As Neal McDonough navigated Hollywood, there was one thing he refused to give up on: his faith in God. In 2010, the former “Desperate Housewives” star claimed he was fired three days into filming the ABC series “Scoundrels” because he wouldn’t agree to on-screen sex scenes. While the show only ran for one season, the 56-year-old said he was blacklisted from the industry.

As McDonough struggled, he always felt that God had a better plan for him. After being faced with “a hard few years” trying to find work, he received a call from screenwriter Graham Yost who offered him to star in “Justified.” Since then, McDonough has kept busy pursuing his love of acting.

Over the years, McDonough has remained faithful to his deep devotion to God. He’s always eager to take on a project that celebrates family traditions. He’s now narrating “O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir.” The TV special has been the No. 1 primetime holiday program on PBS for 17 years since it aired in 2004.

“I think I was blessed at a very young age to have a strong relationship with God,” McDonough told Fox News Digital. “And it’s been paramount in my life, as everyone kind of knows. Look, we all make mistakes. We’re all flawed; we’re all human. And that’s kind of what makes us beautiful at the same time.”

“And you know, especially in the films that [my wife] Ruvé and I have been doing and… producing in the last couple of years, they talk about these things,” he shared. “[They] talk about what it’s like to have your faith challenged or how you can overcome certain difficulties in life knowing that God has your back. And it’s shows like ‘Oh Holy Night’ that kind of reinforce that family is the most important thing on the planet. There’s nothing like family.”

Most recently, McDonough appeared in the hit Western drama “Yellowstone” opposite Kevin Costner. However, it wasn’t the first time that McDonough worked closely with the fellow actor. He and the 67-year-old appeared in the 2006 film “The Guardian.”

“We were both college baseball players, [so] during lunch, we would take batting practice and hit balls and talk about life,” said McDonough. “I really got to know Kevin pretty well during that film. And then when I got ‘Yellowstone,’ it was just really great to see him again.” McDonough said the pair bonded on “Yellowstone” over their families. The Oscar winner is a proud dad of seven children.

In “Yellowstone,” McDonough played Malcolm Beck, the shady businessman who becomes mortally wounded in a standoff against John Dutton [Costner]. However, McDonough teased that his time in the series may not be over. He previously pointed out that we never saw the villain’s eyes close when he died. McDonough said one person could make that Christmas wish come true: “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan.

McDonough said, “Taylor’s a mighty busy guy right now,” he said. “And you know, [my wife] and I are so busy doing our films that I’m not sure we’ll ever have the time to… get it done. But I certainly would love to do that for sure — get back in the saddle one more time against Kevin.”