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Scott Major
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. After leaving Neighbours in 2013, Major returned to direct over 200 episodes of the serial. He has since gone on to direct episodes of Playing for Keeps, and two miniseries Lie With Me and Riptide. Major reprised his role as Rivers in the 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High.
Scott Ian Major was born on 4 July 1975. His father was Melbourne radio sports broadcaster Ian Major.
Major's acting debut came in the 1990 TV movie More Winners: His Master's Ghost. He played Oates, a student in the comedy series Late For School in 1992, and then joined the cast of Neighbours for three months in 1993 as Darren Stark.
Major appeared in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, with Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan. Major reprised his role as Peter Rivers in Heartbreak High from 1994 to 1995. After finishing up on Heartbreak High in April 1995, Major filmed guest roles in Cody: The Wrong Stuff, which he described as the most challenging of his career, and Police Rescue. He also took a presenting role on the ABC's school series Inside Out, and joined the Foxtel panel show Focus, along with Ally Fowler, Michelle Pettigrove, and John Tarrant. In March 1996, Major guest starred in an episode of G.P. called "Two To Tango", in which he played the teenage lover of a pregnant older woman.
In 1998, he appeared in an episode of All Saints (Season 2 – "If These Walls Could Talk"). Major also guested on Home and Away that year as Murray, a criminal, for five episodes. In 1999, he was cast in the Australian film Envy (titled as The New Girlfriend in the United States). Two years later, he had a small role as a welfare officer in the film adaptation of He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, a movie based on the novel by John Birmingham.
Major played Tom Morgan in the Australian drama Always Greener, which was shown on the Seven Network between 2001 and 2003. In April 2004, Major guested in an episode of Blue Heelers. He also wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own play called Both Sides of the Bar at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Spending two years in the UK, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap Doctors in 2007, and also starred in the first episode of the second series of Love Soup, a BBC comedy starring Tamsin Greig.
After Major returned to Australia, he was cast as Lucas Fitzgerald in the soap opera Neighbours in July 2008. After five years in the role, Major quit the serial and filmed his exit in June 2013. He subsequently made a number of returns in a guest capacity. He reprised his role for the 30th anniversary in 2015. Further appearances occurred in March 2016,, February 2019, and in April 2021. Major reprised the role for a brief appearance during the show's then-final episode in July 2022. In November 2025, it was reported that Major would briefly return as Lucas in December for the final episode of its revival series.
Major reprised his role of Rivers in Netflix's 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High. Of the changes to his character, Major said, "Rivers was a horrible, racist, sexist human being. But by the time he left, he was no longer that person and in this new series, he's on a whole new journey." Rivers is the father of Darren Rivers, one of the main characters, who is queer and non-binary. Major was adamant that Rivers would not be a homophobe and instead accepted Darren for who they were. Major has a part in the upcoming film Residence, playing Cormac the Shepherd. In 2025, he appeared in Alice Maio Mackay's romantic horror film The Serpent's Skin as record shop owner Buzz.
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Scott Major
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. After leaving Neighbours in 2013, Major returned to direct over 200 episodes of the serial. He has since gone on to direct episodes of Playing for Keeps, and two miniseries Lie With Me and Riptide. Major reprised his role as Rivers in the 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High.
Scott Ian Major was born on 4 July 1975. His father was Melbourne radio sports broadcaster Ian Major.
Major's acting debut came in the 1990 TV movie More Winners: His Master's Ghost. He played Oates, a student in the comedy series Late For School in 1992, and then joined the cast of Neighbours for three months in 1993 as Darren Stark.
Major appeared in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, with Alex Dimitriades and Claudia Karvan. Major reprised his role as Peter Rivers in Heartbreak High from 1994 to 1995. After finishing up on Heartbreak High in April 1995, Major filmed guest roles in Cody: The Wrong Stuff, which he described as the most challenging of his career, and Police Rescue. He also took a presenting role on the ABC's school series Inside Out, and joined the Foxtel panel show Focus, along with Ally Fowler, Michelle Pettigrove, and John Tarrant. In March 1996, Major guest starred in an episode of G.P. called "Two To Tango", in which he played the teenage lover of a pregnant older woman.
In 1998, he appeared in an episode of All Saints (Season 2 – "If These Walls Could Talk"). Major also guested on Home and Away that year as Murray, a criminal, for five episodes. In 1999, he was cast in the Australian film Envy (titled as The New Girlfriend in the United States). Two years later, he had a small role as a welfare officer in the film adaptation of He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, a movie based on the novel by John Birmingham.
Major played Tom Morgan in the Australian drama Always Greener, which was shown on the Seven Network between 2001 and 2003. In April 2004, Major guested in an episode of Blue Heelers. He also wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own play called Both Sides of the Bar at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Spending two years in the UK, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap Doctors in 2007, and also starred in the first episode of the second series of Love Soup, a BBC comedy starring Tamsin Greig.
After Major returned to Australia, he was cast as Lucas Fitzgerald in the soap opera Neighbours in July 2008. After five years in the role, Major quit the serial and filmed his exit in June 2013. He subsequently made a number of returns in a guest capacity. He reprised his role for the 30th anniversary in 2015. Further appearances occurred in March 2016,, February 2019, and in April 2021. Major reprised the role for a brief appearance during the show's then-final episode in July 2022. In November 2025, it was reported that Major would briefly return as Lucas in December for the final episode of its revival series.
Major reprised his role of Rivers in Netflix's 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High. Of the changes to his character, Major said, "Rivers was a horrible, racist, sexist human being. But by the time he left, he was no longer that person and in this new series, he's on a whole new journey." Rivers is the father of Darren Rivers, one of the main characters, who is queer and non-binary. Major was adamant that Rivers would not be a homophobe and instead accepted Darren for who they were. Major has a part in the upcoming film Residence, playing Cormac the Shepherd. In 2025, he appeared in Alice Maio Mackay's romantic horror film The Serpent's Skin as record shop owner Buzz.