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'''Christopher Eugene O'Donnell''' (born ], ]) is a ]-nominated ] ], perhaps best known for playing ] in the '']'' films, '']'' and '']'', Charlie Simms in '']'', Finn Dandridge in '']'', and more recently, Jack McCauliffe in '']''.


'''Christopher Eugene O'Donnell''' (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor who performs in film and television.
==Biography==
===Early life===
O'Donnell, the youngest of seven children (with four sisters and two brothers), was born in ], the son of Julie, a ], and William O'Donnell, Sr., a radio manager.<ref></ref> O'Donnell is of paternal Irish and maternal German descent;<ref></ref><ref></ref> he was raised ] and attended Catholic schools,<ref></ref> including ] in ] for high school, graduating in 1988. O'Donnell attended ] and graduated with a ] in marketing. He subsequently attended law school at ] but did not graduate.


He has played numerous roles since Charlie Sims in '']''. Others include Chris Reece in '']'', ] in '']'', Jack Foley in the drama film '']'', ]/] in '']'' and '']'', Jason Brown in ]'s '']'', Peter Garrett in '']'', and ] in '']''.
From the ages of thirteen to sixteen, O'Donnell began modeling, and was featured in several commercials.


O'Donnell also starred as Special Agent ] on the ] crime drama television series '']'', a spin-off of '']'' from September 2009 to May 2023.
===Career===
O'Donnell was discovered when he was cast in a ] commercial, in which he served ]. His first television role was an appearance on the series ''Jack and Mike'' in 1986. At the age of seventeen, he was offered a chance to audition for a part in the movie '']'', with Jessica Lange, and he won the role. In the early 1990s, O'Donnell was a featured player in many successful movies such as '']'' (1991), '']'' (1992), and '']'' (1992) with ]. He was named one of the twelve Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 44.


==Early life==
After the success of '']'' (1995), O'Donnell played Robin in '']''. He reportedly was part of a field of candidates that included ], ], ] (who later went on to play the Dark Knight himself), ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Producers narrowed their choices to DiCaprio and O'Donnell. At a comic book convention, they asked a group of eleven year-old boys, the target audience, which actor could win a fistfight. After the boys overwhelmingly declared O'Donnell the winner, he was ultimately given the role. By coincidence, O'Donnell was said to be 20th Century Fox's favorite choice to be Jack Dawson in '']'', but DiCaprio ended up with it.
O'Donnell was born in the ] suburb of ], the son of Julie Ann Rohs von Brecht and William Charles O'Donnell Sr., a general manager of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019490/bio |title=Chris O'Donnell Biography – Yahoo! Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |access-date=May 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209123324/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019490/bio |archive-date=February 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kessler |first=Mike |url=http://triblocal.com/winnetka-northfield/community/stories/2010/12/william-c-odonnell-dies-at-88/ |title=William C. O'Donnell dies at 88 — Winnetka & Northfield news, photos and events — |publisher=Triblocal.com |date=2010-12-08 |access-date=2013-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614083824/http://triblocal.com/winnetka-northfield/community/stories/2010/12/william-c-odonnell-dies-at-88/ |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the youngest of seven children, with four sisters and two brothers, and is of ] and ] descent.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE753A9C74029&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D | title=Express-News Archives : MySA.com | first1=Bob | last1=Polunsky}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6330360_ITM | work=Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | title=Actor's roles range from the birds & the bees to just a bird – Robin.(Originated from ''The Virginian-Pilot'') | date=April 13, 1995}}</ref> O'Donnell was raised in a ] family and attended Catholic schools.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013110445/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5932797/chris_odonnells_personal_high/|title=Music News|archivedate=October 13, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He graduated from ] in ] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-02-10-0202100032-story.html|title=Actor Chris O'Donnell sells seldom-used townhouse here|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.newsner.com/news/chris-odonnell-from-ncis-la-age-net-worth-family-children/|title=Chris O'Donnell from 'NCIS LA': Age, net worth, family, children|date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>


