1. Alex O'Loughlin was born on 24 August 1976 and is an Australian actor.
18 Facts About Alex O'Loughlin
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Alex O'Loughlin is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series Hawaii Five-0.
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Alex O'Loughlin had starring roles in the films Oyster Farmer and The Back-up Plan, as well as on such television series as Moonlight and Three Rivers.
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Alex O'Loughlin's father is a physics and astronomy teacher in Sydney and his mother is a nurse.
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Alex O'Loughlin enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1999 and graduated in June 2002 after completing a three-year, full-time Bachelor of Dramatic Art program.
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Alex O'Loughlin began working in short films and fringe theatre as a teenager in Sydney.
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Alex O'Loughlin later appeared in Man-Thing, Feed, and in the Australian miniseries The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, for which he was nominated as Best Lead Actor in Television from the Australian Film Institute Awards in 2005 and as Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series from the Logie Awards in 2006.
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Alex O'Loughlin joined the cast of The Shield in 2007 as Detective Kevin Hiatt, the newest member of the strike team.
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Alex O'Loughlin left The Shield in 2007 after he won the lead role on the CBS series Moonlight, where he played private investigator and vampire Mick St John.
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Alex O'Loughlin starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the 2010 romantic comedy film The Back-up Plan.
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Alex O'Loughlin was cast in the CBS remake of Hawaii Five-0 portraying Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, which premiered on 20 September 2010.
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Alex O'Loughlin was slated to miss at least one episode from the second season.
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Alex O'Loughlin's first son, Saxon, was born in 1997, to a girlfriend from whom he has since separated.
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Alex O'Loughlin has a second son Lion born in 2012 with model and surfer Malia Jones.
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Alex O'Loughlin became a stepfather to Jones's son Spike from her previous relationship.
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Alex O'Loughlin took on the role of ambassador for Donate Life America in 2009.
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Alex O'Loughlin is an experienced practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, training alongside his Hawaii Five-0 co-star Scott Caan and MMA veteran Egan Inoue.
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At the 2022 ADCC World Championship, Alex O'Loughlin was promoted to black belt in the martial art in front of the crowd in attendance.