Donal Logue

## Relevant Pages

**Donal Francis Logue** is an Canadian actor who portrays Harvey Bullock on Fox's *Gotham*.

## Biography

Logue was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Irish parents from County Kerry. His father, Michael J. Logue, was once a Carmelite Catholic missionary in Africa, where he met Donal's mother, Elizabeth. They eventually married and then moved to England. They had four children. Logue has three sisters: Karina, an actress; twin sister Deirdre (who is not in show business); and Eileen, an education consultant. His father is the president of Aisling Industries, which makes microchips for cellphone companies. Logue lived most of his childhood and teen years in El Centro, California, where he attended Central Union High School, although for his junior year, he attended St Ignatius' College in Enfield, Greater London, England. While in High School, Donal was the California State Champion in Impromptu Speaking and in 1983 was elected President of the American Legion Boys Nation. His mother was a teacher at Calexico High School in Calexico, California during the 1980s and 1990s.[citation needed] After high school, Logue studied History at Harvard University. While there, he was a member of the Signet Society.

After a few TV movies, Logue first appeared in film playing Dr. Gunter Janek in the 1992 film Sneakers. In 1993, he portrayed Capt. Ellis Spear in Gettysburg. In 1993, he guest starred on the Northern Exposure episode "Baby Blues" playing a movie script agent, Judd Bromell. Logue appeared as a rival FBI agent to Fox Mulder in The X-Files episode "Squeeze." Logue's character Jimmy The Cab Driver was a staple of MTV promos in the early 90s. He also appeared in Blade and The Patriot, in 2000. He appeared in two of Edward Burns films: Purple Violets and The Groomsmen.

## Trivia

* After losing 4 friends to alcohol abuse, Donal swore off in 1991 and has remained sober ever since.
* Acted as a roadie for the rock group, The Lemonheads in the 1980s and then worked with a traveling theater group.
* Studied history at Harvard.
* Was originally cast as Phil Stubbs on Ed (2000).
* His father Michael J. Logue taught as a Carmelite Catholic Missionary in Catholic Mission Schools in Nigeria, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth. They married and then moved to England.
* Has three sisters, Eileen Logue Sciarretta, an education consultant, his twin Deirdre Logue, and Karina Logue, and one brother, Michael Logue.
* Is now an uncle (April 2nd, 2004).
* Is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
* Is good friends with actor Stephen Dorff.
* Is of Irish ancestry.
* Son Finn born 1999. Has another son.
* Attended Central Union High School in El Centro, California.
* Did short comedy skits on MTV as "Jimmy the cab driver", in the 90s.

## References

1. ↑ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021759/bio
2. ↑ http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/logue\_donalbio.html
3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iY9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6919,368434&dq=richard-riehle+irish&hl=en
4. ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Donal-Logue.html
5. ↑ http://uproxx.com/tv/2013/12/10-seriously-awesome-facts-didnt-know-seriously-awesome-donal-logue/