Alan Dale

Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequently moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in ''The Young Doctors'' from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in ''Neighbours'', a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. In 2018, it was revealed that Dale would reprise his role as Jim for one episode of ''Neighbours'', 25 years after his last appearance.

After leaving ''Neighbours'', Dale found he had become typecast as Jim Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in ''The O.C.'' (as Caleb Nichol) and ''Ugly Betty'' (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in ''Lost'', ''24'', ''NCIS'', ''ER'', ''The West Wing'', ''The X-Files'', ''Entourage'' and ''Once Upon a Time''. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''Hollywood Homicide'', ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' and ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', as well as the London West End production of ''Spamalot''. Dale has been married to former Miss Australia Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children. From 2017 to 2021, Dale starred in the soap opera ''Dynasty'' as Joseph Anders. Provided by Wikipedia