Daniel Henney

Daniel Henney is an enigma wrapped in a conundrum wrapped in an Armani suit. (Props to the writers of The Simpson’s for that!) From the American Midwest, Henney made a huge splash as a model and actor in Korea. I mean they go nuts for him over there. So how is it I didn’t know of this man existence until he shot his way into my heart in X-Men Origins: Wolverine earlier this summer? A secret this good-looking should never be kept under wraps. It needs to be shared with the world!

So how exactly does a nice boy from Michigan end up as a hot commodity in Korea? Starting off as a model in Europe and Hong Kong Daniel ventured to The Land of the Morning Calm look for his mother’s family and to try his hand at television. Turns out it was successful venture and even lead to a critically acclaimed film role in a movie called (appropriately) Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006, which is stupidly not available on Netflix!) I can only assume Daniel plays Mr. Perfect. Daniel’s work on My Father (2007 and also stupidly not available on Netflix!) caught the attention of Wolverine’s star and producer Hugh Jackman and its director Gavin Hood. They flat out offered Henney the role of Agent Zero, the gun-toting bad-ass. No audition required even though the guy had never done any film work outside of Korea. Days later he was on a plane to the set in New Zealand and consequently into my life.

We Yanks will finally get a nice close look at our native son when the new CBS series “Three Rivers” debuts Sunday October 4th at 9pm. Landing a pretty big US TV series your first time at bat is not too shabby for our rookie. I’ve seen the pilot (pre-retooling version) about organ transplant doctors (staring one2watch4 alumni Alex O’Loughlin) and I enjoyed it. Daniel plays, and I quote: “Dr. David Lee, a womanizing surgical resident who’s broken as many hearts as he’s replaced.” Sweet, right? Hopefully scheduling and opportunities will allow for further examination of this new talent. For now I’ll be watching “Three Rivers” with the Thompson Twin’s song “Doctor Doctor” and Robert Palmer’s “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” alternating in my head. Bad case of lovin’ you, indeed.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine will be available on DVD September 15, 2009.

Fansites:
Daniel Henney dot com
Three Rivers Blogspot
Facebook Page
Twitter

Official Sites:
CBS site for Three Rivers
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Alex O’Loughlin

What is it with vampires?  Who cares….they’re hot!!  Alex O’Loughlin is no exception.  The Australian native has an impressive resume, but his portrayal of Mick St. John, a private detective who happens to be a vampire wrestling with his immortality while trying to reconcile with his love for a mortal woman, in the short-lived television series “Moonlight” was responsible for bringing Alex to the attention of American TV audiences.

Born in 1976 in Sydney, O’Loughlin first gained popularity with his role of Jack Flange in the acclaimed 2004 Australian film, “Oyster Farmer.” Drawing his first major critical notices, he played a man who takes on a new job as an oyster farmer to pay his sister’s medical bills, only to discover that it is not enough and that he must hold up an armored car.

He followed his “Oyster Farmer” role with a part in the Australian made-for-television crime movie, “Blackjack: Sweet Science,” followed by the horror film, “Man-Thing” (2005). Based on the lower-rung Marvel comic book character, he played Deputy Fraser in the film which, not surprisingly, was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Network before its release on DVD.

O’Loughlin’s counted as his next project, the Australian low-budget thriller “Feed” (2005), in which he starred and produced. Teaming again with “Man-Thing” director Brett Leonard, O’Loughlin was credited with originating the idea for the story, centering on an investigator, in pursuit of a cyber-criminal suspected of killing women by force-feeding them to death (played by O’Loughlin).

Alex continued to do more Australian television including the TV movies “White Collar Blue” (2002) and “Love Bytes” (2004). He next starred in the Showtime miniseries, “The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant” (2005),  in which he played Will Bryant, the husband of the title character – a woman who was among the first of the British convicts sentenced to an experimental penal colony in Australia in the late 1700s. For his performance, O’Loughlin was nominated for an Australia Film Institute Award for Best Actor in 2005, as well as nominated for a Silver Logie in 2006 for the same role.

Alex is currently filming The Back Up Plan with Jennifer Lopez, which has a scheduled release date of Jan 2010. This fall, Alex will star as “Dr. Andy Yablonski” in the CBS drama “Three Rivers” which focuses on three aspects of organ transplants. It will use a “split screen” to the tell the stories from the viewpoint of the doctors, the donors and the recipient. “Three Rivers” will air on Sundays at 9pm. Alex also is featured in Whiteout, the Kate Beckinsale thriller based on the Greg Rucka graphic novel. Whiteout is scheduled for a Sept 11, 2009 release date.

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FAN SITES:
Alex O’Loughlin dot Org
Alex O’Loughlin Online
Alex O’Loughlin Rocks

Official Sites:
Hawaii Five-0
The Back-up Plan
Three Rivers
Moonlight

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