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Alex O'Loughlin Biography

Actor

Alex O'Loughlin, born on August 24, 1976 in New Zealand, is a renowned actor. He has gained widespread acclaim for his performances in television series such as 'Lost' and 'Hawaii Five-0'.

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“I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.”

Stories Bigs Certain Stuff Fire Impossible Building Let Me Get Insurance

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.”

Thinking Enjoy Talent Mediums Great Talent

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I don't know what I'm really good at. I'm really good at sittin' by the pool. I have to work at that. I'm really bad at auditioning.”

Knows Pool

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“I like playing the villain.”

Villain

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“I'm the son of an everyman. My father is a teacher. He teaches physics at a boys' school in Sydney.”

School Father Boys Teach Teacher Son Physics Sydney Everyman

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“It's nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird.”

People Nice

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“The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is.”

World Happens America Actors Cases Movie Filmmaking Mecca

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“I was sort of trained in drama. I went to theater school. I started on the stage. Comedy is absolutely an essential part of what we do as actors. But I think in the grand scheme of things, comedy was born from tragedy. First there was tragedy and then there were the comedies.”

Thinking Firsts School Actors Born Comedy Stage Drama Essentials Tragedy Theater Schemes

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I've always loved, as an Aussie, comedy is part of my life. My friends and I are always ribbing each other and that's how we get through the days. When it comes to cameras rolling and getting that timing right, the only way to do it and do it well is to throw yourself into it.”

Way Wells Comedy My Friends Cameras Timing Rolling Aussies

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“To have a friend and a comrade as your co-star, especially in a romantic comedy, is really important. It gives you the room. It's easier to give yourself and the other person permission to play.”

Giving Persons Important Play Stars Rooms Comedy Easier Permission Comrade

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it’s like the least I can do, I really enjoy that stuff. I enjoy giving back.”

Giving I Can Causes Stuff Enjoy Can Do Charity Giving Back Good Causes

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“Mum’s a musician. She plays piano and has a beautiful voice, so she understands the creative need. Mum lights up when she sees me. Her cheeks go pink – she’s all over me, pulling my hair, pinching my cheeks.”

Needs Play Light Beautiful Voice Creative Hair Musician Piano Cheeks Mum Pulling Light Up Pinching Beautiful Voice

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you do not back yourself up, no one else is going to so you really need to learn to get up, shake the sand off your chest and keep going.”

Ifs Needs Cutting Industry Get Up Shakes Sand Keep Going Chests Throat Rejected Knocked Down

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I plead with my Moonlight fans to give this show a chance if they let me give it a chance. I can’t do Moonlight again — it’s finished. The bottom line is that my true fans will follow me where I go.”

Ifs Giving I Can Shows Lines Chance Fans Let Me Bottom Finished Bottom Line Moonlight Follow Me Give It A Chance

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romanticism and erotic kind of nature of the immortal being, the undead who lives on human blood.”

Humans Kind Bigs Beautiful Blood Fans Obsession Vampire Genre Obsessed Immortal Erotic Romanticism Undead

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying.”

Thinking World This World Losing Scary Anonymity

Author:Alex O'Loughlin

“I write music just for me. I'm certainly not good enough to do it on any kind of a level but I enjoy that time because it's quiet.”

Writing Kind Enough Enjoy Levels Quiet Good Enough Not Good Enough

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“My trumpeting sounds like a goose farting in the fog.”

Sound Fog Geese

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About the Author

Born: August 24, 1976
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 18

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