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3Colin Donnell (born October 9, 1982) is an American stage, television and film actor, best known among television audiences for his role as Tommy Merlyn on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. He is currently starring as Dr. Connor Rhodes on ''Series/ChicagoMed''.
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5Has been married to Patti Murin since 2015.
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8!! Selected Filmography:
9* ''Series/PanAm'' (2011 -- 2012) as Mike Ruskin.
10* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' as Tommy Merlyn, Earth-X Tommy Merlyn, and Earth-2 Tommy Merlyn.
11** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (2012 -- 2013, 2014 -- 2015, 2018 -- 2020)
12** ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' (2017)
13* ''Series/TheAffair'' (2014 -- 2015) as Scotty Lockhart.
14* ''Series/OneChicago'' as Connor Rhodes.
15** ''Series/ChicagoMed'' (2015 -- 2019)
16** ''Series/ChicagoFire'' (2016 -- 2019)
17** ''Series/ChicagoPD'' (2016 -- 2019)
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19!! Selected Stage Credits:
20* ''Theatre/JerseyBoys'' (2005 -- 2007) as Hank Mejewski, Nick Massi, Bob Gaudio.
21* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' (2009 national tour) as Fiyero.
22* ''Theatre/AnythingGoes'' (2011 -- 2012) as Billy Crocker.
23* ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'' (2012) as Franklin Shepard.
24* ''Theatre/LovesLaboursLost'' (2013) as Berowne
25* ''Film/AlmostFamous'' (2019) as Russell Hammond
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28!! He provides examples of:
29* ChronicallyKilledActor: His character has bought it on at least three occasions. Considering he currently only has eleven film credits to his name, that's pretty impressive.
30* RomanceOnTheSet: Struck up a relationship with his future wife, Patti Murin, while they were co-starring in a [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare in the Park]] production of ''Theatre/LovesLaboursLost''.
31* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: He has a passing resemblance to Creator/JohnBarrowman, his on-screen father on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
32* StarMakingRole: For his theater career, definitely ''Theatre/AnythingGoes''. As a screen actor, undoubtedly ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
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