Donal Logue

BIRTHDATE: February 27, 1966
BIRTHPLACE: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MARITAL STATUS: Married, one child
WHY HE DESERVES HIS BIG BREAK:
Big guys rule! And if you don't believe that, then watch Donal Logue in The Tao of Steve (2000). In this underrated romantic comedy, Logue plays Dex, an overweight, pot-smoking, part-time kindergarten teacher who nevertheless has remarkable luck with women. His methods are simple--put sex out of your mind when trying to hook up with a woman, lest she smell it on you "like shit on a shoe", "be excellent in their presence", whether it involves throwing a frisbee around or using words like "solipsistic", and finally, retreating when the woman shows real interest. While this Zen-like philosophy probably wouldn't work for most less than stunning men in real life, in the movie Donal Logue is so cute and likeable that you find yourself thinking, "Yeah, I can see why the chicks dig it."

Born in Canada and previously a student at both Harvard and the British-American Drama Academy in London, Logue's first prominent acting job was as the babbling cab driver Jimmy in a number of MTV promotions back in the early 90's. He appeared in films both highbrow (Gettysburg, Little Women) and low, lowbrow (3 Ninjas Knuckle Up). In 1998, he played an unlikely vampire in Blade ("I'm gonna be naughty! I'm gonna be a naughty vampire god!"), and since then his movies have grown steadily more prestigious, including Runaway Bride and The Patriot (the Mel Gibson movie, not the Steven Seagal version). However, playing the undeniably charming Dex in The Tao of Steve will be a tough act for Donal Logue to top.

FILMOGRAPHY
Films highlighted in yellow present Donal at his best

Comic Book Villains (2002)--Raymond
The Chateau (2001)--American Buyer
"Grounded for Life" (TV Series--2000)--Sean Finnerty
The Patriot (2000)--Dan Scott
The Opportunists (2000)--Pat Duffy
Takedown (2000)--Donald Randolph
Steal This Movie (2000)--Stew Albert
Reindeer Games (2000)--Pug
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)--Charley Best
The Tao of Steve (2000)--Dex
The Big Tease (1999)--Eamonn
Runaway Bride (1999)--Father Brian Norris
"Felicity" (1999)--Eddie (TV guest appearance)
Die Wholesale (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)--Marl
Blade (1998)--Quinn
A Bright Shining Lie (TV Movie--1998)--Steven Burnett
First Love, Last Rites (1997)--Red
Men with Guns (1997)--Goldman
Metro (1997)--Earl
"The Practice" (1997)--Dickie Flood (recurring TV guest appearance)
"Gun" (1997)--Luke (TV guest appearance)
The Grave (1996)--Cletus
The Size of Watermelons (1996)--Gnome
Jerry Maguire (1996)--Rick
Dear God (1996)--Webster
"Public Morals" (TV Series--1996)--Ken Schuler
Diabolique (1996)--Video Photographer
Eye for an Eye (1996)--Tony
Baja (1995)--Alex
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)--Jimmy
"Medicine Ball" (TV Series--1995)--Danny Macklin
Miami Rhapsody (1995)--Derek
"The Single Guy" (1995)--Billy (TV guest appearance)
The Crew (1994)--Bill
Disclosure (1994)--Chance Geer
Little Women (1994)--Jacob Mayer
The Yarn Princess (TV Movie--1994)--Bob Mathews
"Northern Exposure" (1994)--Judd Bromell (TV guest appearance)
Gettysburg (1993)--Captain Ellis Spear
And the Band Played On (TV Movie--1993)--Bobbi Campbell
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (TV Movie--1993)--Kevin "The X Files" (1993)--Agent Tom Colton (TV guest appearance)
"Almost Home" (1993)--Tommy Tom (TV guest appearance)
Getting Up and Going Home (TV Movie--1992)--????
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (TV Movie--1992)--Shane Pencil
Sneakers (1992)--Dr. Gunter Janek
"The Commish" (1992)--Dr. Havlock (TV guest appearance)
Darrow (TV Movie--1991)--James McNamara