Date of Birth

31 December 1977, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Height

6' 1¼" (1.86 m)

Trivia

• Was a highly regarded hockey player in high school and a pre-med student at Pepperdine University.
• Grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa.
• His senior year (1995), he was a staff writer for the Bettendorf High School's monthly newspaper, "The Growl."
• His first acting job was in a Whitey's ice cream parlor TV commercial.
• He had a principal role in nearly every high school play and musical for 4 years and even some of the high school plays when he was in elementary school.
• Has an older brother, David Paul Olsen.
• He attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan his first year out of high school and left to pursue his acting career.
• Is the son of Dr. Paul Olsen, an English professor and head track coach of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and Jeanne D. Olsen.
• His brother, David Paul Olsen, is his stunt double.
• He did a sketch playing "Perry Hilton" as a parody of Paris Hilton's infamous sex tape on Will Ferrell's website, funnyordie.com.
• Attended Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.
• Second husband of Sarah Wright.
• Became a father for the 1st time at age 36 when his wife Sarah Wright gave birth to their son Wyatt Oliver Olsen on August 16, 2013.
• His NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) co-star, Daniela Ruah, is engaged to his brother, David Paul Olsen.
• He has stated that he is of "100% Norwegian" descent.
• His NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) co-star, Daniela Ruah, is married to his brother, David Paul Olsen, on June 19, 2014.
• Brother-in-law of Daniela Ruah.
• Became a father for the 2nd time at age 39 when his wife Sarah Wright gave birth to their daughter Esmé Olivia Olsen on August 9, 2016.
• Became a father for the 3rd time at age 43 when his wife Sarah Wright gave birth to their daughter Winter Story Olsen on September 15, 2020.

Quotes

• I was doing auditions and meetings during the day and going to culinary school at night. And then 'NCIS' happened. So I dropped out of culinary school.
• At culinary school, none of the things we use to define ourselves outside that world - actor, producer, student - none of that matters. It's a magical art form.
• I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.