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Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played for eight years. The character is the role Dale is most associated with in Australia and the United Kingdom. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving Neighbours, Dale became typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as the London West End production of Spamalot. Dale has been married to former Miss Australia Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children.
In Marvel Studios' Doom Series, Victor Von Doom returns to his homeland, Latveria, after surviving an experience he had on Planet Zero that gave him extraordinary powers. Determined to transform Latveria into a powerful nation, he takes over the autocratic government and begins building a technological and mystical nation. As Doom advances in his quest for power and supremacy, he faces internal opposition in Latveria. Led by a group of dissidents, ambitious politicians and disgruntled citizens, this internal opposition questions Doctor Doom's rule and seeks to oust him from power. The series explores Doom's complex political intrigue, ambiguous relationships and ethical challenges as he faces an internal threat that puts his authority and reign at risk. Meanwhile, Doom continues his quest for ultimate power, attracting the attention of cosmic forces and mystical entities that threaten to change the fate of Latveria and Doctor Doom himself.
