Steven O'Donnell III (born 5 December 1980), better known by his gamer tag and often stage name "Bajo", is a New Zealand-Australian television presenter, actor, and 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 co-hosted Good Game: Spawn Point until November 2017,Bajo , Good Game (ABC2) and currently streams on Twitch.Bajo , Twitch. O'Donnell was born in New Zealand and grew up on the outskirts of Toowoomba.Bajo's Clip Show Episode , Good Game (ABC2).
Career Independent film O'Donnell 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-hosted the show Good Game: Spawn Point, alongside Gus "Goose" Ronald and Angharad "Rad" Yeo; which he hosted alongside Bendixsen until her departure in 2016. For these shows, he goes by the alias "Bajo". O'Donnell resigned from the ABC in October 2017, and departed Spawn Point in December.
In 2017, O'Donnell created and appeared in a Sci-Fi children's television show called Trip For Biscuits.
Other In 2016, O'Donnell co-wrote two children's books with Bendixsen called Dig World and Dragon Land. He began part-time streaming of video games on Twitch in March 2017, and became full-time following his resignation from the ABC in December 2017.
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Film Year Film Role Notes2003 Undead Featured zombie Swimming Upstream Lifeguard2004 Suburban Boys Bob Independent film2005 Scratched Donald Independent film2006 Wango and Malloy Angus Independent film2007 Almost an iota of supreme genius covalent theory William Independent film Untitled/The Trees Boyd / Narrator Short film The Catalpa RescueJohn Boyle O'Reilly uncredited 2009 Slaughtered Jack
Television Year Title Role Notes2005 headLand Student D Series 1, Episode 232006 Midnight Zoo Himself Presenter Stepfather of the Bride Andre Television movie2007–16 Good Game Himself Presenter, Producer2010 Review with Myles Barlow Himself Series 2, Episode 2 2010–17 Good Game: Spawn Point Himself Presenter 2011 Bit Com and the Oblivion Ray Himself Aired on ABC3 Cricket Smackdown Himself Aired on ABC3 2012 My Great Big Adventure Himself Episode 3 Tennis Smackdown Himself Aired on ABC3 Dance music clip Lead 2013 ABC3 Beach Soccer Smackdown Himself Aired on ABC3 #7DaysLater Ghost Soldier Episode 6 2013–14 Good Game: Pocket Edition Himself Presenter 2014 ABC3 Smackdown Games Himself Aired on ABC3 2017 Trip For Biscuits Co-creator, Lead 2017- Whovians Himself Presenter 2017 ABC’s New Year’s Eve special Unaccredited, Enthusiastic Jazz Dancer Aired on 31 December 2017
Bibliography Year Title2016 Dig World Dragon Land
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Official web site