- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: christina
- SpouseHelen O'Donoghue(2009 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenEvan James O'DonoghueMillie O'Donoghue
- ParentsMary O'DonoghueCon O'Donoghue
- RelativesAllen O'Donoghue(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Bright blue eyes
- 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.
- Father of his 2 children with wife Helen, a son Evan James O'Donoghue was born August 1, 2013, and a daughter Millie, born in May 2017.
- He was among the final contenders to play Superman in 'Man Of Steel (2013)'. The role eventually went to Henry Cavill.
- At the age of 16 went to Paris for a month to learn to speak French.
- Appears in Christina Perri's "The Words" music video.
- 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.
- People have grown up with Peter Pan, so they're familiar with Captain Hook and they have an opinion about what he should be like. I grew up watching the movie versions. But how do you try to play Captain Hook better than, or as well as, Dustin Hoffman? You can't. It's perfection.
- When I was younger, I was hopefully going to do animation and special effects.
- I was always kind of serious. It's nice to be able to play a complete bad boy who's the polar opposite to who I am.
- I grew up watching movies and being amazed at the animatronics you'd see in stuff like 'The Dark Crystal,' and all those kinds of movies. So, I'm always enthralled with how they can make it all work, behind the scenes, with the visual effects.
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