Colin Donnell

Colin Donnell (born October 9, 1982)[1] is an American actor and singer best known for his performances as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Tommy Merlyn in 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 (2015–2019).

Colin Donnell
Colin Donnell at WonderCon 2013.
Born (1982-10-09) October 9, 1982
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materIndiana University
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2015)
Children1

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 to being part of his first school musical production of Barnum.[3] Donnell 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 left the series after season one as his character gets killed off, but made occasional appearances in later seasons. Donnell also portrayed Tommy's Earth-X counterpart in the crossover special, and Human Target posing as his character late in season six.[8][9] Donnell returned as a guest for the series' eighth and final season.[10]

In July and August 2013, Donnell starred as Berowne in the musical adaptation 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.[11][12]

In January 2014, it was announced that Donnell was cast as Monty in the 1960s-era Broadway musical Violet alongside Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry; previews began on March 28, and the show officially opened on April 20.[13][14][15] Also in April, Donnell joined the cast of concert Bright Lights, Big City, which was performed on June 16, 2014.[16][17] In July, Donnell was cast to play Joshua Jackson's brother in Showtime original drama The Affair.[18]

In November 2014, Donnell joined the cast of Broadway Sings P!NK, which would take place on January 19 and 25, 2015.[19][20] That same month, he 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.[21][22]

In March 2015, Donnell joined NBC drama pilot Love Is A Four Letter Word playing Sean, an ad agency partner. The show was passed on.[23] Donnell then landed a regular role in the NBC series, Chicago Med, playing a doctor in trauma surgery.[24][25] On April 19, 2019, it was announced that Donnell was leaving the series after four seasons as a series regular.[26]

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,[27] and married on June 19, 2015, in New York City.[28] In February 2020, it was reported that they were expecting their first child together, a girl.[29] Their daughter, Cecily Philips, was born on July 14, 2020.[30]

Donnell is a literary aficionado and a musician.[31] 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 mother is French.[3]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Every Secret Thing Paul Porter
2019 Almost Love Henry
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Pan Am Mike Ruskin Recurring role; 4 episodes
2012–2020 Arrow Tommy Merlyn Main role (season 1)
Special guest (seasons 2–3 and 7–8)
Tommy Merlyn / Prometheus Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2"
Christopher Chance / Human Target Episode: "Docket No. 11-19-41-73"
Tommy Merlyn / Dark Archer Episode: "Starling City"
2014 Person of Interest Billy Parsons Episode: "Root Path"
2014 Unforgettable Agent Stone Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2014–2015 The Affair Scott Lockhart Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 16 episodes
2014 The Mysteries of Laura Daniel Mikorski Episode: "The Mystery of the Dysfunctional Dynasty"
2015 Love Is a Four Letter Word Sean Unsold television pilot
2015–2019 Chicago Med Dr. Connor Rhodes Main role (seasons 1–5)
2016–2019 Chicago Fire Dr. Connor Rhodes Guest role; 4 episodes
2016–2019 Chicago P.D. Dr. Connor Rhodes Guest role; 4 episodes
2020 Love on Iceland Charlie Television film

