15 Stars Who Got Their Start on ‘Neighbours’

4. Chris Hemsworth

Liam’s big brother Chris also had a turn on the popular soap. Although he’s mostly known for his role in Australia’s other big soap opera, Home and Away, Chris played a Neighbours character named Jamie Kane in 2002. Chris went on to star as Thor in various Marvel films, as well as taking on other leading man roles like in Snow White and the Huntsman, Red Dawn and Rush, not to mention being named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2014.

5. Guy Pearce

Another successful Aussie actor, Guy Pearce starred on Neighbours as Mike Young from 1986 to 1989. He later broke through in American cinema starring in films like L.A. Confidential, The Hurt Locker, The King’s Speech, Lawless, Iron Man 3 and Prometheus. Success didn’t stop him from participating in the documentary Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite in 2015.

6. Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue played tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988 before becoming a huge international pop star. The episode where her character married Scott Robinson was viewed by 20 million people in the UK and is one of the most watched Aussie television episodes ever. Kylie actually struggled to be taken seriously as an artist for a while because of her success from Neighbours, but she’s proved to be in it for the long run.