Neal P. McDonough is an American film, television, actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers, Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on Boomtown, Sean Cahill on Suits, and Dave Williams on American Broadcasting Company"s Desperate Housewives.
Background
McDonough was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Catherine (née Bushe) and Frank McDonough, motel owners who emigrated from Ireland, with his mother coming from County Tipperary and his father from County Galway. He grew up in Barnstable, Massachusetts, graduated from Barnstable High School, and attended Syracuse University, where he was initiated and became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988.
Career
He also appeared in films such as Walking Tall, RED 2, The Marine 3: Homefront, Traitor, and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films and television series. He currently appears as Damien Darhk on Arrow. McDonough was raised Roman Catholic.
His roommate in college was Brett Pollock, current broadcaster for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Pacific Coast League.
McDonough frequently appeared as "Captain Laser", inspiring young students to bring their studies to completion. From there, McDonough trained for a short time at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
McDonough has made many television and film appearances since then, including Band of Brothers, Boomtown, Star Trek: First Contact, Minority Report and The Hitcher. In 1993, Neal McDonough played "Jason" in a National Broadcasting Company 1993 television Movie starring Tim Daly & William O"Leary entitled "In The Lincolnshire of Duty: Ambush In Waco".
McDonough played Dave Williams on the fifth season of Desperate Housewives.
He also starred in the lead role on 2004 medical drama Medical Investigation for its one full season. McDonough was set to star in the American Broadcasting Company dramedy Scoundrels, but was fired for refusing to act in sex scenes for the show citing his family and Catholic faith as basis for his decision. McDonough portrays the role of "Jesus" in "The Truth & Life Dramatized audio New Testament Bible," a 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, fully dramatized audio New Testament which uses the Catholic edition of the revised standard version of the Bible.
In 2011, McDonough appeared as Marvel comic book character Dum Dum Dugan in Captain America: The First Avenger.
McDonough also voiced the character in the 2011 movie tie-in video game, Captain America: Super Soldier. He reprised his role in the 2013 short film, Agent Carter possibly reprising the role in future projects.
He made a cameo appearance in the first episode of the second season of Agents of South.H.I.E.L.D. He also appeared in an episode of Agent Carter. In 2012, McDonough had a recurring role in the third season of Forex"s Justified as Robert Quarles, a sadistic, carpetbagging mobster from Detroit.
He was later cast as Police Chief Parker in Frank Darabont"s TNT pilot Mob City.
During the 2014 Winter Olympics on National Broadcasting Company, McDonough was featured in a high-profile and frequently aired commercial for a new electric car from Cadillac. In 2015, McDonough was cast as District of Columbia Comics villain Damien Darhk on the fourth season of Arrow.