Scott Ian Major (born 4 July 1975) is an Australian actor and TV and film director, known for his roles as Peter Rivers in the 1994 television teen drama series Heartbreak High and Lucas Fitzgerald in soap opera Neighbours.
He played Oates, a student in the comedy series Late For School in 1992,[3] and then joined the cast of Neighbours for three months in 1993 as Darren Stark.
[4][5] Major appeared in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, with Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan.
Two years later he had a small role as a welfare officer in the book to film production He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, the novel was written by John Birmingham.
[3] He also wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own play called Both Sides of the Bar at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
[6] During his time in Neighbours, Major directed the 2009 production of The Subtle Art of Flirting, which starred his former co-stars Caitlin Stasey and Fletcher Humphrys.
[7] In December 2010, Major told Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy that he had directed further episodes of Neighbours with the help of an existing television director.
"[8] In 2019, Major won Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Serial for his work on "Episode 7776A" at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards.