O'Donnell started his career by appearing in numerous commercials as a teenager, including commercials for Cap'n Crunch cereal and Fruit Roll-Ups snacks, as well as a McDonald's fast food commercial in which he served NBA great Michael Jordan. An early television series role was an appearance on the TV series Jack and Mike in 1986. In the early 1990s, he appeared in several films including Men Don't Leave (1990), starring Jessica Lange; Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), reuniting him with Kathy Bates with whom he appeared with in Men Don't Leave; School Ties (1992); and Scent of a Woman (1992) with Al Pacino; O'Donnell would receive two nominations: one for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture (which was won by Gene Hackman for Unforgiven), and one for a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (which he won). He was also named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 44.
O'Donnell followed with a starring role in 1996's The Chamber, based on the John Grisham novel. He subsequently reprised his role as Robin in 1997's Batman & Robin. Although it was a box-office success, the movie was critically panned and O'Donnell attested he believed it didn't turn out well.[12]
O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was one of the producers choice for the role of James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J in Men in Black (1997), but after turning it down because he thought the character would be too similar to his role in Batman Forever, the role went to Will Smith.[13][better source needed] The subsuquent films Cookie's Fortune (1999) and The Bachelor (1999) were moderately successful, while Vertical Limit (2000) was a box office hit.
Following a four-year hiatus, O'Donnell returned in 2004 with the widely praised Kinsey. He also appeared in the 2004 episode of Two and a Half Men entitled "An Old Flame With A New Wick." O'Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005. The show was the first of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as veterinarianFinn Dandridge on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
O'Donnell featured prominently in the TNT miniseries The Company as CIA case officer Jack McAuliffe, a character who progressed from spoonfed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic. In 2008 he appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as the titular character's father Jack Kittredge, and in Max Payne as Jason Colvin.
Since 2009, O'Donnell has starred in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff of NCIS, as G. Callen,[14] an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. CBS describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."[15]
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in the drama film Circle of Friends Dick Grayson Robin in Batman Forever and Batman amp Robin Jason Brown in Robert Altman s Cookie s Fortune Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit and Wardell Pomeroy in Kinsey O Donnell stars as special Agent G Callen on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS Los Angeles a spin off of NCIS Chris O DonnellO Donnell at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008BornChristopher Eugene O Donnell 1970 06 26 June 26 1970 age 52 Winnetka Illinois U S Alma materBoston College BS OccupationActorYears active1986 presentSpouseCaroline Fentress m 1997 wbr Children5 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditO Donnell was born in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka Illinois the son of William Charles O Donnell Sr a general manager of WBBM AM and Julie Ann Rohs von Brecht 1 2 He is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers and is of German and Irish descent 3 4 O Donnell was raised in a Catholic family and attended Catholic schools 5 He graduated from Loyola Academy in Wilmette Illinois in 1988 6 7 O Donnell then attended Boston College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1992 8 9 O Donnell began modeling at the age of 13 10 9 Career EditO Donnell started his career by appearing in numerous commercials as a teenager including commercials for Cap n Crunch cereal and Fruit Roll Ups snacks as well as a McDonald s fast food commercial in which he served NBA great Michael Jordan An early television series role was an appearance on the TV series Jack and Mike in 1986 In the early 1990s he appeared in several films including Men Don t Leave 1990 starring Jessica Lange Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 reuniting him with Kathy Bates with whom he appeared with in Men Don t Leave School Ties 1992 and Scent of a Woman 1992 with Al Pacino O Donnell would receive two nominations one for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture which was won by Gene Hackman for Unforgiven and one for a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor which he won He was also named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis s Screen World Vol 44 After appearing in the film Blue Sky 1994 reuniting him with Jessica Lange from Men Don t Leave he starred in Circle of Friends 1995 with Minnie Driver and Mad Love 1995 with Drew Barrymore O Donnell then went on to play the character of Dick Grayson Robin in Batman Forever in which Barrymore also made an appearance He reportedly was part of a field of candidates for the role of Robin that included Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jude Law Ewan McGregor Corey Haim Corey Feldman Toby Stephens and Scott Speedman citation needed Casting directors narrowed their choices to O Donnell and DiCaprio with O Donnell eventually winning the role O Donnell was said to be one of the considerations of 20th Century Fox studios to play the lead role of Jack Dawson in Titanic 1997 but that role was ultimately won by DiCaprio 11 O Donnell followed with a starring role in 1996 s The Chamber based on the John Grisham novel He subsequently reprised his role as Robin in 1997 s Batman amp Robin Although it was a box office success the movie was critically panned and O Donnell attested he believed it didn t turn out well 12 O Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years He was one of the producers choice for the role of James Darrell Edwards III