Jason Donovan
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1968-06-01 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Malvern, Melbourne, Australia
Biography
Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had Four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s.
Jason Donovan was born on Saturday, 1 June 1968 in the Melbourne suburb Malvern, Victoria. He is the son of Australian actress Sue McIntosh (née Menlove) and British-born veteran stage and television actor Terence Donovan (who also appeared in Neighbours) who has English and Irish heritage. Following his parents' separation and divorce, his father was awarded full custody of him in 1973 and brought him up on his own. Donovan has had no contact with his mother since the divorce. He attended De La Salle College Malvern.
Donovan made his first television appearance at age 11 in a guest role on the Australian series Skyways in 1980. In the episode, his on-screen sister was played by future Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue. He also appeared in the series I Can Jump Puddles (1981) and Golden Pennies (1985), before entering the cast of Neighbours in 1986 as Scott Robinson (replacing actor Darius Perkins, who had played the role for the first year of the series). His character's story arcs included an onscreen romance and wedding to Charlene Mitchell (played by Minogue), and helped boost the show's popularity with British as well as Australian audiences.
He won his first Logie Award for "Best New Talent" in 1987 and received a commendation in the category "Performance by a Male Actor In a Series" from the Television Society of Australia's Penguin Awards. In 1988 he was awarded the Silver Logie for the "Most Popular Actor" on Australian television.
In addition to his regular role in Neighbours, Donovan appeared as "Happy Houston" in the 1988 Australian World War II mini-series The Heroes, based on the historical novel by Ronald McKie. He won the 1990 Logie Award for "Most Popular Actor in a Mini-Series".
Known For
TV Shows (52)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
Emmerdale
1972
as Jason Donovan
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Neighbours
1985
as Scott Robinson
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
The X Factor
2004
as Self - Special Guest
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Dancing on Ice
2006
as Self - Contestant
The Newsreader
2021
as Jason Donovan (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Kylie
2026
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self
The Late Late Show
1962
as Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self
MDA
2002
as Richard Savage
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
as Self
Meet the Richardsons
2020
as Jason Donovan
Moving Wallpaper
2008
as Jason Donovan (uncredited)
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
2017
as Self
Boj
2014
as Pops (voice)
8:15 from Manchester
1990
as Self
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self
Trigger Happy TV
2000
as Self
Echo Beach
2008
as Daniel Marrack
Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
1988
as Self
Sunday Brunch
2012
as Self - Guest
On the Waterfront
1988
as Self
The Story of Musicals
2012
as Self
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023
as Self
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self
Hider in the House
2007
as Self
Any Dream Will Do
2007
as Self
Skyways
1979
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Totally Saturday
2009
Outback Farm
2023
as Narrator
I Can Jump Puddles
1981
as Freddy
The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
Golden Pennies
1985
as Sean
Movies (30)
Blood Oath
1990
as Private Talbot
Keith Lemon: The Film
2012
as Jason Donovan
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
as Darren
Concert for Diana
2007
as Self
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
as Self
Sorted
2000
as Martin
Diana & Me
1997
as Self
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
2013
as Parson Nathaniel
Necronomicon
2023
as (archive footage)
Horseplay
2003
as Henry
Rough Diamonds
1995
as Mike Tyrell
The Heroes
1988
as Happy Huston
Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum
2020
as Self
The Kylie Show
2007
as Self
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023
as Self
Ned
2003
as Father Thompson
The Last Bullet
1995
as Stanley Brennan
Loot
2004
as Jon Peregrine
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008
as Gary
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
1992
as Self
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006
as Self
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023
as Self
Kylie at the BBC
2022
as Self
Tempe Tip
2002
as Max
Jason Donovan: Live In Dublin
1990
as Self
Jason Donovan: Live All The Hits and More
2007
as Self
Kylie Minogue: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2018
as Self
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
1996
as Pat
Kylie Greatest Hits
1992
as Self
About Jason Donovan
Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap Neighbours, playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had Four UK No. 1 singles. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s. Ja… With 82 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Jason Donovan has appeared in 30 films and 52 TV shows.
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- Blood Oath (1990) — as Private Talbot
- Keith Lemon: The Film (2012) — as Jason Donovan
- Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991) — as Self
- Dial M for Middlesbrough (2019) — as Darren
- Concert for Diana (2007) — as Self
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