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| Born | Donal Francis Logue (1966-02-27)February 27, 1966 (age 59) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Spouse | Kasey Walker (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
Donal Francis Logue[1] (born February 27, 1966[2]) is a Canadian-American film and television actor. He played the starring role of Sean Finnerty on the sitcomGrounded for Life (2001–2005), and DetectiveHarvey Bullock on theDC Comics adaptationGotham (2014–2019). He is also known for playing flight nurseChuck Martin onER (2003–2005),Lee Toric onSons of Anarchy (2012–2013),Horik onVikings (2013–2014), and the recurring role of Lt. (later Captain) Declan Murphy onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (2014–2015).
Logue's film work includes roles inSneakers (1992),Gettysburg (1993),Little Women (1994),Jerry Maguire (1996),Blade (1998),The Patriot (2000),American Splendor (2003),Zodiac (2007),The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), andResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021). He won theSundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize for his performance inThe Tao of Steve (2000).
Donal Francis Logue was born inOttawa, Ontario,[1] to Irish parents fromCounty Kerry.[3][4] His parents wereCarmelite missionaries,[5] and the family moved from Ireland to Canada to Boston and elsewhere before settling inCalexico, California, in the state'sImperial Valley.[6] There and in nearbyEl Centro, California,[6] Logue grew up with three sisters—Karina, Deirdre and Eileen[1]—and their mother taught atCalexico High School andVincent Memorial Catholic High School.[6] Logue attendedCentral Union High School in El Centro, where he became interested in theater. With friend John Everly during what Logue called the "summer during our sophomore year", he created the theater group Imperial Valley Players to perform in the school's auditorium, mounting thetheater of the absurd playPicnic on the Battlefield byFernando Arrabal.[6]
For part of his junior year of high school,[6] Logue attended theJesuit schoolSt. Ignatius' College inEnfield Town, London, England.[7] In 1983, while a high-school senior, Donal was elected president of the 37th session of theAmerican LegionBoys Nation, representing California and becoming the first non-citizen elected Boys Nation president.[8] He went on to study history atHarvard University, graduating in 1988.[6][9] In the late 1980s, he worked as aroad manager for such bands asBullet LaVolta.[10]
After a few appearances in made for TV films, Logue appeared in the 1992 filmSneakers, playing Dr. Gunter Janek. Of his career start, Logue recalled,
After being accepted to Harvard as an intellectual history major and being convinced to audition for plays by my college roommates, I auditioned for 15 and didn't get called back for a single one. I had been a road manager for punk bands and a stage manager for a traveling theater company, but nothing had materialized. Out of the blue, though, I got a call to audition for the movieSneakers out in L.A. and I had very little experience. When I was there, auditioning for the role in front ofBen Kingsley andRobert Redford and getting nods of approval, it provided validation to my efforts. That was my first big movie, and I knew that my life would not be dictated by normality.[6]
In 1993, he portrayed Capt.Ellis Spear inGettysburg, and a movie agent, Judd Bromell, on theNorthern Exposure episode "Baby Blues", then later appeared as anFBI agent inThe X-Files episode "Squeeze." Logue's character Jimmy The Cab Driver was a staple ofMTV promos in the early 1990s. He also appeared inBlade andThe Patriot, in 2000. He appeared in two ofEdward Burns films:Purple Violets andThe Groomsmen.
Logue's portrayal as the lead inThe Tao of Steve won him a Special Grand Jury Prize for best actor at the 2000Sundance Film Festival, and was noticed byER producer John Wells, who cast Logue in several episodes asChuck Martin, a nurseDr. Susan Lewis marries one weekend inLas Vegas on a whim, and later has a child with. Concurrent with the run onER, Logue starred in the critically acclaimed comedyGrounded for Life. In December 2005, Logue had a pilot development deal for a new situation comedy onABC television, originally titledI Want to RobMick Jagger.[11] The pilot was picked up and debuted inthe winter of 2006 under the nameThe Knights of Prosperity. The show disappeared from the ABC lineup in early March 2007.[12]
Logue also appeared in a supporting role inJust Like Heaven (2005). Logue had appeared as Phil Stubbs in the original pilot for the NBC showEd, but dropped out to star in the sitcomGrounded for Life. The first two and a half seasons ofGrounded for Life were telecast on theFox network; thereafter, the show moved toThe WB for the remainder of its run. In 2002 and 2003, Logue appeared on theVH1I Love... instalments'80s,'70s, and'80s Strikes Back. In 2010, Logue appeared onHouse, M.D. as millionaire patient Curtis Harry.
