voyager" with an episode entitled "Sacred Ground." He was the first of the series' ensemble cast to step behind the camera as an episodic director, and his effort was so successful that he was subsequently chosen to direct "Unity", a momentous episode that introduced the Borg on "Voyager".
In addition to his work on "Star Trek: Voyager", McNeill continues to pursue his interests behind the scenes and is developing television and film projects to produce and direct, including his recent short film "The Battery".
Robert and his wife Carol currently reside in Los Angeles with their 3 children, daughter Taylor and sons Kyle and Carter.
Credits:
Television:
"All My Children"
"New Twilight Zone" ("A Message for Charity")
"Quantum Leap" (guest star)
"Star Trek:The Next Generation" ("The First Duty")
"Homefront"
"Second Chances"
"Murder, She Wrote" ("Death in Hawaii")
"Star Trek: Voyager"
"Early Edition"
(1985-88)
(1985)
(1990)
(1992)
(1992)
(1993-94)
(1994)
(1995-2001)
(1999)
Charlie Brent
Peter
Nick Locarno
Lt. Tom Paris
Film:
"Masters of the Universe"
"One More Mountain" (TV movie)
(1987)
(1994)
Kevin
Milt Eliot
Theatre:
Jack
Rick
Romeo
"The Four-H Club"
"Follow Thru"
"Palace of Amateurs"
"Into the Woods"
"Six Degrees of Separation"
"Romeo and Juliet"
(1985)
(1985)
(1988)
(1988-89)
(1990-91)
(1993)
Directed:
"Star Trek:Voyager" ("Sacred Ground")
"Star Trek:Voyager" ("Unity")
"The Battery"
"The Journey of Allan Strange"
"Star Trek:Voyager" ("Someone to Watch Over Me")
(1996)
(1996)
(1997)
(1999)
(1999)
Did you know?
* He had an unfortunate accident whilst filming a Captain Proton sequence. The rocket pack he was wearing (which was shooting out like a sparkler) managed to set his butt on fire.
* He has some Irish and Scottish blood in him.(the surname's a dead giveaway)
* His favourite subject at school was physics.
* He owns a Harley Davidson.
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