page_title: Zac MacGuire
section_title: Characterisation
hierarchical_section_title: Zac MacGuire / Development / Characterisation
caption_attribution_description: Actress Catherine Mack pictured in Sydney, Australia
context_page_description: Zac MacGuire is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Charlie Clausen. The actor successfully auditioned for the role in 2012 and was told he had won the role on his birthday. Clausen began filming almost immediately and was initially contracted for three years. Clausen had to give up recording his podcast TOFOP at Seven Network's request, as it was deemed a conflict of interest. He made his first screen appearance on 22 January 2013.
  Zac is portrayed as being honest, strong, non-judgmental and someone who lives his life to the fullest. Clausen said he and Zac shared some similarities, which he liked. Zac was introduced as Natalie Davison's former boyfriend. As he was the local prison's education officer, Natalie asked Zac to watch out for new inmate Casey Braxton. This brought Zac and Natalie back together and they rekindled their relationship, which had ended when Zac was sent to prison in his twenties.
  After he started teaching at the high school, Zac almost lost his job when student Holly Chapman developed an intense crush on him and then accused him of trying to start an inappropriate relationship with her.
context_section_description: Clausen said that Zac had "a lot of integrity" despite his past. He continued, "he's a really sort of stand-up guy but he's someone who's had a bit of a shady past and come through that so the benefit of that life experience is he's very non-judgemental, he feels like he can talk to anyone." Clausen also called Zac "a good guy" and said that his mistake ended up dictating every choice he had made since. A writer for the official Home and Away website described Zac as living his life "to the fullest" and loving "deeply and without hesitation." Clausen later branded Zac "an everyman" and thought he was good at providing a contrast to the Braxton family. Clausen also liked that his character was strong and enjoyed the friction between him and other characters. He added that Zac was similar to himself, which he liked and thought it was a challenge to play.
caption: Catherine Mack played Zac's first love interest, Natalie Davison in 2013.
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