Craig Dougal McLachlan (born 1 September 1965 in Long Jetty, NSW Central Coast, NSW, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his role as Ed in Bugs.
He has also appeared in soap operas such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours and Home and Away. McLachlan became well known in 1987 when he landed the role of Henry Ramsay, brother of Kylie Minogue's character Charlene, in Neighbours.
Two years later, he defected to rival show Home and Away, playing schoolteacher Grant Mitchell. McLachlan has also had success as a singer, capitalising on his popularity in Neighbours to score Australian and UK hit singles with pop tunes such as his remake of the Bo Diddley song "Mona" (AUS#3 / UK#2, 1990), "Amanda" (AUS#23 / UK#19, 1990), and "On My Own" (AUS#23, 1991).
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