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.
2005 • TV
2010 • TV
2002 • TV
2007 • TV
2007 • Movie
2005 • Movie
as Marcus Bohem
as Michael Carter
as Kissing Couple
as Stan
as Marshall
as Jack Flange
as Luke Anderson
as Russell Haden
as Fraser
as Vincent
1 episodes
as Steve McGarrett
240 episodes
as Kevin Hiatt
7 episodes
as Mick St. John
16 episodes
as Ian Mack
1 episodes
as Dr. Andy Yablonski
13 episodes
as William 'Will' Bryant
2 episodes
Director
Writer
Producer
