Template:MainCast Colin O'Donoghue is the Irish actor who portrays Hook on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Colin O'Donoghue was born on January 26,[1] 1981[2] in Drogheda of the Republic of Ireland to a Roman Catholic family.[3] His parents are Mary and Con O'Donoghue, and maternal grandparents are Anne and Arthur Dunne. Colin is married to Helen O'Donoghue.[4] On August 1, 2013, they welcomed their first child, Evan.[5]
At 2011, at eighteen, Colin attended Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting[6] and completed the Two Year Professional Actor trainee programme.[7]
Colin's early career was mainly split between theater and television work in Ireland and the UK. At the November 2003 1st Irish Film and Television Awards ceremony, Colin won the Irish Film and Television Award for "Best New Talent" for his role as Norman Quested in the television drama Home For Christmas.[8]
Primarily, Colin has starred in Irish and United Kingdom movies and television shows. He also made a notable appearance in the third season of 2009 historical fiction series The Tudors as Duke Philip of Bavaria. He caught the eye of a Los Angeles agent from his appearance on The Tudors[4] that landed him his very first Hollywood movie role was in the horror thriller flick The Rite.[6] From 2003 to May 2013, he was part of a five piece Ireland based band "The Enemies". As a result of his Once Upon a Time filming obligations, Colin left the band to continue acting on the show.[9]
Trivia
- Previously worked with Sarah Bolger on The Tudors as Duke Philip of Bavaria, a romantic interest to her character, Princess Mary Tudor.
- Attended real exorcisms in Rome to research his film role's character as a seminary student in The Rite.[4]
- Favorite fairytale is "Hansel and Gretel".[10]
- Favorite fairytale character is Hansel.[11]
- Has a scar on his cheek, from an episode where he cut himself when he was three years old, trying to shave.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Call Girl | Brendan | Short film |
2006 | 24/7 | Nick | Short film |
2009 | The Euthanizer | Ben | Short film |
2009 | Wild Decembers | Young Guard | |
2011 | The Rite | Michael Kovak | Movie |
2012 | Storage 24 | Mark | Movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Rebel Heart | Rowe | TV miniseres - 1 episode |
2002 | Home for Christmas | Norma Quested | TV movie |
2004 | Love Is the Drug | Peter | 2 episodes |
2005 | Proof | Jamie | 2 episodes |
2005 | Fair City | Emmett Fitzgerald / Emmet Fitzgerald | 3 episodes |
2006-2008 | The Clinic | Conor / Conor Elliott | 11 episodes |
2009 | The Tudors | Duke Phillip of Bavaria | 1 episode |
2011 | Identity | John Bloom | TV movie |
2012-Present | Once Upon a Time | Hook | Starring |
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Two | ||||||||||
"Broken": | "We Are Both": | "Lady of the Lake": | "The Crocodile": | "The Doctor": | "Tallahassee": | "Child of the Moon": | "Into the Deep": | "Queen of Hearts": | "The Cricket Game": | "The Outsider": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"In the Name of the Brother": | "Tiny": | "Manhattan": | "The Queen Is Dead": | "The Miller's Daughter": | "Welcome to Storybrooke": | "Selfless, Brave and True": | "Lacey": | "The Evil Queen": | "Second Star to the Right": | "And Straight On 'Til Morning": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Credit Only | Credit Only | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
"The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
External Links
- Colin O'Donoghue on Internet Movie Database
- Colin O'Donoghue on Wikipedia
- Colin O'Donoghue on Twitter
- Colin O'Donoghue Official Website
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/colinodonoghue1/status/295225662657138688
- ↑ http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/irish-star-colin-odonoghue-talks-1979621
- ↑ http://www.horror.com/php/article-3452-1.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colin-odonoghue/bio/309441
- ↑ https://twitter.com/colinodonoghue1/status/364386958425858048
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Colin-ODonoghues-Rite-of-passage-114192959.html
- ↑ http://d3274461.u101.hosting365.ie/news_and_events/view/2398/
- ↑ http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2003.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/colinodonoghue1/status/335069113695211520
- ↑ https://twitter.com/colinodonoghue1/status/260208372714979328
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxvaPJTCn-A
- ↑ http://www.entertainmentoutlook.com/2013/06/17/colin-odonoghue-twitter-chat-transcript/
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