2000–2013 He appeared in a number of school and amateur productions for the Leongatha Lyric Theatre. He made his professional debut when he was 12 years old with a recurring role on the ABC series
Something in the Air. Further TV credits followed, including the children's series
Worst Best Friends,
The Saddle Club and
Fergus McPhail, along with guest roles on
Blue Heelers,
Comedy Inc. and a recurring role on
Neighbours. McLaren's first main cast role came in 2004 with the children's series
Silversun, which aired on both the
Seven Network and the
ABC. His feature film debut followed in 2005 with the low budget Melbourne feature
Court of Lonely Royals, directed by Rohan Michael Hoole. 2005 also saw McLaren work on
Last Man Standing, and achieve a solid footing on the advert voiceover circuit. In 2006, McLaren began working on the children's series
H2O: Just Add Water, appearing from series one through midseason of series three as the character Lewis McCartney (he also briefly appeared at the end of season three, in the finale). From 2008, he appeared in
Packed to the Rafters in the role of Nathan Rafter. He appeared in 102 episodes over the show's six seasons.
2013–2023 , Sydney, in 2023 Through 2013 and into 2014 he took a variety of master classes in New York, LA, Sydney and Melbourne. He then studied a Bachelor of Acting at the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in
Perth,
Western Australia. While at WAAPA, Angus appeared in eight WAAPA stage productions. He was The Marquis De Sade in WAAPA's production of
Marat/Sade, The Man in
Tender Napalm and, in his graduating year, received great reviews playing the title role in Shakespeare's
Coriolanus. In 2016, he played the character of William "The Crimson Fiddler" Graham in
Quartermaine. He won the
Nine Network Channel 9 Best Actor Award at the WA Screen Academy Awards for his portrayal of Will in this short film. In 2018, it was announced that McLaren had joined the cast of
Seven Network soap opera
Home and Away as recurring character
Lance Salisbury during the show's thirty-first season. He made his first appearance in episode 6860, broadcast on 17 April 2018. == Theatre ==