Colin Donnell

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Colin Donnell
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Colin Donnell at WonderCon 2013.
Born (1982-10-09) October 9, 1982 (age 41)
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Alma mater Indiana University
Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Patti Murin (m. 2015)

Colin Donnell (born October 9, 1982)[1] is an American actor best known for his performances as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Tommy Merlyn in the The CW television series Arrow, Scotty Lockhart on the Showtime drama The Affair and as Dr. Connor Rhodes in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med (2015–present).

Early life and education

Colin Donnell was born in St. Louis, Missouri, as the youngest of three boys. He has Irish[2] and French ancestry. He played the guitar and took singing lessons when he was 17. His introduction to the stage was in high-school where he was a part of the choir and was in the background juggling and doing circus tricks, which led him in being part of his first school musical production of Barnum.[3] As he put it, he "loved it" and the rest is just history. Colin graduated from Indiana University in 2005.[4][5]

Career

Donnell has been part of many national stage tours such as Mamma Mia! and Wicked. His first Broadway Theatre performance was in Jersey Boys as Hank Mejewski. His other stage credits include Follies, Meet Me In St. Louis, Anything Goes for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Johnny Baseball and many more. Donnell made his television debut by playing Mike Ruskin in the television series Pan Am. In 2012, Donnell was cast as Tommy Merlyn in television series Arrow,[6][7] however, he later left the series after the first season's finale (as his character was killed off), but made a cameo in one episode during the second season and made two different cameos in the third season.

For the summer of 2013, Donnell starred as Berowne in the musical adaption of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. He also appeared as Elizabeth Banks' husband in the crime thriller Every Secret Thing, which was released on May 15, 2015.[8][9]

On January 23, 2014, it was announced that Donnell was cast as Monty in the 1960s-era Broadway musical Violet alongside Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry; which would begin on March 28, 2014 with a special preview, and officially open on April 20, 2014.[10][11][12]

On April 28, 2014, it was announced that Donnell joined the cast of concert Bright Lights, Big City, which was performed on June 16, 2014.[13][14] On July 18, 2014 it was revealed that Donnell would play Joshua Jackson's brother in Showtime original drama The Affair.[15]

On November 4, 2014, it was announced that Donnell had joined the cast of Broadway Sings P!NK, which would take place on January 19 and 25, 2015.[16][17]

On November 19, 2014, Donnell joined the cast of City Center Encores' production of the musical Lady, Be Good, alongside Tommy Tune, Erin Mackey and Patti Murin. The show ran for seven performances, from February 4–8, 2015.[18][19]

On March 4, 2015, Donnell joined NBC drama pilot Love Is A Four Letter Word playing Sean, an ad agency partner. The show was passed on.[20]

On May 29, 2015, Donnell joined NBC series, Chicago Med, as a regular, playing a doctor in trauma surgery.[21][22]

Personal life

Donnell began dating actress Patti Murin in 2013 after they co-starred in a musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost. They became engaged in December 2014,[23] and married on June 19, 2015 in New York City.[24]

Donnell is a literary aficionado and a musician.[25] He has two tattoos from his tour trips - one from Memphis and one from Dayton; which are five silhouettes of birds to represent his family, and a Fleur De Lis, because his mom is French.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Every Secret Thing Paul Porter
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011–12 Pan Am Mike Ruskin 4 episodes
2012–15 Arrow Tommy Merlyn 23 episodes;
Main Cast (Season 1)
Guest role (Seasons 2–3)
2014 Person of Interest Billy Parsons Episode: "Root Path"
2014 Unforgettable Agent Stone Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2014–15 The Affair Scotty Lockhart 16 episodes
2014 The Mysteries of Laura Daniel Mikorski Episode: "The Mystery of the Dysfunctional Dynasty"
2015 Love Is A Four Letter Word Sean Episode: "Pilot"
2015–present Chicago Med Dr. Connor Rhodes Main Cast
2016 Chicago Fire Dr. Connor Rhodes 2 episodes
2016 Chicago P.D. Dr. Connor Rhodes 2 episodes
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2011 L.A. Noire Various Voice

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver Male Roles
2005–07 Jersey Boys Hank Mejewski, Nick Massi, Bob Gaudio
2006 Jesus Christ Superstar Peter
2006 Meet Me In St. Louis[26] John Truitt
2007 Mamma Mia! Sky[3]
2007 Follies Young Benjamin Stone
2007 Me, Myself and I[27] Otto
2008 High School Musical on Stage! Troy Bolton[28]
2009 Wicked Fiyero
2010 Johnny Baseball Johnny O'Brian
2011–12 Anything Goes Billy Crocker Nominated – Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer
Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Nominated – Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2012 Merrily We Roll Along Franklin Shepard
2013 Love's Labour's Lost Berowne
2014 Violet Monty
2014 Bright Lights, Big City[13] Himself
2015 Broadway Sings P!NK Himself
2015 Lady, Be Good Jack Robinson
2015 #tbtLIVE Throwback Thursday: The Concert[29] Himself
2015 Holiday Inn[30] Jim Hardy

References

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