Liam Macdonald

Liam Phillip Macdonald (born 18 October 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as the young Andre Roussimoff in Sky Arts' Urban Myths series, Fat Nerd in the comedy horror film American Burger and Larry Page in the Disney+ Hotstar web series The Great Indian Murder. Early life Macdonald was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, to an English mother and a New Zealand father, and was educated at Pasadena High School. In 2007, Macdonald was accepted to Sydney Theatre School and early in 2008, he permanently moved to Sydney. At the end of his studies at Sydney Theatre School, he was presented with a Diploma of Theatre Performance. In 2010, he moved to London, England, where he currently resides. Acting Encouraged by his high school drama to apply for drama school, Macdonald chose to become a professional actor upon graduating. He studied at Sydney Theatre School and graduated with a Diploma of Theatre Performance in 2008. Macdonald has since acted in a wide variety of Australian television and movies, most notably his portrayal of Constable Tim Dewey in Underbelly: The Golden Mile. Whilst first auditioning for a featured extra, the casting agent was so impressed with his audition that they offered him the role of the Constable Tim Dewey instead. He has also appeared in Home and Away, as a drunk Santa in Jimmy Barnes' music video from Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and as Norman in the Australian feature film The Unjudged, which was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2012. In 2012, he portrayed "Fat Nerd" in the Swedish movie American Burger. Although American Burger received mixed reviews from critics, its technical aspects were praised, along with the audio and cinematography.