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Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981)[1][2] is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time. He appeared in the horror thriller film The Rite (2011) as a skeptical novice priest, Michael Kovak. He portrayed the character of Douxie Casperan in the Guillermo del Toro animated series Tales of Arcadia for Netflix. He is also portraying Gordon Cooper on Disney+ Original Series The Right Stuff. He starred in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings as J.J. Sneed.

Colin O'Donoghue
O'Donoghue in 2023 at Galaxy Con Raleigh
Born
Colin Arthur O'Donoghue

(1981-01-26) 26 January 1981 (age 43)
Alma materGaiety School of Acting
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2001–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
SpouseHelen O'Donoghue (m. 2009)
Children2
RelativesHarry O'Donoghue (cousin)

Early life and education edit

Colin O'Donoghue, the son of Con and Mary O'Donoghue, was born and raised in Drogheda, County Louth, in a Roman Catholic family.[3] He has an older brother named Allen.[4] He is the cousin of musician Harry O'Donoghue.[5] He attended Dundalk Grammar School, and later The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.[2] At age 16, he went to Paris for a month to learn French.[6]

Career edit

O'Donoghue's early career was mainly split between theatre and television work in Ireland and the UK.[7] In 2003, he won the Irish Film and Television Award for "Best New Talent" for his role as Norman in "Home For Christmas".[7]

In 2009, he appeared as Duke Philip of Bavaria in an episode of season 3 of the Showtime historical-fiction series The Tudors. He made his Hollywood film debut alongside Anthony Hopkins in the horror thriller film The Rite (2011).[2] He made an audition video for The Rite in a friend's home studio in Drogheda and sent it to the United States. He plays guitar and sings in a band called The Enemies, formed in 2003 in Ireland.[2]

In 2012, O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Hook/Killian Jones, love interest of the main heroine Emma Swan, in the second season of the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time. In 2014, O'Donoghue was cast as the main character in The Dust Storm, an independent film set in Nashville, Tennessee as a musician named Brennan.[8][9]

Christina Perri wrote a song, "The Words", which she dedicated to Colin's character (Captain Hook) in Once Upon a Time.[10]

In December 2018, O'Donoghue was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series, Heartstrings.[11] The series premiered on 22 November 2019.[12]

The Enemies edit

O'Donoghue was part of the five-piece Irish band, "The Enemies", which was formed in 2003 by O'Donoghue and a close friend, Ronan McQuillan. The Enemies released their self-titled debut EP on 7 March 2011[13] prior to their self-funded first album on track.[14] He played guitar and sang backing vocals on the band's first EP and debut album.

Although the band was unsigned, it was commissioned by General Motors to record tracks for their "Chevy route 66" online campaign.[15] The band worked on the music for Coca-Cola's "5BY20" project.[16] Their debut album Sounds Big on the Radio was to be released in March 2013, which was later scheduled for 2014.[17] In May 2013, he announced he was leaving the band due to the filming schedule of Once Upon a Time.[18]

Awards edit

For his role in Home for Christmas, he was awarded Best New Talent at the 1st Irish Film & Television Awards, held on 1 November 2003.[19]

Podcast host edit

O'Donoghue has been the co-host of The Sync Report podcast since 2022,[20] his first episode airing in February 2022 and featuring Steve Vai as guest.[21] His fellow co-hosts are American film producer Rose Ganguzza and music supervisor Jason P. Rothberg.

Personal life edit

O'Donoghue married his wife Helen, a schoolteacher, in 2009, shortly after his appearance on The Tudors.[22] The couple have been together since they were eighteen and have two children: a son[23] and a daughter.[24]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Call Girl Brendan Short film
2006 24/7 Nick Short film
2009 The Euthanizer Ben Short film
2011 The Rite Michael Kovak
2012 Storage 24 Mark
2016 The Dust Storm Brennan
2016 Carrie Pilby Professor David Harrison
2018 What Still Remains Peter
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Douxie (voice)
2022 Luck Gerry (voice)

