Donal Logue, who is famous for his role as Jimmy the cab driver on MTV promos, is nothing like the greasy typical Boston cabby he portrays. Raised in El Centro, California, he was ASB president at his local high school, and went on to attend Harvard University. Although he had always considered himself a writer, his interest in theater was sparked at Harvard. He studied at the British-American Drama Academy in London, and performed in many plays before getting his break in Sneakers. From there he went on to perform in movies such as Little Women, An Eye for an Eye, and Disclosure. Even today, Donal enjoys writing almost more than acting. He writes the Jimmy the cab driver promos.


After losing 4 friends to alcohol abuse, Donal swore off in 1991 and has remained clean since. Studied history at Harvard. His father taught in Catholic Mission Schools in Nigeria where he met his future wife, Elizabeth. They married and then moved to England. Is now an uncle (April 2nd, 2004) Is good friends with actor Stephen Dorff. Son Finn born 1999.