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Colin O'Donoghue Born 26 January 1981
Drogheda, County Louth, Republic of IrelandOccupation Actor Years active 2002–present Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor.
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Early life
O'Donoghue was born and raised in Drogheda, County Louth, in a Roman Catholic family.[1] He initally attended Dundalk Grammar School, and then the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.[2] When he was 16, O'Donoghue went to Paris for a month to learn French.[3]
Career
O'Donoghue appeared as Duke Philip of Bavaria in Season 3 of Showtime's The Tudors. He made his Hollywood film debut alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins in the movie The Rite in January 2011.[2] O’Donoghue made an audition video for The Rite in a friend’s home studio in Drogheda and sent it to the United States. His work is usually in Ireland and the UK. Colin O'Donoghue also played in a band called "The Enemies", formed in 2003, in Ireland.[2]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2002 Home for Christmas Norman Quested 2009 Wild Decembers Young Guard 2011 The Rite Michael Kovak Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Love is the Drug Peter 2005 Proof Jamie Fair City Emmet Fitzgerald 2006 -2008 The Clinic Conor Elliott 2009 The Tudors Duke Philip of Bavaria Theatre
- Eclipse (Olivier Theatre, London)
- Aoife and Isobel (Project Theatre, Dublin)
- What the Dead Want (Project Theatre, Dublin)
- Leaving (Quarehawks Theatre Co.)
- The Dream of a Summers Day (Storytellers Theatre Co.)
- Eugene Onegin – The Roadshow (Something different Theatre Co.)
- Outlying Islands (Island Theatre Co.)
- Moonlight Mickey’s (Calipo Theatre Co.)
- Othello (Second Age Theatre Co.)
- Walking The Road (Axis Theatre)
- Sky Road (Theatre Royal, Waterford)
- Taming of the Shrew (Rough Magic Theatre Co.)
References
- ^ "Alice Braga & Colin O'Donoghue Talk Devils, Exorcisms & Sir Anthony Hopkins". www.horror.com. January 24, 2011. http://www.horror.com/php/article-3452-1.html. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c O'Doherty, Chair (January 19, 2011). "Colin O’Donoghue’s 'Rite' of passage". Irish Central. http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Colin-ODonoghues-Rite-of-passage-114192959.html?page=2. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ Dominguez, Robert (January 26, 2011). "Filmed on Location: Colin O'Donoghue of 'The Rite'". Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-01-26/entertainment/27096644_1_rome-budapest-ash-cloud. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Irish film actors
- Irish television actors
- Living people
- People from Drogheda
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