Charles O'Connell (born April 21, 1975) is an American actor and

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personality. He is known for his appearance on '' The Bachelor'', as well as appearing in several projects involving his older brother

Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by M ...

, including a starring role as Colin Mallory in Season 4 of the

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''.

Life and career

O'Connell was born in

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, the son of Linda (

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Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director. His maternal grandfather, Charles S. Witkowski, was the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey O'Connell is of half Irish, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Polish ancestry. O'Connell appeared in small roles in such films as ''

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'' and ''

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'', the latter of which also paired him with his brother Jerry. He obtained greater notoriety when he appeared with his brother in ''Sliders'' and then on the seventh season of the

series '' The Bachelor'' between March 2005 and May 2005. In two episodes of ''

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'', entitled "Sunset Division" (season 2) and "Skin and Bone" (season 4), he played the onscreen brother of his brother's character, Detective Woody Hoyt.

Filmography

Television

*'' V.I.P.'' (1998) - Jimmie ("Val Got Game") *''

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'' (1999) - Johnny Gottlieb ("When Zoe Met Johnny") *''

'' (1996-1999) - Kit Richards / Officer O'Hara / Colin Mallory *''

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'' (1999) - Bartender ("Best Laid Plans") *''

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'' (2004) - Lawyer ("Hawks and Handsaws") *''

'' (2003-2005) - Calvin ("Skin and Bone" and "Sunset Division") *'' The Bachelor'' (2005) - himself (Season 7) *'' Love, Inc.'' (2006) - Eric ("Fired Up") *'' Bar Karma'' (2011) - Steve ("Fair Catch") *'' Femme Fatales'' (2011) - Jay Roma ("Girls Gone Dead", "Visions, Part 1" and "Visions, Part 2") *''

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'' (2011) - Corey ("Let's Talk About Scared Money") *'' The Haunted Hathaways'' (2014) - Wrong Viking ("Haunted Viking")

Film

*''

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'' (1999) - Court Reynolds *''The Magicians'' (2000) - Michael DeVane (TV Movie) *''

'' (2000) - Tommy *''Devil's Prey'' (2001) - David *''

'' (2002) - Charlie *'' Kiss the Bride'' (2002) - Joey *''Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep'' (2006) - Ray (TV Movie) *''Sex, Marriage and Infidelity'' (2015) - Oliver *''A Curry on an American Plate'' (2017) - Bob *''Staged Killer'' (2019) - Robert

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnell, Charlie 1975 births Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent American people of Polish descent Living people New York University alumni Bachelor Nation contestants