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Rebel Heart Rowe Miniseries; episode 1
2002 Home for Christmas Norman Quested Television film
Irish Film & Television Award for Best New Talent[19]
2004 Love Is the Drug Peter 2 episodes
2005 Proof Jamie 2 episodes
Fair City Emmet Fitzgerald 3 episodes
2006–08 The Clinic Conor Elliott 11 episodes
2009 The Tudors Duke Philip of Bavaria Episode: "The Undoing of Cromwell"
Wild Decembers Young guard Television film
2011 Identity John Bloom Television pilot
2012–18 Once Upon a Time Captain Hook/Killian Jones Main role (season 2–6)
Guest Role (season 7)
Wish Hook/Rogers Guest role (season 6)
Main Role (season 7)
2018 Trollhunters Douxie (voice) 3 episodes
2019 3Below: Tales of Arcadia 2 episodes
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings JJ Sneed Episode: "JJ Sneed"[11]
2020 The Right Stuff Gordon Cooper[25] Main role
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Douxie (voice)
2022 The Great North Dr. Callahan (voice) 1 episode: "Cillian Me Softly Adventure"

Video games edit

Year Title Role Source
2020 Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia Douxie (voice)

Music videos edit

Year Title Artist(s) Role Source
2015 "The Words" Christina Perri Love interest [26][27]

Theatre edit

Year Title[28] Role Theatre Location
Aoife and Isobel Project Theatre Dublin, Ireland
The Dream of a Summer Day Storytellers Theatre Company Dublin, Ireland
Eclipse Olivier Theatre London, England
Eugene Onegin – The Roadshow Something Different Theatre Company Oxford, England
Leaving Quarehawks Theatre Company Monaghan, Ireland
Moonlight Mickey's Calipo Theatre Company Drogheda, Ireland
Othello Second Age Theatre Company Dublin, Ireland
Outlying Islands Island Theatre Company Chicago, US
Sky Road Theatre Royal Waterford Waterford, Ireland
The Taming Of The Shrew Rough Magic Theatre Company Dublin, Ireland
Walking the Road Axis Theatre Vancouver, Canada
What the Dead Want Project Theatre Dublin, Ireland

Awards and nominations edit

Year Group Award Result Notes
2003 Irish Film and Television Awards Best New Talent Won Home for Christmas
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite On-Screen Chemistry shared with: Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with: Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with: Jennifer Morrison Won Once Upon a Time
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with: Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Scene Stealer Nominated Once Upon a Time

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Twitter. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d O'Doherty, Cahir (19 January 2011). "Colin O'Donoghue's 'Rite' of Passage". IrishCentral. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. ^ Staff (24 January 2011). "Alice Braga & Colin O'Donoghue Talk Devils, Exorcisms & Sir Anthony Hopkins – Alice Braga & Colin O'Donoghue Interview on The Rite, a New Horror Movie from Director Mikael Håfström and Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins". horror.com. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ Comyn, Alison (23 February 2011). "Colin's film premieres to rave reviews". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ O'Donoghue, Harry (4 November 2014). "August 21, 2013". Harry O'Donoghue. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ Dominguez, Robert (26 January 2011). "Filmed on Location: Colin O'Donoghue of 'The Rite'". Daily News. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. ^ Profile, indiegogo.com; accessed 8 September 2015.
  9. ^ Profile, bustle.com; accessed 8 September 2015.
  10. ^ music video, youtube.com; accessed 6 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b Petski, Denise (19 December 2018). "Colin O'Donoghue & Willa Fitzgerald Among Five Cast In 'JJ Sneed' Episode Of Dolly Parton Netflix Anthology". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. ^ Sollosi, Mary (17 October 2019). "First look at the glitz and glamour of Dolly Parton's Heartstrings on Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  13. ^ "The Enemies – EP by The Enemies". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Pop | Rock | Band | Group | Drogheda". The Enemies Music. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  15. ^ . THE ENEMIES. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  16. ^ Entertainment. "The Enemies making friends around the globe". Drogheda-Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  17. ^ "The Enemies on Twitter". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Colin o'donoghue on Twitter". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  19. ^ a b Staff. "Winners of the 1st Annual Irish Film & Television Awards", ifta.ie; retrieved 1 February 2012.
  20. ^ The Sync Report, instagram; accessed 29 September 2023.
  21. ^ "S1 Ep9:The Sync Report with Steve Vai". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  22. ^ Molony, Julia (9 September 2013). "SUCH a wicked right hook". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2014. His first step to stardom took the form of a small part in The Tudors, aka almost every Irish actor's rite of passage. It was here that fate intervened on behalf of our hero. Important people in LA saw his appearance in the show – all eight minutes of it, and on the strength of that, invited him over to LA to sign with a Hollywood agency. The only snag was that all this happened just a few weeks before he was due to marry his childhood sweetheart back in Ireland.
  23. ^ Colin O'Donoghue [@colinodonoghue1] (5 August 2013). "I'd like to welcome my beautiful baby boy, Evan into the world!! Born early Thursday morning. So proud to be a father!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Colin O'Donoghue [@colinodonoghue1] (14 May 2017). "Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful Mum, and to my amazing wife who delivered a beautiful daughter this week! Woohoo!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 May 2017 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ Petski, Denise (12 July 2019). "'The Right Stuff': Colin O'Donoghue To Star In Nat Geo Series In Recasting". Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  26. ^ Wass, Mike (26 January 2015). "Christina Perri's "The Words" Video Is A Fairytale (Of Sorts) Starring 'Once Upon A Time' Actor Colin O'Donoghue: Watch". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  27. ^ Christina Perri (25 January 2015). "Christina Perri - The Words [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  28. ^ . Colinodonoghue.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

