Colin O’Donoghue of Once Upon a Time

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week, Tommy is joined by actor Colin O’Donoghue who became a household name by playing Captain Hook (aka Killian) on the smash-hit series, Once Upon a Time. The show tells the story of what happens when fairy tale legends and modern life collide. Once Upon a Time instantly became a fan-favorite series, going on for 7 magical season on ABC. Between film, tv, theater, singing and voice over work, Colin has proven that he is a man of many talents, leaving audiences with memorable and powerful performances time and time again. Today, Colin opens up about how his life completely changed once he booked a huge role on Once Upon a Time, why he was surprised when he got the part, that very special first day on set with Robert Carlyle, how new generations keep discovering Once Upon a Time, what working with Jennifer Morrison was like for all of the years together, how moving on from playing Captain Hook was a difficult transition, where he keeps his iconic costume, if Once Upon a Time deserves a revival, if he would jump into a Hook spin-off, his thoughts on that controversial final season of the show, how he tries to move past anxiety and nerves to be present in the moment, how his approach to acting has changed over the years, if any new music may be on the way, the surprising legendary celebrity he found out he is cousins with, and so much more.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
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0:28.2	start listening terms apply hey guys welcome to i've never said this before with me tommy to dario every once in a while, a TV show will come around that it lives beyond its time, right?
0:43.3	New audiences keep discovering it, original audiences keep rewatching it.
0:47.4	And it's because the show makes you feel so good inside.
0:51.4	It provides you comfort.
0:52.8	It gives you hope.
0:56.0	Well, my guest today is a huge part of one of those shows that I am talking about. Colin O'Donohue, he became household name through
1:00.8	starring in Once Upon a Time on ABC. Once Upon a Time, it's about a brand new world, one in which
1:07.8	fairy tale legends and modern life collide. Colin played Killian, also known as
1:14.1	the iconic Captain Hook, in a very magical and enchanting world, and his performance is nothing
1:20.7	short of brilliance. Colin is such a gifted actor who can do it all, film, theater, TV, voice
1:26.9	work. He's an actor who pours every inch
1:29.7	of his being into the characters that he creates. And today, we are celebrating that fan favorite
1:35.0	work, but we're also getting to know the human behind the actor a bit more intimately.
1:40.0	So, let's see if today we can get Colin to say something that he has never said before.
1:50.5	Colin O'Donohue, how you doing, my man?
1:53.0	I'm good, thanks.
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