Justin Mark McDonald was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in North East England.
McDonald went on to complete his studies early in order to film on the television drama Distant Shores for ITV Granada, playing series regular Ben McCallister.
[1] Following this he has appeared in many acclaimed television productions such as Holby City, The Bill, Torchwood, Afterlife, Casualty, Emmerdale, Wolfblood and the crime detective series Inspector George Gently.
He played the voice of Frank Simmons in the Nintendo Wii Video Game Cursed Mountain.
[4] His voice career has also led him to the Monty Python comedy troupe, playing the voice of young David Sherlock in the animated feature film A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman[5] McDonald also played the role of 'Ronnie' in Rag'n'Bone Man music video Hard Came The Rain LP for Sony Music.