External links edit

  • Colin O'Donoghue at IMDb

colin, donoghue, born, january, 1981, irish, actor, musician, best, known, portraying, captain, killian, hook, jones, show, once, upon, time, appeared, horror, thriller, film, rite, 2011, skeptical, novice, priest, michael, kovak, portrayed, character, douxie,. Colin O Donoghue born 26 January 1981 1 2 is an Irish actor and musician best known for portraying Captain Killian Hook Jones on the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time He appeared in the horror thriller film The Rite 2011 as a skeptical novice priest Michael Kovak He portrayed the character of Douxie Casperan in the Guillermo del Toro animated series Tales of Arcadia for Netflix He is also portraying Gordon Cooper on Disney Original Series The Right Stuff He starred in Dolly Parton s Heartstrings as J J Sneed Colin O DonoghueO Donoghue in 2023 at Galaxy Con RaleighBornColin Arthur O Donoghue 1981 01 26 26 January 1981 age 43 Drogheda County Louth IrelandAlma materGaiety School of ActingOccupationsActormusicianYears active2001 presentHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in SpouseHelen O Donoghue m 2009 Children2RelativesHarry O Donoghue cousin Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 The Enemies 2 2 Awards 2 3 Podcast host 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Video games 4 4 Music videos 5 Theatre 6 Awards and nominations 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education editColin O Donoghue the son of Con and Mary O Donoghue was born and raised in Drogheda County Louth in a Roman Catholic family 3 He has an older brother named Allen 4 He is the cousin of musician Harry O Donoghue 5 He attended Dundalk Grammar School and later The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin 2 At age 16 he went to Paris for a month to learn French 6 Career editO Donoghue s early career was mainly split between theatre and television work in Ireland and the UK 7 In 2003 he won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best New Talent for his role as Norman in Home For Christmas 7 In 2009 he appeared as Duke Philip of Bavaria in an episode of season 3 of the Showtime historical fiction series The Tudors He made his Hollywood film debut alongside Anthony Hopkins in the horror thriller film The Rite 2011 2 He made an audition video for The Rite in a friend s home studio in Drogheda and sent it to the United States He plays guitar and sings in a band called The Enemies formed in 2003 in Ireland 2 In 2012 O Donoghue was cast as Captain Hook Killian Jones love interest of the main heroine Emma Swan in the second season of the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time In 2014 O Donoghue was cast as the main character in The Dust Storm an independent film set in Nashville Tennessee as a musician named Brennan 8 9 Christina Perri wrote a song The Words which she dedicated to Colin s character Captain Hook in Once Upon a Time 10 In December 2018 O Donoghue was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series Heartstrings 11 The series premiered on 22 November 2019 12 The Enemies edit O Donoghue was part of the five piece Irish band The Enemies which was formed in 2003 by O Donoghue and a close friend Ronan McQuillan The Enemies released their self titled debut EP on 7 March 2011 13 prior to their self funded first album on track 14 He played guitar and sang backing vocals on the band s first EP and debut album Although the band was unsigned it was commissioned by General Motors to record tracks for their Chevy route 66 online campaign 15 The band worked on the music for Coca Cola s 5BY20 project 16 Their debut album Sounds Big on the Radio was to be released in March 2013 which was later scheduled for 2014 17 In May 2013 he announced