Biography
Following a successful career as a model, McMahon entered the acting arena in his native Australia on soap operas like "The Power, the Passion" (Seven Network, 1989) and "Home and Away" (Seven Network, 1988- ). He came to the attention of American audiences playing Ian Rain on NBC's daytime soap "Another World" from 1992-94, and later, as the intense task force detective John Grant on the primetime police procedural, "Profiler" (NBC, …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Played the Vice President of the United States in "Red," an adaption of the comic book mini-series of the same name |
2007 | Reprised role of Doctor Doom in the superhero sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" |
2007 | Co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the psychological thriller "Premonition" |
2005 | Played Victor Von Doom a.k.a Doctor Doom in the film adaptation of the comic book series "Fantastic Four" |
2003 | Starred as playboy plastic surgeon Christian Troy in the FX series "Nip/Tuck"; earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2004 for Best Actor |
2001 | Co-starred with Shannen Doherty in the USA Network movie "Another Day" |
2000 | Joined cast of The WB series "Charmed" as the conflicted half-demon/half-human Cole Turner |
1996 | Cast in the regular role of Det. John Grant on the NBC primetime series "Profiler" |
1992 | Portrayed Ian Rain on the NBC daytime drama "Another World" |
1992 | Made feature debut in "Wet and Wild Summer!" |
1990 | Named Givenchy Man of the Year |
1990 | Began acting in the Australian soap "Home and Away" as soldier Ben Lucini |
1987 | Left Australia to become model in the U.S. and Europe |
Awards
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Nip/Tuck |