ACTOR

Colin O'Donoghue

1981 - Today

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Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time. He appeared in the horror thriller film The Rite (2011) as a skeptical novice priest, Michael Kovak. He portrayed the character of Douxie Casperan in the Guillermo del Toro animated series Tales of Arcadia for Netflix. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin O'Donoghue has received more than 3,444,376 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin O'Donoghue is the 8,154th most popular actor (down from 6,109th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 276th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Colin O'Donoghues by language

Over the past year Colin O'Donoghue has had the most page views in the with 223,228 views, followed by Spanish (25,998), and French (25,980). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (67.58%), Egyptian Arabic (63.50%), and Catalan (41.42%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Colin O'Donoghue ranks 8,154 out of 13,578. Before him are Huang Zitao, Guy Henry, Lacey Chabert, Lee Yoo-mi, Jack Wild, and A. K. Hangal. After him are Grant Gustin, Kim Greist, David Charvet, Nathalia Dill, Charlene Choi, and Aimee Lou Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Colin O'Donoghue ranks 265. Before him are Julia Jones, Robert Doornbos, Alan Gagloev, Jan Frodeno, Josh Groban, and Hope Solo. After him are César Delgado, JJ Lin, Luis García, Antonio López, Heurelho Gomes, and Ross Marquand.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Colin O'Donoghue ranks 352 out of 549. Before him are Sheamus (1978), Aidan Turner (1983), William Smith O'Brien (1803), Johnny Carey (1919), Edward Carson (1854), and Glen Hansard (1970). After him are Sharon Corr (1970), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), Orla Brady (1961), Robert Sheehan (1988), and Geoffrey Keating (1569).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Colin O'Donoghue ranks 51. Before him are Milo O'Shea (1926), Dave Allen (1936), Barry Keoghan (1992), Jack Gleeson (1992), Patricia Collinge (1892), and Aidan Turner (1983). After him are Orla Brady (1961), Robert Sheehan (1988), Kerry Condon (1983), Dominique McElligott (1986), T. P. McKenna (1929), and Elaine Cassidy (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Luck
Jerry (voice)
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
Aug 5o 20227.829 / 10
The Rite
Michael Kovak
Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
Jan 28o 20116.096 / 10
Once Upon a Time
Captain Hook
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.
7.3 / 10