he was leaving the band due to the filming schedule of Once Upon a Time 18 Awards edit For his role in Home for Christmas he was awarded Best New Talent at the 1st Irish Film amp Television Awards held on 1 November 2003 19 Podcast host edit O Donoghue has been the co host of The Sync Report podcast since 2022 20 his first episode airing in February 2022 and featuring Steve Vai as guest 21 His fellow co hosts are American film producer Rose Ganguzza and music supervisor Jason P Rothberg Personal life editO Donoghue married his wife Helen a schoolteacher in 2009 shortly after his appearance on The Tudors 22 The couple have been together since they were eighteen and have two children a son 23 and a daughter 24 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes2003 Call Girl Brendan Short film2006 24 7 Nick Short film2009 The Euthanizer Ben Short film2011 The Rite Michael Kovak2012 Storage 24 Mark2016 The Dust Storm Brennan2016 Carrie Pilby Professor David Harrison2018 What Still Remains Peter2021 Trollhunters Rise of the Titans Douxie voice 2022 Luck Gerry voice Television edit Year Title Role Notes2001 Rebel Heart Rowe Miniseries episode 12002 Home for Christmas Norman Quested Television filmIrish Film amp Television Award for Best New Talent 19 2004 Love Is the Drug Peter 2 episodes2005 Proof Jamie 2 episodesFair City Emmet Fitzgerald 3 episodes2006 08 The Clinic Conor Elliott 11 episodes2009 The Tudors Duke Philip of Bavaria Episode The Undoing of Cromwell Wild Decembers Young guard Television film2011 Identity John Bloom Television pilot2012 18 Once Upon a Time Captain Hook Killian Jones Main role season 2 6 Guest Role season 7 Wish Hook Rogers Guest role season 6 Main Role season 7 2018 Trollhunters Douxie voice 3 episodes2019 3Below Tales of Arcadia 2 episodesDolly Parton s Heartstrings JJ Sneed Episode JJ Sneed 11 2020 The Right Stuff Gordon Cooper 25 Main roleWizards Tales of Arcadia Douxie voice 2022 The Great North Dr Callahan voice 1 episode Cillian Me Softly Adventure Video games edit Year Title Role Source2020 Trollhunters Defenders of Arcadia Douxie voice Music videos edit Year Title Artist s Role Source2015 The Words Christina Perri Love interest 26 27 Theatre editYear Title 28 Role Theatre LocationAoife and Isobel Project Theatre Dublin IrelandThe Dream of a Summer Day Storytellers Theatre Company Dublin IrelandEclipse Olivier Theatre London EnglandEugene Onegin The Roadshow Something Different Theatre Company Oxford EnglandLeaving Quarehawks Theatre Company Monaghan IrelandMoonlight Mickey s Calipo Theatre Company Drogheda IrelandOthello Second Age Theatre Company Dublin IrelandOutlying Islands Island Theatre Company Chicago USSky Road Theatre Royal Waterford Waterford IrelandThe Taming Of The Shrew Rough Magic Theatre Company Dublin IrelandWalking the Road Axis Theatre Vancouver CanadaWhat the Dead Want Project Theatre Dublin IrelandAwards and nominations editYear Group Award Result Notes2003 Irish Film and Television Awards Best New Talent Won Home for Christmas2014 People s Choice Awards Favorite On Screen Chemistry shared with Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with Jennifer Morrison Won Once Upon a Time2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Liplock shared with Jennifer Morrison Nominated Once Upon a Time2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Scene Stealer Nominated Once Upon a TimeSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colin O Donoghue nbsp Biography portal nbsp Film portal nbsp Ireland portal nbsp Television portal nbsp Theatre portalList of Irish peopleReferences edit Colin O Donoghue on Twitter Twitter Archived from the original on 22 October 2022 a b c d O Doherty Cahir 19 January 2011 Colin O Donoghue s Rite of Passage IrishCentral Retrieved 