Colin O'Donoghue

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Colin O'Donoghue
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Born
Colin Arthur O'Donoghue

(1981-01-26) 26 January 1981 (age 43)
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Alma mater Gaiety School of Acting
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2001–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
SpouseHelen O'Donoghue (m. 2009)
Children2
Relatives Harry O'Donoghue (cousin)

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.

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Early life and education

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

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

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

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

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Call GirlBrendanShort film
200624/7NickShort film
2009The EuthanizerBenShort 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Rebel Heart RoweMiniseries; episode 1
2002Home for ChristmasNorman QuestedTelevision film
Irish Film & Television Award for Best New Talent [19]
2004Love Is the DrugPeter2 episodes
2005 Proof Jamie2 episodes
Fair City Emmet Fitzgerald3 episodes
2006–08 The Clinic Conor Elliott11 episodes
2009 The Tudors Duke Philip of Bavaria Episode: "The Undoing of Cromwell"
Wild Decembers Young guardTelevision film
2011IdentityJohn BloomTelevision pilot
2012–18 Once Upon a Time Captain Hook/Killian Jones Main role (season 2–6)
Guest Role (season 7)
Wish Hook/RogersGuest 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 SneedEpisode: "JJ Sneed" [11]
2020 The Right Stuff Gordon Cooper [25] Main role
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Douxie (voice)
2022–24 The Great North Dr. Callahan (voice)2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleSource
2020 Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia Douxie (voice)

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)RoleSource
2015"The Words" Christina Perri Love interest [26] [27]

Theatre

YearTitle [28] RoleTheatreLocation
Aoife and IsobelProject Theatre Dublin, Ireland
The Dream of a Summer DayStorytellers Theatre CompanyDublin, Ireland
Eclipse Olivier Theatre London, England
Eugene Onegin – The RoadshowSomething Different Theatre Company Oxford, England
LeavingQuarehawks Theatre Company Monaghan, Ireland
Moonlight Mickey'sCalipo Theatre Company Drogheda, Ireland
Othello Second Age Theatre Company Dublin, Ireland
Outlying Islands Island Theatre CompanyChicago, US
Sky Road Theatre Royal Waterford Waterford, Ireland
The Taming Of The Shrew Rough Magic Theatre CompanyDublin, Ireland
Walking the RoadAxis Theatre Vancouver, Canada
What the Dead WantProject TheatreDublin, Ireland
2024 2:22 A Ghost Story Sam 3Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland

Awards and nominations

YearGroupAwardResultNotes
2003 Irish Film and Television Awards Best New TalentWonHome 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 StealerNominated Once Upon a Time

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