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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-08-24 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Also Known As

Alexander O’Lachlan

الکس الافلین

Alex O'Loughlin

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.

Known For

Acting

August Rush

2007

August Rush

as

Marshall

Whiteout

2009

Whiteout

as

Russell Haden

The Invisible

2007

The Invisible

as

Marcus Bohem

Feed

2005

Feed

as

Michael Carter

Oyster Farmer

2004

Oyster Farmer

as

Jack Flange

Man-Thing

2005

Man-Thing

as

Fraser

BlackJack: Sweet Science

2004

BlackJack: Sweet Science

as

Luke Anderson

The Holiday

2006

The Holiday

as

Kissing Couple

Moonlight

Moonlight

as

Mick St. John

Three Rivers

Three Rivers

as

Dr. Andy Yablonski

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Steve McGarrett

The Shield

The Shield

as

Kevin Hiatt

Production

Crew

Directing