O'Donnell attended ] and graduated with a ] in marketing in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2013/03/19/boston-college-150-symphony-hall-concert/|title=Boston College to Celebrate 150 Years with Concert at Symphony Hall|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/03/24/chris-odonnell-helps-boston-college-celebrate-150-years/|title=Chris O'Donnell helps Boston College celebrate 150 years|website=www.boston.com}}</ref> He had begun modeling at the age of 13 so was comfortable in front of cameras, and also had already made commercials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/photos/1008350/ncis-los-angeles-chris-o-donnell-tees-up-for-a-playful-photo-shoot/|title=Watch! Magazine Photos on CBS|via=www.cbs.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
O'Donnell followed with a starring role in 1996's '']'', based on the ] novel. He subsequently appeared in the Batman sequel, '']'', in 1997. Critically panned, the movie turned out to be a box office failure. He was considered for the lead role in '']'', when the project was in development with ] directing in 1996. ] was ultimately cast.


==Career==
O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the producers' original choice for the role of James Edwards in '']'' (1997), but, after he turned it down, the role went to ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/trivia | title=Trivia for ''Men in Black'' | publisher=at the ] | accessdate=2007-10-21 }}</ref> The ] film ''Cookie's Fortune'', '']'' (1999) and '']'' (2000) were only moderately successful. Following '']'', a four-year hiatus led some to believe ''Batman & Robin'' had damaged his career as it had co-star ]. He came back in 2004 with the widely praised '']''.
O'Donnell had already appeared in numerous commercials as a teenager, advertising ] cereal and ] snacks. In a ] fast food commercial, he served ] great ].


An early television series role was an appearance on the TV series '']'' in 1986. In the early 1990s, he appeared in several films including '']'' (1990), starring ]; '']'' (1991), appearing again with ] from ''Men Don't Leave''; '']'' (1992); and '']'' (1992) with ]. For the latter he received two nominations: one for a ] for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture (which was won by ] for '']''), and one for a ] for Most Promising Actor (which he won). He was also named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis's ''Screen World'', Vol. 44.
O'Donnell took a lead role in the ] television series '']'' in 2005. The show was the first show of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as ] ] on the popular ] drama '']''.


After appearing in the film '']'' (1994), reuniting him with Jessica Lange, he starred in '']'' (1995) with ], '']'' (1995) with ], and '']'' (1996) with ].
Most recently, he has figured prominently in the acclaimed TNT miniseries '']'' as fictional CIA agent Jack McCauliffe in a performance which subtly portrayed his character's progression from spoon-fed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic.


O'Donnell played the character of Dick Grayson/Robin in '']'', in which Barrymore also had a role. Reportedly the field of candidates for the role of Robin included ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
===Personal life===
In 1996, O’Donnell proposed to his girlfriend Caroline Fentress. He met her while in college; they married in 1997.


Casting directors narrowed their choices to O'Donnell and DiCaprio, and finally selected O'Donnell. He reportedly was considered by ] studios to play the lead role of Jack Dawson in '']'' (1997), but that role was won by DiCaprio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/titanic-casting-james-cameron-christian-bale_n_1619006|title='Titanic' Casting: What Other Stars Were Considered For James Cameron's Masterpiece? |date=June 22, 2012 |website=HuffPost|access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref>
The couple have five children, three sons and two daughters: Lily Anne O'Donnell (b. ]), Christopher Eugene O'Donnell Jr (b. ], ]), Charles McHugh O'Donnell (b. ], ]), Finley O'Donnell (b. ], ]), and Maeve Frances O'Donnell (b. ], ] in ]).<ref></ref>


O'Donnell had a starring role in 1996's '']'', based on the ] novel of the same name. He reprised his role as Robin in 1997's '']''. Although it was a box-office success, the movie was critically panned. O'Donnell later said that he did not believe it turned out well.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918222955/http://www.theinsider.com/news/3363538_Chris_O_Donnell_Agrees_with_George_Clooney_Batman_Robin_Didn_t_Turn_Out_Well|date=September 18, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=December 2021}}</ref>
O'Donnell is an avid golfer. He participated in a golf outing to help raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, for which they raised $500,000 in the year 2000.