1 February 2012 Staff 24 January 2011 Alice Braga amp Colin O Donoghue Talk Devils Exorcisms amp Sir Anthony Hopkins Alice Braga amp Colin O Donoghue Interview on The Rite a New Horror Movie from Director Mikael Hafstrom and Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins horror com Retrieved 1 February 2012 Comyn Alison 23 February 2011 Colin s film premieres to rave reviews Drogheda Independent Retrieved 24 July 2018 O Donoghue Harry 4 November 2014 August 21 2013 Harry O Donoghue Retrieved 24 July 2018 Dominguez Robert 26 January 2011 Filmed on Location Colin O Donoghue of The Rite Daily News Retrieved 1 February 2012 a b Official Website of Colin O Donoghue Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2014 Profile indiegogo com accessed 8 September 2015 Profile bustle com accessed 8 September 2015 music video youtube com accessed 6 November 2015 a b Petski Denise 19 December 2018 Colin O Donoghue amp Willa Fitzgerald Among Five Cast In JJ Sneed Episode Of Dolly Parton Netflix Anthology Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 23 October 2019 Sollosi Mary 17 October 2019 First look at the glitz and glamour of Dolly Parton s Heartstrings on Netflix Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 23 October 2019 The Enemies EP by The Enemies iTunes Store Ireland Apple Retrieved 28 September 2012 Pop Rock Band Group Drogheda The Enemies Music Retrieved 28 September 2012 ABOUT THE ENEMIES Archived from the original on 28 December 2016 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Entertainment The Enemies making friends around the globe Drogheda Independent ie Retrieved 28 September 2012 The Enemies on Twitter Retrieved 21 May 2017 Colin o donoghue on Twitter Retrieved 21 May 2017 a b Staff Winners of the 1st Annual Irish Film amp Television Awards ifta ie retrieved 1 February 2012 The Sync Report instagram accessed 29 September 2023 S1 Ep9 The Sync Report with Steve Vai Retrieved 29 September 2023 Molony Julia 9 September 2013 SUCH a wicked right hook Irish Independent Retrieved 28 August 2014 His first step to stardom took the form of a small part in The Tudors aka almost every Irish actor s rite of passage It was here that fate intervened on behalf of our hero Important people in LA saw his appearance in the show all eight minutes of it and on the strength of that invited him over to LA to sign with a Hollywood agency The only snag was that all this happened just a few weeks before he was due to marry his childhood sweetheart back in Ireland Colin O Donoghue colinodonoghue1 5 August 2013 I d like to welcome my beautiful baby boy Evan into the world Born early Thursday morning So proud to be a father Tweet Retrieved 29 January 2017 via Twitter Colin O Donoghue colinodonoghue1 14 May 2017 Happy Mother s Day to my wonderful Mum and to my amazing wife who delivered a beautiful daughter this week Woohoo Tweet Retrieved 14 May 2017 via Twitter Petski Denise 12 July 2019 The Right Stuff Colin O Donoghue To Star In Nat Geo Series In Recasting Deadline Retrieved 12 July 2019 Wass Mike 26 January 2015 Christina Perri s The Words Video Is A Fairytale Of Sorts Starring Once Upon A Time Actor Colin O Donoghue Watch Idolator Spin Media Retrieved 11 February 2015 Christina Perri 25 January 2015 Christina Perri The Words Official Video YouTube Retrieved 11 February 2015 Biography Colinodonoghue com Archived from the original on 8 June 2016 Retrieved 22 March 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Colin O Donoghue nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colin O Donoghue Colin O Donoghue at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colin O 27Donoghue amp oldid 1199083015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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