Logue also appeared inNBC'sThe Dennis, in 2005, about a formerchild prodigy whose parents kick him out of the house and into the real world. It was not picked up, however.[13] Logue co-starred withNicolas Cage in the filmGhost Rider, theDavid Fincher filmZodiac, and alongsideMark Wahlberg in the20th Century Fox filmMax Payne. In 2007 he had an uncredited role in "Monk" Season 6 episode "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" as a grifter Monk meets in a bar. In 2008, Logue appeared in theJack Kerouac documentaryOne Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. Logue starred as Captain Kevin Tidwell in the NBC crime dramaLife from 2008 to 2009. On May 4, 2009, NBC announcedLife would not be returning for a third season.
Logue starred inFX seriesTerriers, which ran 13 episodes from September to December 2010. After the show's cancellation, a frustrated Logue briefly left acting for truck-driving, according to his friend and fellow actorW. Earl Brown.[14] Logue starred as the main character inTheory of a Deadman's music video for the song "Lowlife", off their 2011 releaseThe Truth Is....
In late 2012, Logue joined the casts ofSons of Anarchy as renegade ex-U.S. MarshalLee Toric who is out for revenge for the murder of his sister andVikings as King Horik. In 2013, he joined the cast ofBBC America's showCopper as a returning Union General turnedTammany Hall insider, General Brendan Donovan, and he returned toSons of Anarchy andVikings to reprise his roles from the previous seasons. Logue had roles in two 2013:CBGB withAlan Rickman and9 Full Moons withAmy Seimetz and Bret Roberts.
Between March and May 2014, he appeared in six episodes of the NBC police procedural, crime, legal drama,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lieutenant Declan Murphy, a former undercover officer appointed as acting commander of the Special Victims Unit.[15] From 2014 to the show's conclusion in 2019, he portrayedHarvey Bullock in the police procedural seriesGotham, based on theDC ComicsBatman franchise.
In 2015, Logue appeared in Adam Massey's thriller filmThe Intruders.[16]
In 2021, Logue appeared in the FX seriesWhat We Do in the Shadows, portraying a fictionalized version of himself. He is at first mistaken for hisBlade character of Quinn but explains that he had chosen to become a vampire after completing the movieBlade, as the vampire lifestyle appealed to him. This universe's rendition of Logue has become a respected member of the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council, is actively in touch with the cast members ofGrounded for Life, and is an avid painter.
Logue travels back and forth toKillarney,County Kerry,Ireland, where his mother lives. He holds Canadian, Irish, and American citizenship.[17]
Logue has homes in Los Angeles and inShady Cove, Oregon, where he cofounded Frison Logue Hardwood.[10] Logue regularly plays for the Los Angeles–based amateur soccer teamHollywood United.[18]
Logue has a Class-A Commercial Drivers License and is licensed to drive tractor-trailers with double or triple trailers, tankers and hazardous materials. He has a hardwood company with one partner called Frison-Logue Hardwood, and a trucking company called Aisling Trucking with two partners based out ofCentral Point, Oregon, which the three founded in 2012.[10][19][20]
Logue was formerly married[18] or in a long-term committed relationship with Kasey Walker,[1] also known as Kasey Smith.[21] They have a son named Finn,[22][5] and atransgender daughter, Jade.[23] On June 27, 2017, Logue posted atweet saying Jade had gone missing; he later deleted it[24][25][26] and launched a wider public appeal for help after contacting police and theNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children.[25][27][28] By July 8, over a week later, Jade had been found in North Carolina and was returned home safely.[29]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Medusa: Dare to be Truthful | Shane Pencil | |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Dr. Gunter Janek | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Capt.Ellis Spear | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Chance Geer | |
| Little Women | Jacob Mayer | ||
| 1995 | Baja | Alex | |
| Miami Rhapsody | Derek | ||
| 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up | Jimmy | ||
| 1996 | Winterlude | Chris Hampson | Short film |
| The Grave | Cletus | ||
| Eye for an Eye | Tony | ||
| Diabolique | Video Photographer #1 | ||
| Dear God | Webster | ||
| Jerry Maguire | Rick, Junior Agent | ||
| 1997 | The Size of Watermelons | Gnome | |
| Metro | Earl | ||
| Glam | Tom Stone | ||
| Men with Guns | Goldman | Also co-executive producer | |
| First Love, Last Rites | Red | ||
| 1998 | Blade | Quinn | |
| A Bright Shining Lie | Steven Burnett | ||
