Nip and Tuck star for SA movie

Julian McMahon is best-known as the star of of the TV series Nip and Tuck. Born 27 July 1968 in Sydney, Australia, to Sir William and Lady Sonia McMahon, he started off by studying law but soon turned to modelling. His father was a former Prime Minister of Australia. In 1987, a TV commercial promoting jeans in Australia landed him the lead in an Australian TV soapie. After 18 months on the series, he starred in Home and Away. A move to the US led to greater success. His next film role is in the film adaptation of a South African novel by Mark Behr, The Smell of Apples, which is in production and set for release in 2009. The film also stars Gillian Anderson of the X-Files TV series. The novel is set in South Africa during the 1970s and is a coming-of-age story.