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Alex O'Loughlin

Australian actor, writer, director, and producer (born )

Not to be confused with Alex Loughton.

Alex O'Loughlin

O'Loughlin at the GQ Men of the Year Awards

Born () 24 August (age&#;48)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years&#;active–present
Spouse
Children2, plus 1 stepson

Alex O'Loughlin (born 24 August ) is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer,[1] who portrayed Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series Hawaii Five-0 (–).

He had starring roles in the films Oyster Farmer () and The Back-up Plan (), as well as on such television series as Moonlight (–) and Three Rivers (–).

Early life

O'Loughlin was born on 24 August ,[2][3] in Canberra, Australia.

He is of Irish and Scottish descent.[4] His father is a physics and astronomy teacher in Sydney and his mother is a nurse.[5][6]

O'Loughlin had obsessive-compulsive disorder when he was a child.[7] He enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in and graduated in June after completing a three-year, full-time Bachelor of Dramatic Art program.[8][9]

Career

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.[10] After graduating from NIDA, 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.[10]

In , he landed his first film role, the lead in Oyster Farmer.[11] He later appeared in Man-Thing, Feed, and in the Australian miniseries The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, for which he was nominated as Best Lead Actor in Television from the Australian Film Institute Awards in and as Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series from the Logie Awards in [12][13] O'Loughlin joined the cast of The Shield in as Detective Kevin Hiatt, the newest member of the strike team.

In , he screen-tested for the film role of James Bond. As he told one interviewer: "I met with [director] Martin Campbell here in Los Angeles at his office on the Sony [Pictures] lot and he asked me to fly to London and test and we tested at Pinewood [Studios]. It was the biggest screen test I've ever done.

It was very comprehensive. I had tuxedos and suits cut for it and hair cuts."[14]

He left The Shield in after he won the lead role on the CBS series Moonlight, where he played private investigator and vampire Mick St. John.[8][15] The filming of Moonlight was interrupted by the Hollywood writers strike.

There was speculation that the series would be dropped but fan pressure prevailed and the show was given four additional episodes to try to regain its audience share. Despite it being the highest rated show in its Friday evening slot,[citation needed] CBS did not commission a second season. After its cancellation, a fan-based charity campaign to win a second-season renewal for Moonlight by holding blood drives proved unsuccessful.[16]

In August , CBS signed a talent development deal with O'Loughlin as the star of a TV series to be developed by writer Mark Gordon, but it did not materialise.[17] He was cast in the lead role of the CBS hospital drama Three Rivers, developed by producer Carol Barbee, which aired Sunday evenings in the – season.[18]

In April , he guest-starred in an episode of Criminal Minds in the season 4 episode, "The Big Wheel", as an OCD-ridden serial killer, Vincent Rowlings.

In December , CBS pulled Three Rivers from its schedule.[19] O'Loughlin starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the romantic comedy film The Back-up Plan.[20]

O'Loughlin was cast in the CBS remake of Hawaii Five-0 portraying Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett,[21] which premiered on 20 September The show won "Favorite New TV Drama" at the –11 People's Choice Awards.

Subsequently, BuddyTV ranked him #2 on its "TV's Sexiest Men of " list[22] and #9 in [23]

On 2 March , CBS announced that O'Loughlin would miss shooting some episodes of Hawaii Five-0 to seek drug treatment related to pain management medication prescribed after a shoulder injury.

He was slated to miss at least one episode from the second season.[24][25]

In August , the Los Angeles–based non-profitAustralians in Film announced that O'Loughlin would be honored with a Breakthrough Award at a ceremony held on 24 October in Los Angeles.[26]

Personal life

O'Loughlin's first child, a son, was born in , to a girlfriend from whom he has since separated.[27] In , he began dating actress/singer Holly Valance.[28] They separated in February [8][14][29]

He has a son, born in , with model and surfer Malia Jones.[30][31] O'Loughlin and Jones married in Hawaii on 18 April He became a stepfather to Jones's son from her previous relationship.[32]

He took on the role of ambassador for Donate Life America in [33]

O'Loughlin is an experienced practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, training alongside his Hawaii Five-0 co-star Scott Caan and MMA veteran Egan Inoue.

At the ADCC World Championship, O'Loughlin was promoted to black belt in the martial art in front of the crowd in attendance.[34]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

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    Actor alex oloughlin biography Retrieved 28 December Oyster Farmer as Jack Flange. Once the series hit the air, O'Loughlin did not star in any additional projects, most likely because he moved to Hawaii as CBS notes to film on location. Black Jack: Sweet Science.

    Season Episode 2. 4 October CBS. Retrieved 5 October

  2. ^"Alex O'Loughlin profile". Tribute. Retrieved 27 December
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    Moonlight actor alex o loughlin biography Film [ edit ]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Spouse Malia Jones April 18, - present 1 child. That is the time when everyone else packs up and leaves.

    Retrieved 27 December

  4. ^O'Hare, Kate (23 September ). "Alex O'Loughlin". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 February
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  22. ^"Untitled Alex O'Loughlin Project". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 10 October
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    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 10 February

  25. ^Brierly, Mandi (25 April ). "'Back-up Plan': Five ways it made Alex O'Loughlin look good". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 October
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    Actor scott caan One of his first acting jobs was an extra in a commercial, playing a marine. O'Loughlin told PacBleu that the lockdown has been a nice time for him to take a break and focus on his family life and did not mention returning to acting any time soon. Retrieved 9 March — via Instagram. Early life [ edit ].

    6 December Retrieved 13 January

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    "Alex O'Loughlin Welcomes a Son with Malia Jones". E!Online. Retrieved 2 March

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    2 October Archived from the original on 7 July Retrieved 27 January

  42. ^"'Hawaii Five-0' Star Alex O'Loughlin Promoted to BJJ Black Belt". 31 December
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  44. ^"(#HF) "Ka lala kaukonakona haki 'ole I ka pa a ka makani Kona.

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