This is an accepted version of this page Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981)[1][2] is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time.

He portrayed the character of Douxie Casperan in the Guillermo del Toro animated series Tales of Arcadia for Netflix.

[2] In 2012, O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Hook/Killian Jones, love interest of the main heroine Emma Swan, in the second season of the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time.

In 2014, O'Donoghue was cast as the main character in The Dust Storm, an independent film set in Nashville, Tennessee as a musician named Brennan.

[8][9] Christina Perri wrote a song, "The Words", which she dedicated to Colin's character (Captain Hook) in Once Upon a Time.

[19] O'Donoghue has been the co-host of The Sync Report podcast since 2022,[20] his first episode airing in February 2022 and featuring Steve Vai as guest.