Jason Donovan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- 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". Donovan left Neighbours in 1989. Twenty years later, he said that he had been asked to return to tie in with the show's 25th anniversary in 2010, but was unable to do so due to other work commitments. While he was still appearing in Neighbours, Donovan followed Minogue (who had already left the series by this point) by pursuing a pop career. His early exploration of music included recording a demo written by pub rock band Noiseworks, and he was offered the chance to record the song "Waiting for a Star To Fall", later a hit for Boy Meets Girl. ... Source: Article "Jason Donovan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Toppers in Concert 2026
Movie
Kylie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Necronomicon
Movie · as (archive footage)
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Movie · as Self
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self
Outback Farm
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Kylie at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum
Movie · as Self
Meet the Richardsons
TV · as Jason Donovan · 2 eps
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Movie · as Darren
Kylie Minogue: BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
Movie · as Self
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Harry Hill's Tea Time
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Movie · as Self
Boj
TV · as Pops (voice) · 51 eps
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
Movie · as Parson Nathaniel
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Keith Lemon: The Film
Movie · as Jason Donovan
Superstar
TV · as Self - Chief Judge · 12 eps
The Story of Musicals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sunday Brunch
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Totally Saturday
TV · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Movie · as Gary
Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Echo Beach
TV · as Daniel Marrack · 12 eps
Moving Wallpaper
TV · as Jason Donovan (uncredited) · 18 eps
Jason Donovan: Live All The Hits and More
Movie · as Self
The Kylie Show
Movie · as Self
Concert for Diana
Movie · as Self
Any Dream Will Do
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hider in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Movie · as Self
The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dancing on Ice
TV · as Self - Contestant · 8 eps
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Loot
Movie · as Jon Peregrine
The X Factor
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Horseplay
Movie · as Henry
Ned
Movie · as Father Thompson
Tempe Tip
Movie · as Max
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MDA
TV · as Richard Savage · 44 eps
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self · 18 eps
I Love 1980's
TV · 1 ep
Sorted
Movie · as Martin
Trigger Happy TV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diana & Me
Movie · as Self
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars
Movie · as Pat
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 2 eps
TFI Friday
TV · 2 eps
The Last Bullet
Movie · as Stanley Brennan
Rough Diamonds
Movie · as Mike Tyrell
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Live & Kicking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Movie · as Self
Kylie Greatest Hits
Movie · as Self
Amnesty International's Big 30
Movie · as Self
Blood Oath
Movie · as Private Talbot
Jason Donovan: Live In Dublin
Movie · as Self
8:15 from Manchester
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Word
TV · 2 eps
The Heroes
Movie · as Happy Huston
This Morning
TV · as Self · 5 eps
On the Waterfront
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Dame Edna Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Neighbours
TV · as Scott Robinson · 1 ep
Golden Pennies
TV · as Sean · 8 eps
I Can Jump Puddles
TV · as Freddy · 3 eps
Skyways
TV · 5 eps
Emmerdale
TV · as Jason Donovan · 1 ep
The Late Late Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep