Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Guy Pearce. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986. Mike's storylines included being physically abused by his father, moving in with Des and Daphne Clarke, making friends with Charlene Mitchell and Scott Robinson, his relationship with Jane Harris and becoming a teacher. Mike departed Erinsborough to be with his mother on 6 December 1989. When he was 18, Pearce's drama teacher advised him to write to TV companies asking for auditions and he wrote to the Grundy Organisation, which produced
Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor) season for another 37 episodes. He also appeared in "Rafferty's Rules" as "Police Prosecutor Gibson". McFarlane has since played the father of Tasha Andrews in soap opera "Home and Away" and in 2005 played Bobby Hoyland in the soap opera "Neighbours". He has been a "Play School" presenter since 2000 and was also one of Governor Phillip's people on "Australian History" on ABC. He acted in the TV series "Spellbinder" as Brian Reynolds, Paul's father and played Hugh Delaney in the miniseries "The Alice". In 2009 he portrayed prominent Australian anti-drugs campaigner and murder victim Donald Mackay in the series