Malcolm Kennedy

Malcolm Kennedy
Neighbours character
Portrayed byBenjamin McNair
Duration1994–1997, 2002, 2004–2005, 2011, 2014, 2022–2023
First appearance3 October 1994 (1994-10-03)
Last appearance14 November 2023 (2023-11-14)
ClassificationFormer; regular
Introduced by
In-universe information
Occupation
  • Student
  • Surf shop assistant
  • Waiter
  • Handyman
  • Cuppa Diem salesman
FamilyKennedy
FatherKarl Kennedy
MotherSusan Kennedy
BrothersBilly Kennedy
SistersLibby Kennedy
Half-sistersHolly Hoyland
WifeCatherine O'Brien (2001–?; separated)
DaughtersSusannah Kennedy
GrandfathersTom Kennedy (adoptive)
Ron Davies-Smythe
GrandmothersMolly Kennedy
Grace Smith
AuntsCarmel Tyler
Liz Conway
Jemima Davies-Smythe
NephewsBen Kirk
Jackson Kennedy
First cousinsDarcy Tyler
Elly Conway
Bea Nilsson
Trudy Callhoun
Other relativesAster Conway
Jasper Callhoun

Malcolm Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Benjamin McNair. Shortly after he was cast, McNair relocated to Melbourne to be closer to the studio. He admitted that it was a shock leaving his family and friends in Sydney. The older members of the cast eventually helped him feel more comfortable. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 October 1994, as he arrives on Ramsay Street with his parents and siblings. An early storyline for Malcolm was a romance with Danni Stark (Eliza Szonert), to whom he lost his virginity. Other storylines explored a friendship with Stonefish Rebecchi (Anthony Engleman), a career as a handyman and later, coffee chain salesman, and marriage to Catherine O'Brien (Radha Mitchell). The character's departure aired on 11 March 1997. McNair made two brief returns in 2002 and 2004, and a year later he reprised his role for the show's 20th anniversary. In July 2011, Malcolm returns to help his parents with their marriage and has a brief affair with Jade Mitchell (Gemma Pranita). McNair returned to Neighbours in October 2014 for the 20th anniversary of the Kennedys' introduction. He also reprised his role in July 2022 for the show's final episodes and again in 2023.