Neal McDonough
McDonough in 2006, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Neal Patrick McDonough
Place of Birth: Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 13, 1966
Ethnicity: Irish
Neal McDonough is an American actor and producer. His many roles include Band of Brothers, Walking Tall (2004), The Guardian, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Arrow/The Flash series.
His parents, Catherine (Bushe) and Frank McDonough, were Irish emigrants. His father was from County Galway and his mother from County Tipperary. Neal is married to South African model Ruvé Robertson, with whom he has five children. He is a devout Catholic.
Neal has said:
A lot of times, people ask me if I’m black. They say, ‘Are you a black albino? Because you look so much like James Earl Jones, but very light.’ I always say, I’ll take that as the utmost compliment.
Neal’s maternal grandfather was named Henry Bushe.
Neal’s maternal grandmother was named Ellen Coffey.
Source: Genealogy of Neal McDonough (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Lol that quote is hilarious
He looks like Matt Damon smiling in the picture above.
His mother and father both emigrated from Ireland. Mother from Tipperary and father from Galway. He’s got a similar background to myself.
Take a look at his picture here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_McDonough#/media/File:Neal_McDonough_2009.jpg
Another in denial. He obviously looks part black, in fact he looks related to Robert Ri’chard. This guy is not 100% white.
part black?? he’s actually one of the most depigmented actors in the showbiz, and he looks straight Nordic/Germanic etc The comparison with James Earl Jones is silly. Jones is clearly part white too.
https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/mcdonough__120309030824.jpg
You’re joking aren’t you?
I came here hoping to find he had some Black African in his dna. He looks like 15% Black.