Irish actor Colin O’Donoghue has been made a series regular on ABC fantasy series ‘Once Upon a Time’.
The Louth-native was cast in a supporting role as Captain Hook earlier this year, along with fellow ‘The Tudors’ actress Sarah Bolger, who plays Princess Aurora.
Writers Edward Kitsis (Lost) and Adam Horowitz (One Tree Hill) made him a series regular before his first scenes have even aired in America.
“We are great admirers of Colin’s talent and of the way he portrays Hook. We’ve much more story to tell with his character that we’re excited to share with the audience,” said the duo.
‘Once Upon a Time’ is centred around a number of fairytale characters living in the real world after a curse transported them there. Each episode focuses on a different character’s back story.
O’Donoghue’s Captain Hook will be introduced on October 21 in an episode titled ‘The Crocodile’.
Ginnifer Goodwin (Something Borrowed), Jennifer Morrison (House) and Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan (The Fall) star.
IFTA-winning O’Donoghue grew up in Drogheda in Co Louth before attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. He has had roles in ‘The Tudors’, ‘The Clinic’, and starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 2011 supernatural horror ‘The Rite’.
‘Once Upon a Time’ is currently airing its second season on ABC on Sunday nights in America.
