Neal McDonough was born on February 13, 1966 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He is an American actor.

Neal trained at the London Academy of Arts and Sciences. His many theatre credits include "Away Alone". His big-screen debut was a bit part in the 1990 film, "Darkman". Other movie credits include "Ravenous", "Star Trek: First Contact", "Minority Report" and "A Perfect Little Man". He is probably best known for his role as Buck Compton in the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks mini-series "Band of Brothers".

Neal won the 1991 Dramalogue Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Away Alone"; he won the Best Actor Award at the 2000 Atlantic City Film Festival for his role in "A Perfect Little Man"; he was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for his portrayal of David McNorris in "Boomtown"; and he was voted one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch in 2002. Neal, also, wrote a script for a feature film called "Ice" about the life of hockey play Eddie Shore and co-wrote the script for a movie called "Heartbreak Hill" with Bill Johnson.

Neal spent 10 months in London filming "Band of Brothers" and on the night of his arrival in Great Britain, he met Ruvé Robertson, a 6-foot-3-inch tall former model from South Africa. On March 17th, 2002, St. Patrick's Day, they celebrated their third anniversary together. Neal proposed on Christmas Day, 2002, while kneeling in front of a small church on Cape Cod. They were married in a Beverly Hills church on December 1, 2003. The wedding reception was held at a local country club.

His last movie credits include The Guardian (2006), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), The Hitcher (2007), 88 Minutes (2007) and I Know Who Killed Me (2007).

Filmography

• The Seed (2008)
• Traitor (2008)
• Forever Strong (2007)
• The Horsemen (2007)
• "Tin Man" (2007)
• I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
• "Traveler" (6 episodes, 2007)
• Machine (2007)
• 88 Minutes (2007)
• Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007)
• The Hitcher (2007)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
• The Last Time (2006)
• The Guardian (2006)
• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
• The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005)
• "Medical Investigation" (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
• "Third Watch" (1 episode, 2005)
• Silent Men (2005)
• Walking Tall (2004)
• "Boomtown" (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
• Timeline (2003)
• They Call Him Sasquatch (2003)
• Minority Report (2002)
• "The X Files" (2 episodes, 2002)
• "UC: Undercover" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Band of Brothers" (2001)
• You're Killing Me... (2001)
• "Martial Law" (3 episodes, 2000)
• "Profiler" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Just Shoot Me!" (1 episode, 1999)
• Balloon Farm (1999)
• Ravenous (1999)
• A Perfect Little Man (1999)
• Grace & Glorie (1998)
• Telling You (1998)
• Circles (1998)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (2 episodes, 1998)
• Fire Down Below (1997)
• Invasion (1997)
• Murder Live! (1997)
• "Murder One" (4 episodes, 1996)
• Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
• "Moloney" (1 episode, 1996)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Murphy Brown" (1 episode, 1996)
• "The Incredible Hulk" (1996)
• Blue River (1995)
• "The Client" (1 episode, 1995)
• Three Wishes (1995)
• "JAG" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Iron Man" (1 episode, 1995)
• White Dwarf (1995)
• "VR.5" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Cybill" (1 episode, 1995)
• One Tough Bastard (1995)
• "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1 episode, 1994)
• Angels in the Outfield (1994)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1994)
• Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
• Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993)
• Cruel Doubt (1992)
• The Burden of Proof (1992)
• Babe Ruth (1991) "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1991)
• "China Beach" (1 episode, 1991)
• Darkman (1990)

Awards

•  Drama-Logue Award "Away Alone" 1991