Zachary "Zac" MacGuire is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Charlie Clausen.
Story[]
Zac was an old boyfriend of Natalie’s working at the prison where Casey was serving his periodic detention. Natalie asked him to keep an eye on Casey and he intervened in a confrontation between Casey and prison bully Courtney Freeman, encouraging Casey to hit him to gain the other prisoners’ respect. He then encouraged Casey to get some qualifications while in jail. Zac brought Casey home early when he was beaten up after Zac convinced him not to act as a drug courier for Courtney. Brax blamed Zac but Casey defended him, although he was thrown to learn Zac knew Natalie. Zac invited Natalie out for dinner when they went for a run together but Natalie wanted to take things slowly if they renewed their relationship. However, when Brax returned to town but didn’t come and see her, Natalie invited Zac round to her house and kissed him, which was witnessed by Brax.
When Casey began trying to protect Jamie Sharpe, who was in jail with him, he was beaten up but refused to tell Zac what was going on. Brax threatened Zac with retribution if anything happened to Casey. Casey wondered if Zac had only helped him to get close to Natalie and, fed up of being in the middle, asked Zac not to help him. However, Zac still broke up a fight between him and Courtney. Casey was then stabbed while defending Jamie and Brax blamed Zac. Zac sought to arrange a deal where Casey would be released and Jamie transferred in return for them giving evidence against Courtney. He told Casey that he had spent time in jail when he sold pot to fund his way through university. When it looked like Casey would have to go back to jail despite the statement, Zac pleaded his case to the authorities and secured his release but had to admit to knowing there were drugs in the prison and was dismissed.
Personality[]
Zac is portrayed as being honest, strong, non-judgemental and someone
who lives his life to the fullest. As he was the local prison's education officer, Natalie asked Zac to watch out for new inmate Casey Braxton.