Alex O'Loughlin - Wikipedia Alex O'Loughlin This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 July 2018. Not to be confused with Alex Loughton. Alex O'Loughlin O'Loughlin at the 2011 GQ Men Of The Year Awards ( 1976 - 08 - 24 ) 24 August 1976 ( age 41 ) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nationality Australian Occupation Actor, writer, director Years active 2001 -- present Spouse ( s ) Malia Jones ( m. 2014 ) Children Alex O'Loughlin / oʊ ˈlɒklɪn / ( born 24 August 1976 ) 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 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links Early Life 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. Career 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. In 2004 he landed his first film role, the lead in Oyster Farmer. He later appeared in Man - Thing, Feed, and in the Australian mini-series 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. O'Loughlin joined the cast of The Shield in 2007 as Detective Kevin Hiatt, the newest member of the strike team. In 2005, he screen - tested for the movie role of James Bond. As he told one interviewer : `` I met with ( director ) Martin Campbell here in Los Angeles at his office on the Sony ( Pictures ) lot and he asked me to fly to London and test and we tested at Pinewood ( Studios ). It was the biggest screen test I 've ever done. It was very comprehensive. I had tuxedos and suits cut for it and hair cuts. '' He 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. The filming of Moonlight was interrupted by the Hollywood writers strike. There was speculation that the series would be dropped but fan pressure prevailed and the show was given four additional episodes to try to regain its audience share. Despite being the highest rated show in its Friday evening slot CBS did not commission a second season. After its cancellation, a fan - based charity campaign to win a second - season renewal for Moonlight by holding blood drives proved unsuccessful. In August 2008, CBS signed a talent development deal with O'Loughlin as the star of a TV series to be developed by writer Mark Gordon, but it did not materialise. He was cast in the lead role of the CBS hospital drama Three Rivers, developed by producer Carol Barbee, which aired Sunday evenings in the 2009 -- 2010 season. In April 2009, he guest - starred in an episode of Criminal Minds in the Season Four episode, `` The Big Wheel '', as an OCD - ridden serial killer, Vincent Rowlings. In December 2009 CBS pulled Three Rivers from its schedule. O'Loughlin starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the 2010 romantic comedy film The Back - up Plan. O'Loughlin was cast in the CBS remake of Hawaii Five - 0 portraying Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, which premiered on 20 September 2010. The show won `` Favorite New TV Drama '' at the 2010 -- 11 People 's Choice Awards. Subsequently, BuddyTV ranked him # 2 on its `` TV 's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010 '' list and # 9 in 2011. On 2 March 2012, CBS announced that O'Loughlin would miss shooting some episodes of Hawaii Five - 0 to seek drug treatment related to pain management medication prescribed after a shoulder injury. He was slated to miss at least one episode from the second season. In August 2013, the Los Angeles - based non-profit Australians in Film announced that O'Loughlin would be honored with a Breakthrough Award at a ceremony held on 24 October 2013 in Los Angeles. Personal Life O'Loughlin's first child, a son, was born in 1997, to a girlfriend from whom he has since separated. He separated from his long - time girlfriend, Australian actress / singer Holly Valance, in February 2009. He and his then - girlfriend, Malia Jones have a son born in 2012. O'Loughlin and Jones married in Hawaii on 18 April 2014. They and their three sons ( O'Loughlin's son, O'Loughlin and Jones ' son, and Jones ' son from a previous relationship ) live in Hawaii where he films Hawaii Five - 0. He is the current ambassador for Donate Life America. Filmography Film Year Title Role Oyster Farmer Jack Flange 2005 Man - Thing Eric Fraser 2005 Feed Michael Carter 2006 The Holiday Kissing Couple 2007 The Invisible Marcus Bohem 2007 August Rush Marshall 2009 Whiteout Russell Haden The Back - up Plan Stan Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 White Collar Blue Ian Mack Episode : `` 2 : 01 '' Love Bytes Dave Episode : `` Net Nanny '' Black Jack : Sweet Science Luke Anderson TV movie 2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Will Bryant TV mini-series Nominated‍ -- ‌ Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor in Television ( 2005 ) Nominated‍ -- ‌ Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series ( 2006 ) 2007 The Shield Kevin Hiatt 7 episodes 2007 -- 08 Moonlight Mick St. John 17 episodes Won‍ -- ‌ People 's Choice Award for Best Drama Series ( 2007 -- 08 ) 2009 Criminal Minds Vincent Rowlings Episode : `` The Big Wheel '' 2009 -- 10 Three Rivers Dr. Andy Yablonski 13 episodes 2010 -- present Hawaii Five - 0 LCDR Steve McGarrett 