| The Thin Red Line | Marl | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Father Brian Norris | |
| The Big Tease | Eamonn | ||
| 2000 | The Tao of Steve | Dex | |
| The Million Dollar Hotel | Charley Best | ||
| Reindeer Games | Pug | ||
| Steal This Movie | Stew Albert | ||
| Takedown | Alex Lowe | AKATrack Down | |
| The Opportunists | Pat Duffy | ||
| The Patriot | Dan Scott | ||
| 2001 | The Château | Sonny | |
| 2002 | Comic Book Villains | Raymond McGillicudy | Also co-producer |
| 2003 | Confidence | Officer Lloyd Whitworth | |
| American Splendor | Stage Actor Harvey | ||
| Two Days | Ray O'Connor | ||
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | Danny Macklin | Also director, producer, and writer |
| Just Like Heaven | Jack Houriskey | ||
| 2006 | Jack's Law | Buzz | Uncredited |
| The Groomsmen | Jimbo | ||
| The Reef | Troy (voice) | English language dub | |
| Citizen Duane | Uncle Bingo | ||
| Almost Heaven | Mark Brady | ||
| The Ex | Don Wollebin | ||
| 2007 | The Good Life | Daryll | |
| Ghost Rider | Mack | ||
| Zodiac | Ken Narlow | ||
| Purple Violets | Chazz Coleman | ||
| 2008 | No Place Like Home | Uncle Eddie | Short film |
| Max Payne | Alex Balder | ||
| 2009 | The Lodger | Joe Bunting | |
| 2010 | Charlie St. Cloud | Tink Weatherbee | |
| 2011 | Shark Night 3D | Sheriff Greg Sabin | |
| Oliver Sherman | Franklin Page | ||
| 2012 | The Reef 2: High Tide | Troy / Thornton (voices) | English language dub |
| Kill for Me | Garret Jones | ||
| Silent Night | Santa Jim Epstein | ||
| 2013 | CBGB | Merv Ferguson | |
| 2015 | The Intruders | Jerry Halshford | |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Mark Stambler | |
| 2021 | Sometime Other Than Now | Sam | |
| All My Puny Sorrows | Jake Von Riesen | ||
| Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | ChiefBrian Irons | ||
| 2023 | Door Mouse | Eddie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Commish | Ryan Gibson | Episode: "Video Vigilante" |
| 1993 | Almost Home | Tommy Tom | Episode: "Hot Ticket" |
| The X-Files | Agent Tom Colton | Episode: "Squeeze" | |
| Northern Exposure | Judd Bromell | Episode: "Baby Blues" | |
| And the Band Played On | Bobbi Campbell | Television film | |
| 1995 | Medicine Ball | Dr. Danny Macklin | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Public Morals | Ken Schuler | |
| 1998 | Felicity | Eddie | Episode: "Friends" |
| 1999 | The Practice | Dickie Flood | 5 episodes |
| 2001–2005 | Grounded for Life | Sean Finnerty | Main role |
| 2003–2005 | ER | Chuck Martin | Recurring role |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Eugene Gurkin | |
| Monk | Gully | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" | |
| 2008–2009 | Life | Captain Kevin Tidwell | 11 episodes |
| 2010 | Terriers | Hank Dolworth | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | House | Cyrus Harry | Episode: "Changes" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | Ernie McGillicuddy | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Lee Toric | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Copper | General Brendan Donovan | 12 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Vikings | King Horik | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2015 & 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lt./Capt. Declan Murphy | Recurring, seasons 15–17 & 23 |
| 2014–2019 | Gotham | Harvey Bullock | Main role |
| 2019 | Stumptown | Private Detective Artie Banks | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Unicorn | Denny | Episode: "The Client" |
| Dummy | Dan Harmon | 10 episodes | |
| 2021 | Departure | Sheriff McCullogh | 6 episodes |
| What We Do in the Shadows | Donal Logue | 2 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | The Equalizer | Colton Fisk | |
| 2023 | Sisters | Jimmy | |
| 2025 | Duster | Sergeant Groomes | Recurring role |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Detective Ronald Perle | "The Men Who Sold the World" |
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
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| Ashland Independent Film Festival | 2005 | Best Actor | Tennis, Anyone...? | Won |
| Canadian Screen Award | 2013 | Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | Nominated |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2000 | Special Jury Prize (for Outstanding Performance) | The Tao of Steve | Won |
Kasey Walker — Ex-significant Other
I was born in Canada. But my parents, who were originally from County Kerry in Ireland, moved to the United States, where I grew up.
Donal Francis Logue; born February 27, 1965 (some sources cite 1966)
...by the time my family first moved to the Andrade Apartments in Calexico, we had already lived in Canada, Ireland, Boston and a variety of other places.
Arlo Logue, 16, is transgender and goes by Jade.
