Colin O'Donoghue

Actor
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The Right Stuff (2020)

O'Donoghue was born and raised in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, in a Roman Catholic family. He initially attended Dundalk Grammar School, and then The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. At age 16, O'Donoghue went to Paris, France, for a month to learn the French language. Colin's early career was mainly split between theatre and television work in Ireland and the UK. In 2003, Colin won the Irish Film and Television Award for "Best New Talent" for his role as Norman in "Home For Christmas.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

The Rite

6.0

Michael Kovak

2011

Once Upon a Time

7.6

TV Series

Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones
Rogers

The Dust Storm

5.7

Brennan

2016

Carrie Pilby

6.7

David Harrison

2016

Credits

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Actor

The Gray House
6.7
TV Series
- Captain William Lounsbury
- 2024–2026
The Great North
7.0
TV Series
- Dr. Callahan (voice)
- 2022–2024
Luck
6.5
- Gerry (voice)
- 2022
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
6.6
- Douxie (voice)
- 2021
The Right Stuff
6.8
TV Series
- Gordon Cooper
- 2020
Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia
7.4
Video Game
- Douxie (voice)
- 2020
Wizards
8.0
TV Mini Series
- Douxie (voice)
- 2020
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
7.6
TV Series
- J.J. Sneed
- 2019
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
7.6
TV Series
- Douxie (voice)
- 2019
Writersphere
6.8
Short
- Abe
- 2019
What Still Remains
4.7
- Peter
- 2018
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
8.4
TV Series
- Douxie (voice)
- 2018
Once Upon a Time
7.6
TV Series
- Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones
- Rogers
- 2012–2018
Carrie Pilby
6.7
- David Harrison
- 2016
The Dust Storm
5.7
- Brennan
- 2016

Soundtrack

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Personal details

Official sites
- Official Site
- Official X
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- January 26, 1981
- Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Spouse
- Helen O'Donoghue2009 - present (2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
- Allen O'Donoghue(Sibling)

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Gender / Gender identity
- Male

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Trivia
He was a guitarist for the band The Enemies, a five piece band from his native Ireland that he co-founded in 2002. He had to quit in 2012 due to his work as an actor.

Quotes
Not to belittle what we do as actors, but my wife Helen is a teacher, and she makes a real difference to kids. So it's unusual to see people thinking of us as something special.