Connor O'Neill

Connor Aloysius O'Neil was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Patrick Harvey. He first appeared in 2002 as an Irish backpacker and friend of Jack Scully.

He is best known for his friendships with Toadie Rebbecchi and Stu Parker with whom he lived at No.30, now better known as the House of Trouser for their slovenly lifestyle.

Connor had relationships with Michelle Scully, Lori Lee, Carmella Cammeniti and Serena Bishop. He has a daughter by Lee, Maddie. When he first appeared Connor was illiterate but was taught to read by Michelle. In an attempt to maintain his residency in Australia, he invented a special brand of beer to prove he had a special and unique skill. He worked for Lou Carpenter as a bar tender at Lou's Place, at Toadie's bikini shop, Bounce, The General Store and as a Private Detective.

He was lost, presumed dead, when the joyflight to celebrate Lassiter's 20th Anniversary ended in tragedy when a bomb planted by Robert Robinson exploded on the plane, causing it to crash in Bass Strait. He survived but, discovering Serena had died, he and Dylan Timmins attempted to fake their own deaths, Connor in an attempt to escape from criminal liability from money embezzled from Bounce.

He was discovered living rough by Harold Bishop. Grieving the loss of his family in the plane crash, Harold sought solace in caring for Connor. He encouraged Connor to distance himself from Toadie, though the two eventually made up and Connor moved back into the House of Trouser.

After pursuing an open relationship with Serena Bishop (despite age differences) he was thought lost at sea after the plane crash where Serena also lost her life, but it turned out was actually hiding from confessing to embezzling money from Bounce. Qualified as a private detective, with his first assignment to spy on Karl Kennedy's girlfriend, Jenny.

He found out that Carmella went missing on Christmas day and went in search of her, discovering that she was intent on becoming a nun, an action which Connor tried to talk her out of. Connor eventually discovered the truth about Robert Robinson and was "killed" by Robinson on Australia's screens on Tuesday, May 30 2006. The killing wasn't actually shown, so it's left open to interpretation whether or not Connor is actually dead; he could possibly return later. Toadie speculates in a later episode about not recieving a postcard from Connor, and comforts himself by saying that Connor is probably too busy impressing girls at pubs.

Family Tree

 * Connor O'Neil, had a relationship with, Lori Lee
 * Madeleine Lee (daughter)