Alex O'Loughlin
Biography
Alex O'Loughlin is an Australian actor who was born in Canberra, trained at NIDA in Sydney, and began as a teenager in short films and fringe theater. After graduating, he worked in Australian television before landing his first film lead in Oyster Farmer (2004). He appeared in Man-Thing (2005) and the miniseries The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, earning nominations from the Australian Film Institute Awards and the Logie Awards. In 2007 he joined The Shield as Detective Kevin Hiatt, then won the lead in the CBS series Moonlight as the vampire Mick St. John. He later starred in Three Rivers and opposite Jennifer Lopez in The Back-up Plan (2010). From 2010 to 2020 he played Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on the CBS remake Hawaii Five-0, and the show collected a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama. He also received a Breakthrough Award from Australians in Film in 2013.
50years old
Turns 51 on August 24in 286 days
- Born Canberra
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Alexander O’Lachlan (birth name)Also credited as Magarret
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 5 years2005 to 2010
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A role that slipped away
In 2005, O'Loughlin screen-tested for the role of James Bond, meeting director Martin Campbell at the Sony Pictures lot in Los Angeles before flying to London to test at Pinewood Studios, where he wore tuxedos and suits cut for the screen test.
Early training
O'Loughlin started at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1999. He finished the full-time, three-year Bachelor of Dramatic Art program and graduated in June 2002.
First role
As a teenager in Sydney, O'Loughlin worked in short films and fringe theater. One of his earliest acting jobs was a commercial extra role as a marine.
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Nancy MeyersDirector, 1 film, 2006
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