Agent J in Men in Black 1997 but after turning it down because he thought the character would be too similar to his role in Batman Forever the role went to Will Smith 13 better source needed The subsuquent films Cookie s Fortune 1999 and The Bachelor 1999 were moderately successful while Vertical Limit 2000 was a box office hit Following a four year hiatus O Donnell returned in 2004 with the widely praised Kinsey He also appeared in the 2004 episode of Two and a Half Men entitled An Old Flame With A New Wick O Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005 The show was the first of the fall 2005 season to be canceled and only two episodes were aired He was subsequently cast as veterinarian Finn Dandridge on the ABC medical drama Grey s Anatomy O Donnell and Mark Harmon filming in 2009 O Donnell featured prominently in the TNT miniseries The Company as CIA case officer Jack McAuliffe a character who progressed from spoonfed Yale elitist to jaded post Cold War cynic In 2008 he appeared in Kit Kittredge An American Girl as the titular character s father Jack Kittredge and in Max Payne as Jason Colvin Since 2009 O Donnell has starred in NCIS Los Angeles a spinoff of NCIS as G Callen 14 an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles CBS describes Callen as a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld 15 In 2010 O Donnell appeared in the sequel to the 2001 movie Cats amp Dogs The Revenge of Kitty Galore Personal life EditO Donnell married Caroline Fentress in April 1997 at St Patrick in the City in Washington D C 16 They have five children 17 18 19 O Donnell is a practicing Catholic 20 According to Rolling Stone O Donnell is afraid of heights 16 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1990 Men Don t Leave Chris Macauley1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Buddy Threadgoode1992 School Ties Chris ReeceScent of a Woman Charlie Simms Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor1993 The Three Musketeers D Artagnan Nominated Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor1994 Blue Sky Glenn Johnson1995 Circle of Friends Jack FoleyMad Love Matt LelandBatman Forever Dick Grayson Robin1996 The Chamber Adam HallIn Love and War Ernest Ernie Hemingway1997 Batman amp Robin Dick Grayson Robin Nominated Razzie Award for Worst Supporting ActorNominated Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple with George Clooney 1999 Cookie s Fortune Jason BrownThe Bachelor Jimmie Shannon2000 Vertical Limit Peter Garrett2002 29 Palms The Hitman2004 Kinsey Wardell Pomeroy2005 The Sisters David Turzin2008 Kit Kittredge An American Girl Jack KittredgeMax Payne Jason Colvin2010 Cats amp Dogs The Revenge of Kitty Galore ShaneA Little Help Bob Pehlke2016 PG Max Short filmTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1986 Jack and Mike Evan Episode Cry Uncle2003 The Practice Brad Stanfield 4 episodes2004 Two and a Half Men Bill Episode An Old Flame with a New WickThe Amazing Westermans TV movie2005 Head Cases Jason Payne 2 episodes2005 06 Grey s Anatomy Dr Finn McVet Dandridge 9 episodesThe Company Jack McAuliffe TV miniseries 6 episodes2009 NCIS G Callen 2 pilot episodes Legend 2009 present NCIS Los Angeles 297 episodesNominated People s Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor 2017 21 2010 WWII in HD The Air War John Gibbons Voice2012 Hawaii Five 0 G Callen Crossover episode Pa Make Loa 2013 Who Do You Think You Are Himself Episode Chris O Donnell 2014 Robot Chicken Mr Fantastic Commander Rex Kling Voice Episode Catdog on a Stick 2017 The Price Is Right Himself February 24 2017 Celebrity Charity WeekAmerican Dad G Callen Voice Episode Casino Normale 2021 The Price Is Right Himself The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 YearsReferences Edit Chris O Donnell Biography Yahoo Movies Movies yahoo com Archived from the original on February 9 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 Kessler Mike December 8 2010 William C O Donnell dies at 88 Winnetka amp Northfield news photos and events Triblocal com Archived from the original on June 14 2012 Retrieved January 18 2013 Polunsky Bob Express News Archives MySA com Actor s roles range from the birds amp the bees to just a bird Robin Originated from The Virginian Pilot Knight Ridder Tribune News Service April 13 1995 Music News Rolling Stone Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Actor Chris O Donnell sells seldom used townhouse here Chicago Tribune Chris O Donnell from NCIS LA Age net worth family children November 26 2021 Boston College to Celebrate 150 Years with Concert at Symphony Hall March 19 2013 a b Chris O Donnell helps Boston College celebrate 150 years www boston com Watch Magazine Photos on CBS via www cbs com Titanic Casting What Other Stars Were Considered For James Cameron s Masterpiece HuffPost June 22 2012 Retrieved November 11 2019 1 Archived September 18 2010 at the Wayback Machine dead link Trivia for Men in Black at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved October 21 2007 Andreeva Nellie February 27 2009 O Donnell nabs lead role in NCIS spin off Reuters Archived from the original on January 7 2016 Retrieved February 27 2009 NCIS Los Angeles CBS Retrieved August 11 2009 a b Smith Russel Scott December 8 2000 Chris O Donnell s Personal High Rolling Stone Retrieved April 3 2019 Chiu Alexis December 18 2007 Chris O Donnell and Wife Have Fifth Baby People Retrieved November 5 2019 Chris O Donnell s Daughter Steals the Show on NCIS Los Angeles Set ET Online October 12 2015 Donahue Wendy November 25 2014 Johnnie O label finds sweet spot between East and West Coast prep chicagotribune com Retrieved November 5 2019 Chris O Donnell Interview Sarah s Backstage Pass sarahsbackstagepass com People s Choice Awards 2017 Full List Of Winners People s Choice January 19 2017 Archived from the original on January 20 2017 Retrieved January 19 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris O Donnell Chris O Donnell at IMDb Chris O Donnell at the TCM Movie Database Chris O Donnell at the Internet Broadway Database Feature article on O Donnell in June 2008 issue of Men s Vogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris O 27Donnell amp oldid 1129387902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
