Alex O'Loughlin

49, from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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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.

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.

Timeline

2010Aged 34

  • Poster for The Back-Up Plan

    Stan

2009Aged 33

  • Poster for Whiteout

    Russell Haden

2007Aged 31

  • Poster for The Invisible

    Marcus Bohem

  • Poster for August Rush

    Marshall

2006Aged 30

  • Poster for The Holiday

    Kissing Couple

2005Aged 29

  • Poster for Man-Thing

    Fraser

  • Poster for Feed

    Michael Carter

2004Aged 28

  • Poster for Oyster Farmer

    Jack Flange

  • Poster for BlackJack: Sweet Science

    Luke Anderson