Colin Donnell

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Colin Donnell
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Donnell at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023
Born (1982-10-09) October 9, 1982 (age 42)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater Indiana University Bloomington
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2

Colin Donnell (born October 9, 1982) [1] is an American actor and singer best known for his performances as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes , Tommy Merlyn in The CW television series Arrow , Scotty Lockhart on the Showtime drama The Affair and as Dr. Connor Rhodes in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med (2015–2019). He also starred in the 2022 Netflix/Peacock series Irreverent .

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Early life and education

Colin Donnell was born in St. Louis, Missouri, as the youngest of three boys. He has Irish [2] and French ancestry. He played the guitar and took singing lessons when he was 17. His introduction to the stage was in high school where he was a part of the choir and was in the background juggling and doing circus tricks, which led to being part of his first school musical production of Barnum . [3] Donnell graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2005. [4] [5]

Career

Donnell has been part of many national stage tours, such as Mamma Mia! and Wicked . His first Broadway Theatre performance was in Jersey Boys as Hank Mejewski. His other stage credits include Follies , Meet Me in St. Louis , Johnny Baseball and many more. [6] [ clarification needed ] He played Billy Crocker in the 2011 Broadway revival of Anything Goes and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, and an Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer.

Donnell made his television debut by playing Mike Ruskin in the television series Pan Am . In 2012, Donnell was cast as Tommy Merlyn in television series Arrow , [7] [8] where he is a series regular in the first season and made occasional appearances in later seasons, [9] [10] including the final season. [11]

In July and August 2013, Donnell starred as Berowne in the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost . He also appeared as Elizabeth Banks' husband in the crime thriller Every Secret Thing , which was released on May 15, 2015. [12] [13]

In January 2014, Donnell was cast as Monty in the 1960s-era Broadway musical Violet alongside Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry; previews began on March 28, and the show officially opened on April 20. [14] [15] [16] In July, Donnell was cast to play Joshua Jackson's brother in Showtime original drama The Affair . [17] [ non-primary source needed ]

In 2015, he performed in the New York City Center Encores! production of the musical Lady, Be Good , alongside Tommy Tune, Erin Mackey and Patti Murin. [18] [19]

In March 2015, Donnell starred in Love Is A Four Letter Word, a pilot for NBC in which he played Sean, an ad agency partner; the show was not picked up to series. [20] Donnell then landed a regular role in the NBC series, Chicago Med , playing a doctor in trauma surgery. [21] [22] On April 19, 2019, it was announced that Donnell was leaving the series after four seasons as a series regular. [23]

A special Encores! Off-Center staged concert of Songs for a New World was performed at New York City Center June 27 through June 30, 2018. The production was directed by Kate Whoriskey and starred Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer.

In 2022, Donnell and Patti Murin released a joint album titled "Something Stupid" on Broadway Records. The album was produced by Robbie Rozelle and co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka. Luke Williams was the arranger and orchestrator. The album features a cross section of pop, Broadway, and Disney songs. [24]

In 2024, Donnell was cast in the guest role of Brian Lange in CBS television series FBI: International for the final two episodes of the show's third season. [25]

Personal life

Donnell began dating actress Patti Murin in 2013 after they co-starred in a Shakespeare in the Park musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost . They became engaged in December 2014, [26] and married on June 19, 2015, in New York City. [27] Their first child, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020. [28] [29] In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child. [30] Their second child, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.

Donnell is a literary aficionado and a musician. [31] [ non-primary source needed ] He has two tattoos from his tour trips – one from Memphis and one from Dayton; which are five silhouettes of birds to represent his family, and a Fleur De Lis, because his mother is French. [3]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Every Secret Thing Paul Porter
2019 Almost Love Henry
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2012 Pan Am Mike RuskinRecurring role; 4 episodes
2012–2020 Arrow Tommy Merlyn / Dark Archer / Prometheus
Christopher Chance / Human Target 		Main role (season 1)
Special guest (seasons 2–3 and 6–8)
2014 Person of Interest Billy ParsonsEpisode: "Root Path"
Unforgettable Agent StoneEpisode: "Flesh and Blood"
The Mysteries of Laura Daniel MikorskiEpisode: "The Mystery of the Dysfunctional Dynasty"
2014–2015 The Affair Scott LockhartRecurring role (seasons 1–2); 16 episodes
2015Love Is a Four Letter WordSeanUnsold television pilot
2015–2019 Chicago Med Dr. Connor RhodesMain role (seasons 1–5) 84 episodes [32]
2016–2019 Chicago Fire Guest role; 4 episodes
Chicago P.D. Guest role; 4 episodes
2020Love on IcelandCharlieTelevision film (Hallmark)
2021To Catch a SpyAaron Maxwell
2022 Irreverent PauloMain role
2024 FBI: International Brian Lange2 episodes

Theater

YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes
2001 Miss Saigon Ensemble The Muny, Regional [33]
2005Almost HeavenMale Roles Promenade Theatre, Off-Broadway
Mame Older PatrickThe Muny, Regional
2006 Jesus Christ Superstar Peter North Shore Music Theatre, Regional
2006–2007Meet Me in St. LouisJohn Truitt Irish Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
2007 Follies Young Benjamin Stone New York City Center, Encores!
Jersey Boys Hank Mejewski

u/s Bob

 August Wilson Theatre, BroadwayReplacement
2008 Me, Myself and I Otto McCarter Theatre, Regional
High School Musical Troy BoltonThe Muny, Regional
Fiddler on the Roof PerchikThe Muny, Regional
2009–10 Wicked FiyeroSecond National Tour
2010 Johnny Baseball Johnny O'Brian American Repertory Theater, Regional
2011–12 Anything Goes Billy Crocker Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway
2012 Merrily We Roll Along Franklin ShepardNew York City Center, Encores!
2013 Love's Labour's Lost Berowne Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway
2014 Violet Monty American Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2015 Lady, Be Good Jack RobinsonNew York City Center, Encores!
Holiday Inn Jim HardyThe Muny, Regional
2018 Songs for a New World Man 2New York City Center, Encores!
2019 Almost Famous Russell Hammond Old Globe Theatre, Regional
2023 The Shark Is Broken Roy Scheider John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2024 Ragtime Father New York City Center, Encores!

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  2. ↑ "In Focus: Irish American actor Colin Donnell- VIDEO". IrishCentral.com. November 18, 2011.
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