Luke O'Loughlin | |
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 O'Loughlin performing in I Know Leopard at SXSW in 2019 | |
| Born | 23 December 1985 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Luke O'Loughlin (born 23 December 1985) is an Australian musician and former actor.
O'Loughlin was born in Adelaide to model Tanya Powell of Tanya Powell Model Agency and Jack O'Loughlin. [1] [2] Growing up, O'Loughlin listened to his parents’ Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc and The Alan Parsons Project records on repeat which has inspired some of his work with I Know Leopard. [3] He is a graduate of University Senior College. [4]
O'Loughlin is best known playing the title character in the Seven Network children's television series, Chuck Finn where he played a Canadian teenager who moved to Australia where he discovers a paddle steamer occupied by ghosts. [4] [5]
In 2002, O'Loughlin won an Australian Film Institute Best Young Actor nomination for Escape of the Artful Dodger . [4]
Currently, O'Loughlin is the lead vocalist and keyboardist in the Australian band I Know Leopard. [6] He was formerly the lead vocalist of New Navy, and the drummer of the Sydney punk outfit These New South Whales.
O'Loughlin has also co-written with other artists, such as Foster The People and electronic duo The Knocks on their 2020 single ‘All About You’. [7]
O'Loughlin was previously in a relationship with Rosie Fizgerald, the bassist from I Know Leopard. [6]