Chris O'Donnell
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![]() O'Donnell at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008
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Born | Christopher Eugene O'Donnell June 26, 1970 Northfield, Illinois, United States |
Education | Bachelor of Science |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Fentress |
Children | 5 |
Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor. He played Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell currently stars as NCIS Special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS.
Early life
O'Donnell was born in Winnetka, Illinois, the son of Julie Ann Rohs von Brecht and William Charles O'Donnell, Sr., a general manager of WBBM-AM, a CBS radio station.[1][2] He is the youngest of seven children, with four sisters and two brothers, and is of German and Irish descent.[3][4] He was raised in a Roman Catholic family and attended Roman Catholic schools,[5] including Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois for high school, graduating in 1988. He attended Boston College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing. He began modeling at the age of 13, and was featured in several commercials.
Career
O'Donnell was discovered when he was cast in a McDonald's commercial, in which he served Michael Jordan. His first television role was an appearance on the series Jack and Mike in 1986. At the age of 17, he was offered a chance to audition for a part in the movie Men Don't Leave, with Jessica Lange, and he won the role. In the early 1990s, O'Donnell was a featured player in many successful movies such as Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), School Ties (1992), and Scent of a Woman (1992) with Al Pacino (receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he lost to Gene Hackman for Unforgiven). He was named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 44.
After the success of Blue Sky (1994) and Circle of Friends (1995), O'Donnell played Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever. He reportedly was part of a field of candidates that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Toby Stephens, and Scott Speedman.[citation needed] Producers narrowed their choices to DiCaprio and O'Donnell. At a comic book convention, they asked a group of 11-year-old boys, the target audience, which actor could win a fistfight. After the boys overwhelmingly declared O'Donnell the winner,[citation needed] he was ultimately given the role. O'Donnell was said to be 20th Century Fox's favorite choice to play Jack Dawson in Titanic, but DiCaprio ended up with the role.[citation needed]
O'Donnell followed with a starring role in 1996's The Chamber, based on the John Grisham novel. He subsequently reprised his role as Robin in the Batman sequel, Batman & Robin, in 1997. Although a box office success, the movie was critically panned and O'Donnell himself has called it a low point in his career.[6] He was considered for the lead role in Spider-Man, when the project was in development with James Cameron directing in 1996. Tobey Maguire was ultimately cast.[citation needed]
O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the producers' original choice for the role of James Edwards in Men in Black (1997), but, after he turned it down, the role went to Will Smith.[7][citation needed] The Robert Altman film Cookie's Fortune, The Bachelor (1999) and Vertical Limit (2000) were only moderately successful. Following Vertical Limit, a four-year hiatus led some to believe Batman & Robin had damaged his career. However, he came back in 2004 with the widely praised Kinsey. O'Donnell also appeared in the 2004 episode of Two and a Half Men entitled "An Old Flame With A New Wick." O'Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005. The show was the first show of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as veterinarian Finn Dandridge on the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy.
He featured prominently in the TNT miniseries The Company as fictional CIA case officer Jack McAuliffe, in a performance that subtly portrayed his character's progression from spoon-fed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic. Film projects for 2008 included Kit Kittredge: An American Girl and Max Payne.
Since 2009, O'Donnell stars in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS, as G. Callen,[8] an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. CBS describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."[9]
In 2010, O'Donnell appeared in the sequel to the 2001 movie Cats & Dogs, The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
Personal life
O'Donnell is married to Caroline Fentress. They have five children.[10]
O'Donnell is a practicing Roman Catholic.[11]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Jack and Mike | Evan | TV series – 1 episode |
1990 | Men Don't Leave | Chris Macauley | |
1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Buddy Threadgoode | |
1992 | School Ties | Chris Reece | |
Scent of a Woman | Charlie Simms | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
1993 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
1994 | Blue Sky | Glenn Johnson | |
1995 | Circle of Friends | Jack Foley | |
Mad Love | Matt Leland | ||
Batman Forever | Dick Grayson/Robin | ||
1996 | The Chamber | Adam Hall | |
In Love and War | Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway | ||
1997 | Batman & Robin | Dick Grayson/Robin | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with George Clooney) |
1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Jason Brown | |
The Bachelor | Jimmie Shannon | ||
2000 | Vertical Limit | Peter Garrett | |
2002 | 29 Palms | The Hitman | |
2003 | The Practice | Brad Stanfield | TV series – 4 episodes |
2004 | Kinsey | Wardell Pomeroy | |
Two and a Half Men | Jill/Bill | TV series – 1 episode | |
2005 | The Sisters | David Turzin | |
Head Cases | Jason Payne | TV series – 2 episodes | |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Finn "McVet" Dandridge | TV series – 9 episodes |
The Company | Jack McAuliffe | TV miniseries | |
2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Jack Kittredge | |
Max Payne | Jason Colvin | ||
2009 | NCIS | G. Callen | Episode: "Legend (Parts 1 & 2)" |
2009–present | NCIS: Los Angeles | TV series – 106 episodes starring alongside LL Cool J and Daniela Ruah |
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2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Shane | |
A Little Help | Bob | ||
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | G. Callen | Crossover episode: "Pa Make Loa" |
2013 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Himself | TV series (1 episode) |
References
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- ↑ Chris O'Donnell's Personal High : Rolling Stone Archived October 13, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ [1] Archived September 18, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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