The Varied Faces of Alex O’Loughlin

October 25, 2009 By 5 Comments

Here’s a lighthearted look at Alex O’Loughlin’s movie and TV career to date*. He has chosen very diverse roles, playing the good guy as well as the villain, participating in both indie films and international productions. “I love playing different roles, the more variety the better. Once I’ve played a role I don’t want to play it again,” he told TVAddict.com in April 2009.

Even though the humble Alex feels he’s only a medium talent, even believing at one point that he wasn’t good enough to pursue acting as a career, his fans and the entertainment industry know better. Alex doesn’t think of himself as a star and doesn’t take himself too seriously — qualities that add to his growing popularity, but he does take a serious approach to acting: “I walk in the shoes of the character 24 hours a day.”

*One missing role is that of Ian Mack in the Australian TV series White Collar Blue, episode 2.01.

Who: Stan
Where: The Back-Up Plan
When: March 2010
Why we love him: Farmer Stan makes any John Deere hum smoothly.
Bummer: We have to wait till March 2010 to get further acquainted.
On the bright side: A happy ending awaits us and Alex won’t know what hit him once this movie is unleashed upon millions of unsuspecting females around the world.
Who: Andy Yablonski, M.D.
Where: Three Rivers
When: Now
Why we love him: This brilliant transplant surgeon fixes broken hearts and doesn’t take no for an answer.
Bummer: Dr. Andy has an uncertain future, but we live in hope.
On the bright side: You rock our world, Alex!
Who: Russell Haden
Where: Whiteout
When: Sept. 2009
Why we love him: This Aussie pilot is a bad, bad boy.
Bummer: Russell buys it.
On the bright side: He looks marvelous in just the hat ‘n boots and pours a mean scotch on the billion-year-old rocks.
Who: Vincent Rowlings
Where: Criminal Minds: The Big Wheel
When: April 2009
Why we love him: He’s the only serial killer we ever cried for.
Bummer: Vincent buys it.
On the bright side: He totally rocks the nerdy glasses and long johns.
Who: Mick St. John
Where: Moonlight
When: Sept. 2007-May 2008
Why we love him: This stylish vampire stole our hearts with his strong principles, soulful looks, romance novel hair and unrequited love.
Bummer: Alas, only 16 episodes and no second season.
On the bright side: Mick got his Beth and we got our DVD.
Who: Marshall Connelly
Where: August Rush
When: Oct. 2007
Why we love him: He’s a rock musician, nuff said!
Bummer: His role was way too short.
On the bright side: He’s in the DVD extras.
Who: Detective Kevin Hiatt
Where: The Shield
When: May 2007
Why we love him: We’ll never look at wooden chairs the same way again.
Bummer: He’s only in seven episodes in season 6.
On the bright side: Great DVD, plus extras.
Who: Marcus Bohem
Where: The Invisible
When: April 2007
Why we love him: Alex does criminals so well.
Bummer: Oops, he buys it again…
On the bright side: Hair grows back.
Who: The Kissing Couple (no kidding)
Where: The Holiday
When: Dec. 2006
Why we love him: He gives us the best 25 seconds of the movie.
Bummer: Don’t blink, or you’ll miss him.
On the bright side: It was Alex’s first role in a US production.
Who: Will Bryant
Where: Mary Bryant
When: Oct. 2005
Why we love him: Other costume dramas pale in comparison and men in tights never looked so good.
Bummer: He buys it again, and does it in style.
On the bright side: The role earned Alex an AFI and Silver Logie nomination for Best Actor in a Lead Role.
Who: Jack Flange
Where: Oyster Farmer
When: June 2005
Why we love him: No one wears the edible balaclava better and the dock scene is worth rewinding.
Bummer: The movie should have been a little longer.
On the bright side: It got Alex international attention and eventually led him to LA.
Who: Michael Carter
Where: FEED
When: May 2005
Why we love him: He’s totally off his rocker and loving it.
Bummer: Michael meets a fate worse than death.
On the bright side: There’s so much information available on how this movie was made in the UK and US DVD extras.
Who: Deputy Eric Fraser
Where: Man-Thing
When: April 2005
Why we love him: Hats off for the southern accent!
Bummer: He dies a painful death.
On the bright side: No point watching the rest of the movie after Eric is gone.
Who: Luke Anderson
Where: BlackJack: Sweet Science
When: Nov. 2004
Why we love him: Another bad boy with criminal intent.
Bummer: He ends up in prison.
On the bright side: Luke has an Aussie accent!
Who: Dave
Where: Love Bytes: Net Nanny
When: Feb. 2004
Why we love him: A fresh, young Alex in only his second role.
Bummer: Not available on DVD.
On the bright side: It’s (partially) available on YouTube.

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The Star Online: Australians in Action

July 18, 2009 By 2 Comments

tbup-160709-30In the same vein as the recently released documentary Australians Hit Hollywood, the Star Online writes about the infiltration by acting talent from Down Under of a Tinseltown that has already been conquered by the British.

Now, keeping both the English and Americans on their toes are the Australians.

The article goes on to list fourteen diligent Aussies (in random order) who can be seen regularly on American television. Alex O’Loughlin is one of them.

9. Alex O’Loughlin (Moonlight) – Canberra-born O’Loughlin deserves a mention (although his vampire series Moonlight was sucked out after just one season) simply because of his guest spot on Criminal Minds. Never mind that it was for just one episode, but it was so creepy it was good! When Moonlight wasn’t renewed for a second season, a fan-based charity campaigned for its return by holding blood donation drives. He began his career in film in 2004. The next year, he auditioned for the role of James Bond – with no luck. O’Loughlin, 33, got an all-access pass to American TV when he was cast as Detective Kevin Hiatt for seven episodes in the sixth season of crime drama The Shield. His fans can rejoice now that he’s working on a new series, Three Rivers, which focuses on an organ transplant team. O’Loughlin’s character is inspired by a real-life surgeon.

Read the full article:

*** Australians in Action ***

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Video: Alex O’Loughlin Wraps “The Shield”

July 1, 2009 By 3 Comments


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Alex O’Loughlin at The Bash of All Bashes

May 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
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Walton Goggins and Alex O'Loughlin at charity event "The Bash"

On Sunday, May 17th Alex O’Loughlin joined other celebrities who turned up at “The Bash” in support of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Play Therapy Fund. The charity event, organized by LA based teens for teens, took place at the legendary Beverly Hills restaurant Crustacean. Among the guests were also Alex’s former colleagues from The Shield: Walton Goggins and Michael Chiklis, who was there to support his daughter Amber, a board member of the charity.

Also present was the Mother Nature Network, who gauged the level of greenness in Hollywood. Alex informed them that he not only conserves water and recycles, but that he also rides his motorcycle whenever he can instead of taking the car. “I just try to be conscientious. I try to be resourceful and frugal with what I use,” he said.

** Read the full MNN article: “Ecollywood: The Cast of the New Terminator Goes Green” **

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