Occupation Television presenter Height 1.83 m | Known for Good Game Nationality New Zealand, Australian | |
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Full Name Steven O' Donnell Born 5 December 1980 (age 36) ( 1980-12-05 ) New Zealand Books Dig World, Dragon Land, The Good Game: Gamer's Guide to Good Gaming Movies and TV shows Good Game, Good Game: Spawn P, Midnight Zoo, Slaughtered Similar Stephanie Bendixsen, Jeremy Ray, Kayne Tremills, Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig Profiles | ||
Steven O'Donnell III (born 5 December 1980), better known by his gamer tag and often stage name "Bajo", is an Australian television presenter, actor, and an author. He is best known as one of the presenters of the ABC video game programme Good Game from 2007 until its cancellation in 2016; he currently hosts Good Game: Spawn Point. O'Donnell was born in New Zealand and grew up on the outskirts of Toowoomba.
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Independent film
He completed his first lead role in an independent feature called Scratched (DigiSPAA film festival 2005) at the age of 20. He has since appeared in over 40 short films. After moving to Sydney in 2003, O'Donnell was cast in lead roles for the independent films Wango and Malloy and Suburban Boys.
In 2003, O'Donnell played a minor role as a lifeguard in the film Swimming Upstream. In 2005, O'Donnell worked on the feature Almost with Salvatore Coco, Ada Nicodemou and Tony Barry. In 2006, O'Donnell worked on the feature Schooner of Blood.
Television
O'Donnell hosted a live interactive quiz show on the Seven Network called Midnight Zoo in 2006.
O'Donnell joined the ABC show Good Game in 2007, co-hosting alongside Jeremy "Junglist" Ray until 2009, and Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen from 2009 to the show's cancellation in 2016. He also co-hosts the show Good Game: Spawn Point, alongside Gus "Goose" Ronald and Angharad "Rad" Yeo; he hosted alongside Bendixsen until her departure in 2016. For these shows, he goes by the alias "Bajo". Steven also appears in the annual ABC3 Smackdown, broadcast on Australia Day each year. In 2015, he co-created a pilot for the ABC and Screen Australia TV series Trip for Biscuits.
In 2017, Steven will appear in a Sci-Fi children's television show called Trip For Biscuits.
Other
In 2016, Steven co-wrote two children's books with his Good Game co-host Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen called Dig World and Dragon Land.