Steven O'Donnell (Australian actor)

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Steven O'Donnell
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O'Donnell in 2013
Born
Steven O'Donnell

(1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 44)
New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Australian
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known for Good Game
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Also known asBajopants, BajoStream, Bajo
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Years active2017–present
Followers103,600 followers
(1 June 2024)
Website https://stevenodonnell.com

Steven O'Donnell III (born 5 December 1980), better known by his gamer tag and often stage name "Bajo", is a New Zealand-Australian television presenter, actor, and author. He is best known as one of the presenters of the ABC video game programme Good Game from 2007 until its cancellation in 2016; he co-hosted Good Game: Spawn Point until November 2017, [1] and currently streams on Twitch. [2] O'Donnell was born in New Zealand and grew up on the outskirts of Toowoomba. [3]

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Career

Independent film

O'Donnell completed his first lead role in an independent feature called Scratched (DigiSPAA film festival 2005) at the age of 20. He has since appeared in over 40 short films. After moving to Sydney in 2003, O'Donnell was cast in lead roles for the independent films Wango and Malloy and Suburban Boys.

In 2003, O'Donnell played a minor role as a lifeguard in the film Swimming Upstream . In 2005, O'Donnell worked on the feature Almost with Salvatore Coco, Ada Nicodemou and Tony Barry. In 2006, O'Donnell worked on the feature Schooner of Blood . [4]

Television

O'Donnell hosted a live interactive quiz show on the Seven Network called Midnight Zoo in 2006. [5]

O'Donnell joined the ABC show Good Game in 2007, co-hosting alongside Jeremy "Junglist" Ray until 2009, and Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen from 2009 to the show's cancellation in 2016. He also co-hosted the show Good Game: Spawn Point , alongside Gus "Goose" Ronald and Angharad "Rad" Yeo; which he hosted alongside Bendixsen until her departure in 2016. For these shows, he goes by the alias "Bajo". O'Donnell resigned from the ABC in October 2017, and departed Spawn Point in December. [6]

In 2017, O'Donnell created and appeared in a Sci-Fi children's television show called Trip For Biscuits. [5]

Other

In 2016, O'Donnell co-wrote two children's books with Bendixsen called Dig World [7] and Dragon Land. [8] He began part-time streaming of video games on Twitch in March 2017, and became full-time following his resignation from the ABC in December 2017. [6]

Credits

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003 Undead Featured zombie
Swimming Upstream Lifeguard
2004Suburban BoysBobIndependent film
2005ScratchedDonaldIndependent film
2006Wango and MalloyAngusIndependent film
2007Almost an iota of supreme genius covalent theoryWilliamIndependent film
Untitled/The TreesBoyd / NarratorShort film
The Catalpa Rescue John Boyle O'Reilly uncredited
2009 Slaughtered Jack

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 headLand Student DSeries 1, Episode 23
2006 Midnight Zoo HimselfPresenter
Stepfather of the BrideAndreTelevision movie
2007–16 Good Game HimselfPresenter, Producer
2010 Review with Myles Barlow HimselfSeries 2, Episode 2
2010–17 Good Game: Spawn Point HimselfPresenter
2011Bit Com and the Oblivion RayHimselfAired on ABC3
Cricket SmackdownHimselfAired on ABC3
2012My Great Big AdventureHimselfEpisode 3
Tennis SmackdownHimselfAired on ABC3
Dance music clipLead
2013ABC3 Beach Soccer SmackdownHimselfAired on ABC3
#7DaysLaterGhost SoldierEpisode 6
2013–14 Good Game: Pocket Edition HimselfPresenter
2014ABC3 Smackdown GamesHimselfAired on ABC3
2017Trip For BiscuitsCo-creator, Lead
2017-WhoviansHimselfPresenter [9]
2017ABC’s New Year’s Eve specialUnaccredited, Enthusiastic Jazz DancerAired on 31 December 2017

Bibliography

YearTitle
2016Dig World
Dragon Land

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References

  1. ↑ Bajo, Good Game (ABC2)
  2. ↑ Bajo, Twitch.
  3. ↑ Bajo's Clip Show Episode, Good Game (ABC2).
  4. ↑ "Schooner of Blood (2010) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
  5. 1 2 "About".
  6. 1 2 Daal, Joel Van (1 November 2017). "Bajo departs ABC". MCV Pacific. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Dig World.
  8. ↑ Dragon Land.
  9. ↑ Knox, David (24 March 2017). "Rove to host Doctor Who panel on ABC2". TV Tonight . Retrieved 25 March 2017.

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