O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the choice of one of the producers for the role of James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J in '']'' (1997), but he turned it down as being too similar to his role in ''Batman Forever''. ] played this role.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/trivia | title=Trivia for ''Men in Black'' | publisher=at the ] | access-date=October 21, 2007 }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2012}} The subsequent films '']'' (1999) and '']'' (1999) were moderately successful, while '']'' (2000) was a box office hit.

Following a four-year hiatus, O'Donnell returned in 2004 with the widely praised '']''. He also appeared in the 2004 episode of '']'', entitled "An Old Flame with a New Wick."

O'Donnell took a lead role in the ] television series '']'' in 2005. The show was the first of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as ] ] on the ] medical drama '']''.
] filming in 2009]]
O'Donnell featured prominently in the ] miniseries '']'' as ] case officer Jack McAuliffe, a character who progressed from spoonfed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic. In 2008 O'Donnell appeared in '']'' as ]'s father Jack Kittredge, and in '']'' as Jason Colvin.

Between 2009 and 2023, O'Donnell starred on '']'', a spinoff of '']'', as ],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRRRE51Q13620090227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107002102/http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRRRE51Q13620090227 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |title=O'Donnell nabs lead role in "NCIS" spin-off |date=February 27, 2009 |access-date=February 27, 2009 |work=Reuters |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva}}</ref> an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. ] describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."<ref>{{cite web |title=NCIS Los Angeles |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis_los_angeles/about/ |publisher=CBS |access-date=August 11, 2009}}</ref>

In 2010, O'Donnell appeared in the sequel to the 2001 movie '']'', '']''.

==Personal life==
O'Donnell married Caroline Fentress in April 1997 at ] in ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/chris-odonnells-personal-high-170746/|title=Chris O'Donnell's Personal High|last1=Smith|first1=Russel Scott|date=2000-12-08|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> They have five children together.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chiu |first=Alexis |url=https://people.com/parents/chris-odonnell-and-wife-have-fifth-baby/|title=Chris O'Donnell and Wife Have Fifth Baby|work=] |date=December 18, 2007 |access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chris O'Donnell's Daughter Steals the Show on 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Set|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/173851_chris_o_donnell_daughter_steals_the_show_on_ncis_los_angeles_set/|publisher=]|date=October 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Donahue |first1=Wendy |title=Johnnie-O label finds sweet spot between East and West Coast prep |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fash-1201-johnnie-o-mens-style-20141125-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=November 5, 2019 |date=November 25, 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

