Rick Donald

Rick Donald is an Australian actor, writer and director. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and made his first television appearance in Sea Patrol. This was followed by recurring or guest roles in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Crownies, Home and Away and Underbelly: Razor. Donald played Constable Daniel Parks in The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Mr. Tuck in House Husbands, before relocating to the United States where he starred in the 2014 sitcom Friends with Better Lives.

When Friends with Better Lives was cancelled after one season, Donald returned to Australia where he joined the casts of A Place to Call Home as Lloyd Ellis-Parker and 800 Words as Jeff "Woody" Woodson, which earned him a Logie Award nomination. In 2019, Donald played prison officer Sean Brody in Wentworth and appeared in the New Zealand comedy series Educators. From 2020, Donald had a recurring role in Home and Away as Kieran Baldivis.

Donald is also a writer and director. He wrote and directed short film The ATM, which was entered into the 2016 Tropfest, where it placed third in the competition. Donald won the Best Male Actor award for his performance in the film. He also wrote songs for his Friends With Better Lives character. In 2021, Donald's comedy series Australia's Sexiest Tradie, which he created, wrote and directed, began airing on 7mate.