Date of Birth

2 December 1986, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Height

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)

Trivia

• His father, Terry McDonell, is the editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group, directing editorial content and operations for Sports Illustrated, SI.com, GOLF Magazine, and GOLF.com.
• His father is of Scottish and Swedish descent, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Lithuania.
• Auditioned for the character of Ian for the movie 'The Host'. He didn't get the part.
• Brother of Nick McDonell. He took an acting part in the film Twelve (2010), adapted from NIck's novel of the same name.
• Born on exactly the same date as Emily Hart (of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" fame).

Quotes

• When I was in high school, I wasn't a troublemaker. I didn't get in fights. I was a good student and I had a lot of friends.
• The truth is, I don't really have a type of girl.
• I wasn't into acting when I was a kid. Maybe because I was shy or it didn't occur to me.
• Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.
• I mean, I like nice girls, and I like people who are generous.
• I went to a school in N.Y. that is conceptual and interdisciplinary and modeled after Cal Arts. It is not just painting or sculpture; it was everything mixed together.
• I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have more time in film.