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver Male Roles
2005–2007 Jersey Boys Hank Mejewski, Nick Massi, Bob Gaudio
2006 Jesus Christ Superstar Peter
2006 Meet Me in St. Louis[32] John Truitt
2007 Mamma Mia! Sky[3]
2007 Follies Young Benjamin Stone
2007 Me, Myself and I[33] Otto
2008 High School Musical on Stage! Troy Bolton[34]
2009 Wicked Fiyero
2010 Johnny Baseball Johnny O'Brian
2011–2012 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[16] Himself
2015 Broadway Sings P!NK Himself
2015 Lady, Be Good Jack Robinson
2015 #tbtLIVE Throwback Thursday: The Concert[35] Himself
2015 Holiday Inn[36] Jim Hardy
2019 Almost Famous[37] Russell Hammond
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References
  1. "Happy Birthday to Colin Donnell! · Jersey Boys Blog". Jerseyboysblog.com. October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. "In Focus: Irish American actor Colin Donnell- VIDEO". IrishCentral.com.
  3. "Anything Goes' Charmer Colin Donnell on His Wicked Awesome Fans and High School Musical Story". Broadway.com.
  4. "JBB Interview Exclusive: Howard Tucker Interviews Colin Donnell! · Jersey Boys Blog". jerseyboysblog.com.
  5. "IU alumnus takes the auditorium stage in 'Mamma Mia!'". Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. "JBB Interview Exclusive: Howard Tucker Interviews Colin Donnell! · Jersey Boys Blog". Jerseyboysblog.com. October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  7. "Colin Donnell Biography". broadwayworld.com.
  8. "Arrow crossover episode made a fan theory come true". November 28, 2017.
  9. Francisco, Eric (May 4, 2018). "'Arrow' Has a Rare Comics Easter Egg in Tommy's Return Episode". Inverse.
  10. "Exclusive: 'Arrow' brings back Colin Donnell, Josh Segarra for final season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  11. BWW News Desk. "Daniel Breaker, Colin Donnell, Rebecca Naomi Jones & More Set for COMEDY OF ERRORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in the Park!". BroadwayWorld.com.
  12. Carina Adly MacKenzie (May 15, 2013). "'Arrow' Season 1 finale: Colin Donnell speaks out on Tommy's terrible fate and what's next – Zap2it & Features". Zap2it.
  13. BWW News Desk. "Breaking News: Colin Donnell & Joshua Henry Join Sutton Foster in VIOLET on Broadway!". BroadwayWorld.com.
  14. "AP News: Local". AP News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  15. "Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell to join Sutton Foster". U-T San Diego.
  16. BWW News Desk. "Alice Ripley, Colin Donnell, Matt Doyle & More to Star in BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY Concerts at 54 Below, 6/16". BroadwayWorld.com.
  17. "Bright Lights, Big City in Concert Will Feature Alice Ripley, Colin Donnell, Matt Doyle, Renee Elise Goldsberry and More". Playbill. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  18. "Jarett Wieselman on Twitter". Twitter.
  19. "Broadway Sings P!NK Concert to Star Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Ciara Renée – Theater News – Nov 4, 2014". theatermania. November 4, 2014.
  20. "Colin Donnell, Christine Dwyer, Patti Murin, Ciara Renée and Zak Resnick Will Sing New Arrangements of P!nk Songs". Playbill.
  21. BWW News Desk. "Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Erin Mackey & More Will Star in Encores! LADY, BE GOOD". BroadwayWorld.com.
  22. "Broadway Legend Tommy Tune Will Return to the Stage for Lady, Be Good at Encores!". Broadway.com.
  23. Nellie Andreeva. "Meta Golding, Colin Donnell, Monet Mazur Join NBC Pilot 'Love Is A 4 Letter Word' – Deadline Hollywood". Deadline Hollywood.
  24. Nellie Andreeva. "Colin Donnell Cast In 'Chicago Med' As New Regular – Deadline Hollywood". Deadline Hollywood.
  25. "Colin Donnell Joins 'Chicago Med'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. Ausiello, Michael (April 19, 2019). "Colin Donnell Confirms Chicago Med Departure: 'Sorry to Say It's True'". TVLine. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  27. Webber, Stephanie (December 20, 2014). "Arrow Star Colin Donnell Engaged to Patti Murin". Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  28. Vulpo, Mike (June 20, 2015). "Colin Donnell Is Married! Arrow Star Says "I Do" to Patti Murin While Channeling Scenes From The Bachelorette". Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  29. "Patti Murin and Colin Donnell Expecting First Child — a Baby Girl: 'We're Overwhelmingly Happy'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  30. "Patti Murin and Colin Donnell Welcome Daughter Cecily Philips: 'She's Gonna Change the World'". PEOPLE.com. July 17, 2020.
  31. "Colin Donnell". Facebook.
  32. "Meet Me in St. Louis". Nytheatre-wire.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  33. "Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews – Me, Myself and I – 1/30/08". Talkinbroadway.com. February 17, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  34. "St. Louisan Colin Donnell goes from Muny to 'Arrow' : Entertainment". Stltoday.com. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  35. "Colin Donnell, Bryce Pinkham, Patti Murin and Julia Murney Will Throw It Back in #tbtLIVE Concert". Playbill.
  36. BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: First Look at Patti Murin, Colin Donnell, Nancy Opel & More in HOLIDAY INN at The Muny". BroadwayWorld.com.
  37. Adam Hetrick (September 27, 2019). "Colin Donnell and Solea Pfeiffer co-star in the new musical based on the Cameron Crowe film". Playbill. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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