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===Film===
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| ] || '']'' || Mr. Kittredge || ''post-production'' | 1990 || '']'' || Chris Macauley ||
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| 1991 || '']'' || Buddy Threadgoode ||
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Jack McCauliffe || TV miniseries
|- |-
| '']'' || ] ||TV series |rowspan=2|1992 || '']'' || Chris Reece ||
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| '']'' || Charlie Simms || Nominated – ] for ]
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Jason Payne ||TV series
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| '']'' || David Turzin || | 1993 || '']'' || ] ||
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| ] || '']'' || ] || | 1994 || '']'' || Glenn Johnson ||
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| ] || '']'' || Brad Stanfield ||TV series | rowspan=3|1995 || '']'' || Jack Foley ||
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| ] || '']'' || The Hitman || | '']'' || Matt Leland ||
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|'']'' || ]/] ||
| ] || '']'' || Peter Garrett ||
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|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Jimmie Shannon || | rowspan=2|1996 ||'']'' || Adam Hall ||
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| '']'' || ] ||
| '']'' || Jason Brown ||
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| ] || '']'' || ] || | 1997 || '']'' || Dick Grayson/Robin ||
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|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || ] || | rowspan=2|1999 || '']'' || Jason Brown ||
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| '']'' || Adam Hall || |'']'' || Jimmie Shannon ||
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| 2000 || '']'' || Peter Garrett ||
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| '']'' || Matt Leland || | 2002 || '']'' || The Hitman ||
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| '']'' || Jack Foley || | 2004 || '']'' || ] ||
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| ] || '']'' || Glenn Johnson || | 2005 || '']'' || David Turzin ||
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| ] || '']'' || ] || | rowspan=2|2008 || '']'' || Jack Kittredge ||
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|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Charlie Simms || |'']'' || Jason Colvin ||
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| '']'' || Chris Reece || | rowspan=2|2010 || '']'' || Shane ||
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| '']'' || Bob Pehlke ||
| ] || '']'' || Buddy Threadgoode ||
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| ] || '']'' || Chris Macauley || | 2016 || ''PG'' || Max || Short film
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===Television===
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 1986 || '']'' || Evan || Episode: "Cry Uncle"
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| 2003 || '']'' || Brad Stanfield || 4 episodes
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| rowspan=2|2004 || '']'' || Bill Shrader || Episode: "An Old Flame with a New Wick"
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| ''The Amazing Westermans'' || || TV movie
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| 2005 || '']'' || Jason Payne || 2 episodes
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| 2006 || '']'' || ]|| 9 episodes
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| 2007 || ] || Jack McAuliffe || TV miniseries
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| 2009 & 2023 || '']'' || rowspan=2 | ] || 3 episodes
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| 2009–2023 || '']'' || 323 episodes<br />Nominated – ] for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor (2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Winners|url=http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2017/01/18/peoples-choice-awards-2017-winners/|website=People's Choice|accessdate=19 January 2017|date=19 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120023620/http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2017/01/18/peoples-choice-awards-2017-winners/|archivedate=January 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 2010 || ''WWII in HD: The Air War'' || John Gibbons || Voice
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| 2012 || '']'' || G. Callen || Episode: "Pa Make Loa"
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| 2013 || '']'' || Himself || Episode: "Chris O'Donnell"
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| 2014 || '']'' || ] / Commander Rex Kling || Voice; Episode: "Catdog on a Stick"
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| 2017 || '']'' || G. Callen || Voice; Episode: "Casino Normale"
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| 2017 & 2021 || '']'' || Himself || 2 episodes
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| rowspan=2|2023 || '']'' || G. Callen || Episode: "Deep Fake"
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| '']'' || Pete's Agent || Episode: "Crispytown"; uncredited
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Chris O'Donnell
O'Donnell at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008
BornChristopher Eugene O'Donnell
(1970-06-26) June 26, 1970 (age 54)
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materBoston College (BS)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse Caroline Fentress ​(m. 1997)​
Children5

Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor who performs in film and television.

He has played numerous roles since Charlie Sims in Scent of a Woman. Others include Chris Reece in School Ties, D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Jack Foley in the drama film Circle of Friends, Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Jason Brown in Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and Wardell Pomeroy in Kinsey.

O'Donnell also starred as Special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS from September 2009 to May 2023.

Early life

O'Donnell was born in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, the son of Julie Ann Rohs von Brecht and William Charles O'Donnell Sr., a general manager of WBBM-AM. He is the youngest of seven children, with four sisters and two brothers, and is of German and Irish descent. O'Donnell was raised in a Catholic family and attended Catholic schools. He graduated from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois in 1988.

O'Donnell attended Boston College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1992. He had begun modeling at the age of 13 so was comfortable in front of cameras, and also had already made commercials.

Career

O'Donnell had already appeared in numerous commercials as a teenager, advertising Cap'n Crunch cereal and Fruit Roll-Ups snacks. In a McDonald's fast food commercial, he served NBA great Michael Jordan.

An early television series role was an appearance on the TV series Jack and Mike in 1986. In the early 1990s, he appeared in several films including Men Don't Leave (1990), starring Jessica Lange; Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), appearing again with Kathy Bates from Men Don't Leave; School Ties (1992); and Scent of a Woman (1992) with Al Pacino. For the latter he received two nominations: one for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture (which was won by Gene Hackman for Unforgiven), and one for a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor (which he won). He was also named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 44.