193 episodes Won‍ -- ‌ People 's Choice Award for Best New TV Drama ( 2010 -- 11 ) 2018 N / A Director ; 1 episode N / A Writer ; 1 episode Awards Year Award Work nominated Result 2005 AFI Award Best Lead Actor in Television Mary Bryant Nominated 2006 Silver Logie Award Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Mary Bryant Nominated 2013 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award For International Success Career Won References Jump up ^ `` Alex O'Loughlin profile ''. Tribute. Retrieved 27 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alex O'Loughlin ''. US Weekly. Retrieved 27 December 2016. Jump up ^ O'Hare, Kate ( 23 September 2007 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2012. Jump up ^ Cooper, Gael ( 19 July 2007 ). `` New Show : The Vampire from ' Moonlight ' is not Bon Scott 's son ''. MSNBC 's Test Pattern. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007. Jump up ^ O'Hare, Kate ( 23 September 2007 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin profile ''. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ O'Hare, Kate ( 8 October 2009 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin : 10 things you did n't know ''. Zap2It. Zap2It. Retrieved 5 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Moonlight Cast Bio -- Alex O'Loughlin ''. CBS. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ Hahn, Kate ( 14 December 2007 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin Shares His Spot in the Moonlight ''. SeattlePi.com. Retrieved 30 December 2007. ^ Jump up to : Alex O'Loughlin profile / career Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Alexoloughlinrocks.com Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt ( 28 September 2007 ). `` Interview with a Vampire : Inside CBS ' Bloody - fun Moonlight ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ `` AFI nominees ''. The Age. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Australian Television : 2006 Logie Awards ''. Australian Television.net. Retrieved 18 October 2009. ^ Jump up to : Barker, Lynne ( 19 July 2007 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin : `` Moonlight '' 's Hot Vampire ``. TeenTelevision.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ Fickett, Travis. `` Moonlighting with Alex O'Loughlin : The IGN TV Interview ''. IGN. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ Hidek, Jeff ( 5 June 2008 ). `` Rest in peace, cancelled shows we loved ''. MSNBC. Retrieved 24 June 2009. Jump up ^ `` Untitled Alex O'Loughlin Project ''. The Futon Critic. Retrieved 10 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Three Rivers Cast and Crew ''. TV.com. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009. Jump up ^ Owen, Rob ( 2 December 2009 ). `` Tuned In : CBS 's ' Three Rivers ' has likely run its course ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2010. Jump up ^ Brierly, Mandi ( 25 April 2010 ). `` ' Back - up Plan ' : Five ways it made Alex O'Loughlin look good ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Alex O'Loughlin Booked for Hawaii Five - O ''. TVGuide.com. Jump up ^ `` TV 's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010 ''. BuddyTV. Retrieved 13 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` TV 's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011 ''. BuddyTV. Retrieved 13 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` O'Loughlin to miss shooting some episodes of Hawaii Five - O '', insidetv.ew.com, 2 March 2012. Jump up ^ O'Loughlin enters treatment for prescription drug issues, usmagazine.com Jump up ^ `` ' Next big thing ' Sullivan Stapleton and Jacki Weaver to be honoured at Australians in Film reception ''. NewsComAu. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2015. Jump up ^ Johnson, Zach ( 22 May 2013 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin Shares First Picture of Son ''. Us Weekly. Jump up ^ Carne, Lucy ( 3 September 2006 ). `` In The Flesh ''. The Courier - Mail. Retrieved 26 October 2007. Jump up ^ Natalie Finn ( 26 October 2012 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin Welcomes a Son with Malia Jones ''. E ! Online. Retrieved 28 December 2012. Jump up ^ Sarah Michaud ( 10 November 2012 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin and Malia Jones Name Son ''. People.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012. Jump up ^ JENNIFER GARCIA ( 18 April 2014 ). `` Alex O'Loughlin Marries Malia Jones ''. people.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` Alex O'Loughlin and Donate Life America in New TVGuide.com Feature ''. AlexOLoughlinRocks.com. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011. Jump up ^ Lenkov, Peter ( March 9, 2018 ). `` COMING SOON on # h50 ''. Instagram. Retrieved March 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ( # HF825 ) `` Ka lala kaukonakona haki ' ole I ka pa a ka makani Kona. ( The Tough Branch that Does Not Break in the Kona Gale. ) '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 24, 2018. 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