Luke McGregor

Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC TV series Utopia and Rosehaven.

Luke McGregor
McGregor in 2013
Born
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Tasmania
OccupationComedian, writer, actor
Years active2007-present
TelevisionRosehaven

Early career and education

McGregor grew up in Hobart, Tasmania, and attended Dominic College and the University of Tasmania, where he spent seven years studying law, philosophy, teaching, physics, with an eye to studying medicine, finally graduating with a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics degree.[1] After graduation, McGregor worked for Centrelink and Medicare, amongst other jobs.[2][3][4]

Aged 25, he went along to a comedy gig with a friend and got up on stage and spoke for about five minutes. Other comedians encouraged him to continue.[2]

In 2008 he launched his comedy career, and was a national finalist in Raw Comedy.[5]

Career

McGregor was a cast member on the RMITV flagship production Studio A[6] until its final season in 2011.

In 2014, McGregor appeared as a guest on Dirty Laundry Live.[5]

He first performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2013, winning Best Newcomer for his show My Soulmate is Out of My League. A review of the show appeared in the Herald Sun which gave the show a four-star rating.[7] He has also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

He appeared in ABC TV comedy series It's a Date in 2013–2014, followed by The Time of Our Lives (2013), Legally Brown and the first two seasons of Utopia (2014–2015).

In 2016 he collaborated with Celia Pacquola to write and star in the series Rosehaven.[8]

His six-part comedy documentary series Luke Warm Sex, a show on sexuality and body image, aired on the ABC from March 2016.

Filmography

Television
Series/show name Year Role Notes
Raw Comedy 2008 Himself Finalist
Studio A 2008-11 Himself
It's a Date 2013 Kevin Episode 2
The Time Of Our Lives 2013-14 Luke
Legally Brown 2013-14
Dirty Laundry Live 2014 Himself guest
Utopia 2014-15 Hugh Season 1 and 2
Have You Been Paying Attention? 2015 Himself 3 episodes
Rosehaven 2016-present Daniel McCallum Co-star and Co-writer
Luke Warm Sex 2016 Himself Writer, host
Hughesy, We Have a Problem 2018-2019 Himself 4 episodes
Show Me the Movie! 2019 Himself 1 episode
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation 2019 Himself 1 episode
Saturday Night Rove 2019 Himself 1 episode
Celebrity Name Game 2019 Himself 1 episode
The Masked Singer Australia 2019 Himself Guest judge
Spicks and Specks 2010's Special 2020 Himself 1 episode

Film
Series/show name Year Role Notes
Now Add Honey 2015 Charles
Border Protection Squad 2015

Awards

References
  1. MacNaughton, Tanya. "Awkward funnyman shines a light on anxieties". Community News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Luke McGregor: Actor and star of Luke Warm Sex using comedy to fight anxiety". ABC News. One Plus One. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "One Plus One: Luke McGregor" (video). enhanceTV. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "One Plus One: Luke McGregor" (video). ABC News. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Dirty Laundry Live: Guests - Luke McGregor". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. "Studio A - Cast". RMITV. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. "Comedy review: My Soul Mate is Out of My League, Lithuanian Club". Herald Sun. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  8. Luttrell, Alex (25 November 2015). "Tasmanian comedian Luke McGregor scores comedy series gig with ABC TV". Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. "Melbourne International Comedy Festival award winners". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. "Comedian Rich Hall wins Barry award". The Guardian. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. "Winners of the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival Awards | Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydneycomedyfest.com.au. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. Knox, David (27 May 2018). "Logie Awards 2018: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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