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3Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an American actor and former model.
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5He is best known for his roles as Charlie Simms in ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'', [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Dick Grayson/Robin]] in ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and Agent Grisha "G" Callen on ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
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7He is not to be confused with the similarly-named actor Creator/ChrisODowd nor with look-a-like actor Creator/StephenAmell.
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9!!'''Film Roles:'''
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11* ''Film/MenDontLeave'' (1990) as Chris Macauley
12* ''[[Literature/FriedGreenTomatoesAtTheWhistleStopCafe Fried Green Tomatoes]]'' (1991) as Buddy Threadgoode
13* ''Film/SchoolTies'' (1992) as Chris Reece
14* ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'' (1992) as Charlie Simms
15* ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1993}}'' (1993) as D'Artagnan
16* ''Film/{{Blue Sky|1994}}'' (1994) as Glenn Johnson
17* ''Film/CircleOfFriends'' (1995) as Jack Foley
18* ''Film/MadLove1995'' as Matt Leland
19* ''Film/BatmanForever'' (1995) as [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Richard "Dick" Grayson]] / ComicBook/{{Robin}}
20** ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' (1997)
21* ''Literature/TheChamber'' (1996) as Adam Hall
22* ''Film/{{In Love And War|1996}}'' (1996) as Creator/ErnestHemingway
23* ''Film/CookiesFortune'' (1999) as Jason Brown
24* ''Film/TheBachelor'' (1999) as Jimmie Shannon
25* ''Film/VerticalLimit'' (2000) as Peter Garrett
26* ''Film/{{Kinsey}}'' (2004) as Wardell Pomeroy
27* ''Film/KitKittredgeAnAmericanGirl'' (2008) as Jack Kittredge
28* ''Film/MaxPayne'' (2008) as Jason Colvin
29* ''Film/CatsAndDogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' (2010) as Shane Larson
30* ''Film/ALittleHelp'' (2010) as Bob Pehlke
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32!!'''Television Roles:'''
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34* ''Series/ThePractice'' (2003) as Brad Stanfield
35* ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' (2004) as Bill
36* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2006) as Dr. Finn Dandrige
37* ''The Company'' (2007) as Jack [=McCauliffe=]
38* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' (2009) as Grisha "G" Callen
39** ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' (2009-2023)
40** ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (2012)
41** ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' (2017; voice)
42** ''Series/NCISHawaii''
43* ''Series/WWIIInHD: The Air War'' (2010) as John Gibbons (voice)
44* ''Series/WhoDoYouThinkYouAre'' (2013) as himself
45* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2014) as Mr. Fantastic, Commander Rex Kling (voice)
46!!'''Related Tropes:'''
47* CareerResurrection: ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' served as this for him. Although he experienced [[StarDerailingRole trouble]] after [[Film/BatmanAndRobin "Batman on Ice"]], he also slowed down to raise his growing family.
48* FakeNationality: Subverted in ''Circle of Friends''; he is of Irish descent and manages to sport an impressive Irish accent in the film.
49* HappilyMarried: On the advice of Creator/AlPacino when they worked together in ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'', he opted not to seek out an actress to date. As such, he has been this to his wife, Caroline, since 1997 and they have five children.
50* MrFanservice: Especially in the '90s.
51* OlderThanTheyLook: In his fifties and still looks pretty similar to how he did in the 90's, albeit more grizzled.
52* OldShame: Like with everyone else in the film, he deeply regrets ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', even saying that when making ''Film/BatmanForever'', he was making a film, whereas with the later film he was told repeatedly that he was making a [[MerchandiseDriven toy commercial]].

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