Neighbours star unrecognisable in childhood photo

The star was just three weeks into an acting course in Melbourne when he got the call he had landed a spot on Neighbours.

He made his acting debut on one of the longest running television shows in Australian history, but would you recognise this star from a childhood photo?

Kristian Schmid was just three weeks into an acting course in Melbourne when he got the call he had landed a spot on Neighbours.

The then 12-year-old would play Todd Landers, the nephew of Jim Robinson’s wife Beverley.

Actor Kristian Schmid as Todd Landers in the Channel 10 TV show 'Neighbours' in 1988.

He arrived on Ramsay Street with his sister Kate but he was killed off the show just four years later when his character was hit by a truck.

But, the 48-year-old went on to star in the 90s reboot of The Tomorrow People and iconic Australian television show Sea Patrol.

He also had a huge role on Packed to the Rafters, starring in the series as the brother of Jake, who was played by James Stewart. Schmid’s character, Alex, had cerebral palsy.

He also starred on Home And Away. Picture: Channel 7

Schmid hasn’t just stuck to television though, starring alongside huge names such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr and Matthew Lillard in Scooby Doo.

He’s also appeared in theatre productions, such as William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Puck and The Lion in Winter as Prince John.

Actor Kristian Schmid pictured in 2019. Picture: Toby Zerna

His most recent roles include a 30-episode arc on Home And Away – Australia’s other huge soap opera.

He played Mick Jennings who was initially introduced to viewers as the long lost son of Irene Roberts, who has been played by Lynne Granger for three decades after she joined the cast in 1993.

But, it wasn’t all that appeared after it was soon revealed Mick assaulted another character, who gave birth to his child before she passed away from cancer.

Schmid also appears in 2023 television series North Shore, which follows the story of British and Aussie detectives teaming up to solve a tangled murder mystery.