After appearing in the film Blue Sky (1994), reuniting him with Jessica Lange, he starred in Circle of Friends (1995) with Minnie Driver, Mad Love (1995) with Drew Barrymore, and In Love and War (1996) with Sandra Bullock.

O'Donnell played the character of Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever, in which Barrymore also had a role. Reportedly the field of candidates for the role of Robin included Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Toby Stephens, and Scott Speedman.

Casting directors narrowed their choices to O'Donnell and DiCaprio, and finally selected O'Donnell. He reportedly was considered by 20th Century Fox studios to play the lead role of Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997), but that role was won by DiCaprio.

O'Donnell had a starring role in 1996's The Chamber, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name. He reprised his role as Robin in 1997's Batman & Robin. Although it was a box-office success, the movie was critically panned. O'Donnell later said that he did not believe it turned out well.

O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the choice of one of the producers for the role of James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J in Men in Black (1997), but he turned it down as being too similar to his role in Batman Forever. Will Smith played this role. The subsequent films Cookie's Fortune (1999) and The Bachelor (1999) were moderately successful, while Vertical Limit (2000) was a box office hit.

Following a four-year hiatus, O'Donnell returned in 2004 with the widely praised Kinsey. He also appeared in the 2004 episode of Two and a Half Men, entitled "An Old Flame with a New Wick."

O'Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005. The show was the first of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as veterinarian Finn Dandridge on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

O'Donnell and Mark Harmon filming in 2009

O'Donnell featured prominently in the TNT miniseries The Company as CIA case officer Jack McAuliffe, a character who progressed from spoonfed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic. In 2008 O'Donnell appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as the titular character's father Jack Kittredge, and in Max Payne as Jason Colvin.

Between 2009 and 2023, O'Donnell starred on NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff of NCIS, as G. Callen, an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. CBS describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."

In 2010, O'Donnell appeared in the sequel to the 2001 movie Cats & Dogs, The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

Personal life

O'Donnell married Caroline Fentress in April 1997 at St. Patrick Church in Washington, D.C. They have five children together.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Men Don't Leave Chris Macauley
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Buddy Threadgoode
1992 School Ties Chris Reece
Scent of a Woman Charlie Simms Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
1993 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
1994 Blue Sky Glenn Johnson
1995 Circle of Friends Jack Foley
Mad Love Matt Leland
Batman Forever Dick Grayson/Robin
1996 The Chamber Adam Hall
In Love and War Ernest "Ernie" Hemingway
1997 Batman & Robin Dick Grayson/Robin
1999 Cookie's Fortune Jason Brown
The Bachelor Jimmie Shannon
2000 Vertical Limit Peter Garrett
2002 29 Palms The Hitman
2004 Kinsey Wardell Pomeroy
2005 The Sisters David Turzin
2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Jack Kittredge
Max Payne Jason Colvin
2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Shane
A Little Help Bob Pehlke
2016 PG Max Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Jack and Mike Evan Episode: "Cry Uncle"
2003 The Practice Brad Stanfield 4 episodes
2004 Two and a Half Men Bill Shrader Episode: "An Old Flame with a New Wick"
The Amazing Westermans TV movie
2005 Head Cases Jason Payne 2 episodes
2006 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Finn "McVet" Dandridge 9 episodes
2007 The Company Jack McAuliffe TV miniseries
2009 & 2023 NCIS G. Callen 3 episodes
2009–2023 NCIS: Los Angeles 323 episodes
Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor (2017)
2010 WWII in HD: The Air War John Gibbons Voice
2012 Hawaii Five-0 G. Callen Episode: "Pa Make Loa"
2013 Who Do You Think You Are? Himself Episode: "Chris O'Donnell"
2014 Robot Chicken Mr. Fantastic / Commander Rex Kling Voice; Episode: "Catdog on a Stick"
2017 American Dad! G. Callen Voice; Episode: "Casino Normale"
2017 & 2021 The Price Is Right Himself 2 episodes
2023 NCIS: Hawaiʻi G. Callen Episode: "Deep Fake"
Bupkis Pete's Agent Episode: "Crispytown"; uncredited

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