Neal McDonough

Birth Name:

Neal P. McDonough

Birth Place:

Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Won a Jury Award at the Atlantic City Film Festival for Best Actor for "A Perfect Little Man" in 1999
Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for "Desperate Housewives" in 2009
Won two Satellite Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Boomtown" in 2004 and "Justified" in 2012
In 1988, he earned a fine arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and trained in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Interested in acting at a young age, he got his first role in a grade school production of "The Wizard of Oz․"
Quote: "Made his screen acting debut in the film "Darkman" in 1990․"
Quote: "It was the quickest job offer I've ever had․․․[Graham Yost] called me and said, 'Hey, what're you doing?' 'Nothing, just sitting here․' 'Good, you're going to end up going on Justified․' 'All right․' 'Good, then see you on the set․' That was it․"
Best known for his role as Fletcher in "Minority Report" and as Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan in "Captain America: The First Avenger․"
Frequently takes on the role of tough characters who try to hunt various individuals down
Intended to quit acting until his manager convinced him to audition for "Band of Brothers․"

2003OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
2003TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama:Winner
2009Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
2012IGN Award - Best TV Villain:Nominated
2012Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
2015BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Winner
2015BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
2023Westy - Best Actor:Winner
2024Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film:Winner
2026C&I Movie Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2026Silver Crown - Best Theatrical Release:Winner

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