Actor on 'Law and Order: Special Crimes Unit'

Donal Logue | Biography

Writer of 'Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood'

• By Anjila Shrestha
• Original : February 01, 2022

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Donal Francis Logue is a Canadian-Irish actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his roles in Blade, The Tao of Steve, Just like Heaven and Law and Order: Special Crimes Unit.

Who is Donal Logue?

Donal Logue was born on 27 February 1966 in Ottawa, Canada, as Donal Francis Logue. His parents were Elizabeth Logue and Michael J. Logue. 

He majored in Intellectual History at Harvard University. He appeared in more than 30 plays during his college days. He also worked for the American Repertory Theater's Harvard/Radcliffe Summer Stock Company and spent a short time in England doing theatre. After his graduation, he moved on to join Cornerstone Theatre Company which led to him pursuing his passion for acting. 

His debut in acting was in a TV mini-series, Common Ground (1990). In his rich history of 20+ years of drama, he has played in films such as The Tao of Steve(2000), which won him a Special Jury Prize for Out Standing performance in Sundance. He has also played in movies like Blade (1998), Runaway Bride (1999), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Confidence (2003), Just Like Heaven (2005), Zodiac (2007), Ghost Rider (2007), The Lodger (2009), Charlie St. Cloud (2010), and Sometime Other Than Now (2021).  

In addition, Logue made his directorial debut with Tennis, Anyone? (2005), which appeared at the 'US Comedy Arts Festival.' 

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In television, Logue appeared in the NBC series Grounded for Life(2001-2005), ER (2003-2005), Life (2008-2009), Terries (2010), House(2011), Copper (2013), The Knights of Prosperity (2007), Sons of Anarchy (2012-2013), Vikings (2013-2014), Gotham Stories (2016), Gotham (2014-2019), Dummy (2020), Departure (2021), and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2014-2022). 

Book

Logue has co-written a book with Danny Trejo named 'Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood' published on 6 July 2021 by Atria Books. This book was a memoir of Danny Trejo, a detailed account of Trejo's horrors of prison, solitary confinement, tight relationships, and addiction. 

In an interview with Screen Rant, Danny Trejo was asked what made him trust Donal Logue enough to help him tell his story. Trejo responded, "I wanted to write this book, every time I got a writer they were great English Literature Majors. I needed somebody that could write English Literature but knew the streets. He (referring to Logue) grew up on the border, so he didn't only know the streets, he knew the alleys." 

On top of that, they had already established a close bond as friends. 

Wife

Donal Logue married actress Kasey Walker. Walker is known for her appearances on Law & Order: SVU, The Good Fight, and Blue Bloods. They have two children together. Unfortunately, there isn't a reliable source to quote when they married or separated, but he is divorced now. 

Daughter Bio

Logue and Ex-wife Kasey have two children together, sons Arlo and Finn. Arlo was on the news when he went missing back in 2017. While the search was going on, Logue requested his Twitter followers to help him find his son. 

After two weeks of searching, they eventually found Arlo. Kasey thanked her supporters and the law enforcement team for returning her child home safely. 

Throughout their search, both referred to their child as their daughter. Arlo was born a female, but he transitioned his sexuality after growing up.