Donald McLeary (born 27 November 1973) is a Scottish actor, author and writer. He is best known for writing popular podcast Fags, Mags and Bags and starring as school teacher Mickey John in CBeebies show Me Too!.[1]

Donald McLeary
Born (1973-11-27) 27 November 1973 (age 50)
Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Known forFags, Mags and Bags, Me Too

Career

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McLeary grew up in Rutherglen, Scotland, and currently works and lives in the city of Glasgow [citation needed].

From 2006 to 2007, McLeary played school teacher Mickey John in popular children's television programme Me Too!, which aired on CBeebies.[1] He is titled as Donald Cameron in the cast list.

McLeary has starred and co-written Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and Bags since 2007, airing on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.[1] He plays the part of Dave Legg [citation needed].

Donald has also provided material for Scottish comedy Chewin' the Fat [citation needed].

In 2018, he wrote an audiobook for Doctor Who, titled "Donald's River Song audio, Kings of Infinite Space".[2]

In 2008, McLeary received a Writers Guild Award in for Radio Comedy of the Year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BBC - Me Too!". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ Geddes, Jonathan (4 September 2018). "How Rutherglen library visit led local writer to pen new Doctor Who story". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  3. ^ "Guild Award winners". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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