John McNeill is an Australian actor, voice over artist and writer. He
has worked in a wide variety of film, television, drama and stage
productions and his plays have been performed at the Stables, Belvoir
and Seymour Centre theatres in Sydney and best known for his role as
Lennie McPherson in the television drama series Underbelly: A Tale of
Two Cities and Underbelly: The Golden Mile.John was born in 1956 in
Brisbane, Australia. A keen rugby player, he was also active in surf
lifesaving â€" notably as Chief Instructor for Bilinga SLSC on Gold
Coast, Queensland â€" and worked as a professional lifeguard for the
Gold Coast City Council during university holidays. After graduating
from the University of Queensland with degrees in Education and Human
Movement (1977), he moved to Canberra where he taught Physical
Education, Human Movement and Psychology. He also spent a year
overseas where he worked as a surfing instructor in North Devon and a
swimming instructor in Pennsylvania.In 1986 John began work as a
live-in academic tutor at the Australian Institute of Sport, where he
progressed to head the Education and Welfare Department of the AIS.
During those Canberra years, John was the lead singer of local
theatrical rock band Blood Money. He also co-wrote a number of their
songs. He also worked as a singer-guitarist at the Old Canberra Inn
and continued to write original material. His song "My Brother's Going
To War" was used by the Troubador Theatre in their touring "Vietnam"
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