Keir O'Donnell is an Australianâ€"American actor, best known for his
roles in the films Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up, Paul Blart: Mall
Cop and American Sniper as well as numerous television
appearances.O'Donnell attended high school at The Bromfield School,
which has a notable drama department, and he was involved in numerous
productions both on the festival circuit and in community theater. In
1996 he was awarded a Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Acting
Scholarship. Upon graduation he joined the first class of the newly
created four-year classical theatre acting conservatory at The Hartt
School in Hartford, Connecticut. The Hartt School of Theatre was
established by Malcolm Morrison and Alan Rust (North Carolina School
of the Arts). At the Hartt School he performed in numerous plays
including Three Sisters, Lysistrata, Twelfth Night, Philadelphia Here
I Come, and played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet opposite Hannah Mello. He
graduated in 2000 and was accepted to the Hartford Stage Co. Regional
Theatre, where he appeared in Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. In the
fall of 2001 he was cast as a lead in the US premiere of The Man Who
Never Yet Saw Woman's Nakedness by Moritz Rinke, at The Odyssey
Theatre in West Los Angeles.After several student and independent
films, O'Donnell landed the role of Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers.
The film went on to become the highest grossing R-Rated comedy of all
time. Not long after Crashers, Vince Vaughn invited O'Donnell to join
him on the road for his Wild West Comedy Tour, a tour that hit 30
cities in 30 days across the country. O'Donnell would appear on stage
with Vaughn as a special guest doing improv skits. The tour was filmed
and can be seen as the documentary: Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy
Show.
roles in the films Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up, Paul Blart: Mall
Cop and American Sniper as well as numerous television
appearances.O'Donnell attended high school at The Bromfield School,
which has a notable drama department, and he was involved in numerous
productions both on the festival circuit and in community theater. In
1996 he was awarded a Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Acting
Scholarship. Upon graduation he joined the first class of the newly
created four-year classical theatre acting conservatory at The Hartt
School in Hartford, Connecticut. The Hartt School of Theatre was
established by Malcolm Morrison and Alan Rust (North Carolina School
of the Arts). At the Hartt School he performed in numerous plays
including Three Sisters, Lysistrata, Twelfth Night, Philadelphia Here
I Come, and played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet opposite Hannah Mello. He
graduated in 2000 and was accepted to the Hartford Stage Co. Regional
Theatre, where he appeared in Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. In the
fall of 2001 he was cast as a lead in the US premiere of The Man Who
Never Yet Saw Woman's Nakedness by Moritz Rinke, at The Odyssey
Theatre in West Los Angeles.After several student and independent
films, O'Donnell landed the role of Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers.
The film went on to become the highest grossing R-Rated comedy of all
time. Not long after Crashers, Vince Vaughn invited O'Donnell to join
him on the road for his Wild West Comedy Tour, a tour that hit 30
cities in 30 days across the country. O'Donnell would appear on stage
with Vaughn as a special guest doing improv skits. The tour was filmed
and can be seen as the documentary: Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy
Show.
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