Alex O'Loughlin
9 movies · 7 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 24, 1976 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Also known as
- Alexander O’Lachlan · الکس الافلین
Biography
Alex O'Loughlin is an Australian actor, writer and director, who plays Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series Hawaii Five-0. He had starring roles in the films Oyster Farmer (2004) and The Back-up Plan (2010), as well as on such television series as Moonlight (2008) and Three Rivers (2009).
O'Loughlin was born on 24 August 1976, in Canberra, Australia, of Irish and Scottish descent.His father is a physics and astronomy teacher in Sydney and his mother is a nurse.
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O'Loughlin suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder when he was a child. He enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1999 and graduated in June 2002 after completing a three-year, full-time Bachelor of Dramatic Art program.
O'Loughlin began working in short films and fringe theatre as a teenager in Sydney. One of his first acting jobs was an extra in a commercial, playing a Marine. After graduating from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts), he began his career in Australian television and film productions. Some of his TV credits include roles in BlackJack: Sweet Science, Love Bytes and White Collar Blue.
Known for
Alex O'Loughlin: movies and TV shows
Acting (16)
- 2010
- 2010 The Back-Up Plan
as Stan
- 2009
- 2009 Whiteout
as Russell Haden
- 2007 August Rush
as Marshall
- 2007
- 2007 The Invisible
as Marcus Bohem
- 2006 The Holiday
as Kissing Couple
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Feed
as Michael Carter
- 2005 Man-Thing
as Fraser
- 2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science
as Luke Anderson
- 2004 Oyster Farmer
as Jack Flange
- 2002
- 2002
Behind the camera (2)
- 2010
- 2005 Feed
Idea, Co-Producer, Story
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode