Date of Birth : Apr 18th 1976
English actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of 11 he took on the role of “Tegs” Ratcliffe on the BBC children’s drama Grange Hill, in which he remained until 1992. For a short time after leaving Grange Hill, he played Aidan Brosnan in EastEnders.
He has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success as a singer as well. He is also known in the US for his roles as Donovan Brink in the UPN sitcom Eve, and as Kyle Lendo in the CBS sitcom The Class.
In 2001, Maguire played the title role in TV-movie Prince Charming, alongside Bernadette Peters, Christina Applegate and Scottish comedian Billy Connolly – with Martin Short as his assistant Rodney. In 2005, he also made Third Wish – which co-starred actors Jenna Mattison, Armand Assante, Betty White and James Avery. He also appeared as “Euan” in the defunct WB Network sitcom Off Centre (which also co-starred actors Eddie Kaye Thomas from the American Pie movies and Jason George from also defunct US soap Sunset Beach).
Maguire plays one of the main characters, Donovan Brink, on the television series Eve. He was starring in the CBS sitcom The Class, playing gay character Kyle Lendo, but the show was canceled in May 2007. He recently completed filming in 2006/2007 for a US comedy film LA Blues. He played a character called Jack Davis.
His movie Meet The Spartans went to No. 1 in the US box office chart in 2008, and he is set to star in Mr Eleven on ITV1 in the autumn. Maguire has also signed on to a guest spot in Cupid for ABC, portraying an Irish musician.
It was announced by The Hollywood Reporter on July 28, 2008 that Maguire had landed the lead role in Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, a new fantasy series for the Comedy Central network, which will air in April 2009. His character is described as a “sensitive, but clueless freedom fighter.”
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The 7.39 (TV) ( 2014 )
Meet The Spartans ( 2008 )