McLaren began his career performing in various stage productions, including Big the Musical and Guys and Dolls.
In 2022, McLaren took a break from the soap to appear in a touring production of Singin' in the Rain, returning afterwards.
[6] McLaren is married to fellow actress Hannah McIver, whom he met in a stage production of It Happened in Key West in 2018.
[9] In February 2021, it was announced that he had joined the regular cast of the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors as nurse Luca McIntyre.
[13] In 2022, he starred in a touring production of Singin' in the Rain, this time in the role of Cosmo Brown.