Daniel Sunjata
Daniel Sunjata | |
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| Born | Daniel Sunjata Condon December 30, 1971 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Louisiana, Lafayette (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Daniel Sunjata Condon (born December 30, 1971)[1] is an American actor who performs in film, television and theater. He is known for his role as Franco Rivera in the FX television series Rescue Me.[2]
Early life and education
Sunjata was born and raised in
Career
Sunjata played the role of a sailor on shore leave on the first post-9/11 themed episode of Sex and the City.[9] He portrayed poet Langston Hughes in the film Brother to Brother (2004) and James Holt, a fashion designer, in The Devil Wears Prada (2006).[10]
He starred as firefighter Franco Rivera on the television program
In 2003, he won a
In 2010-2011, he played "Nurse Eli" on the TV series Grey's Anatomy and had a relationship with Dr. Miranda Bailey.[11][citation needed]
Beginning in 2013, he played FBI agent Paul Briggs on Graceland, which aired on USA Network. The show was canceled in 2015 after 3 seasons.[citation needed]
Views on the September 11 attacks
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On April 30, 2009, Sunjata announced his participation as narrator in
Sunjata has said that he believes "absolutely, 100 percent" in this theory.[14] Producers of Rescue Me, inspired by Sunjata's views, created a subplot of the show that year (the show's fifth season) in which Sunjata's character, Franco Rivera, stirs up controversy in the firehouse when he tells these same views to a journalist.[14]
Filmography
Film and TV Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Twelfth Night, or What You Will
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Valentine | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints
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Christophe Mercier | TV movie |
| 2002 | Bad Company | CIA Agent Carew | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Langston Hughes | |
| Noel | Marco | ||
| Melinda and Melinda | Billy Wheeler | ||
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | James Holt | |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Brad | |
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
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The Narrator | ||
| 2010 | At Risk
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Detective Win Garano | TV movie |
| The Front | Detective Win Garano | TV movie | |
| Weakness | Alejandro | ||
| 2012 | One for the Money | Ranger | |
| Gone | Powers | ||
| Generation Um... | Charles | ||
| The Dark Knight Rises | Captain Jones | ||
| 2014 | Lullaby
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Officer Ramirez | |
| 2017 | Small Town Crime | Detective Whitman | |
| 2021 | Christmas...Again?! | Mike Clybourne | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | D.C. | Lewis Freeman | Main cast |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bomb Squad Officer | Episode: "Remorse" | |
| 2001 | All My Children | Zachary Pell | Regular Cast |
| 2002 | Sex and the City | Louis Leroy, USN | Episode: "Anchors Away" |
| 2002–04 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | CSU Technician Burt Trevor | Recurring cast: seasons 3-5 |
| 2003 | Ed | Danny Martin | Episode: "The Case" |
| 2004–11 | Rescue Me | Franco Rivera | Main cast |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Kenny Tremont | Episode: "Mammon" |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Diego | Recurring cast |
| 2007 | The Bronx is Burning
|
Reggie Jackson | Main cast |
| 2008 | Great Performances | Christian de Neuvillette | Episode: "Cyrano de Bergerac" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Andrew Jenkins | Episode: "Blinded" |
| 2010 | 30 Rock | Chris | Episode: "College" |
| 2010–11 | Grey's Anatomy | Nurse Eli | Recurring cast: 8
|
| 2012–13 | Smash | Peter Gillman | Recurring cast: Season 2
|
| 2013–15 | Graceland | FBI Senior Agent Paul Briggs | Main cast |
| 2016 | Notorious | Jake Gregorian | Main cast |
| 2017 | Animal Kingdom | Smurf's Criminal Lawyer | Episode: "Betrayal" |
| 2018–20 | Manifest | Danny | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 |
| 2019 | Happy! | Simon | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2020 | Prodigal Son | Quinton Vosler | Episode: "Internal Affairs" |
| #FreeRayshawn | SWAT Commander Nick Alvarez | Main cast | |
| The Twilight Zone | Detective Peter Reece | Episode: "The Who of You" | |
| The Stand | Cobb | Episode: "The End" | |
| 2021–22 | Power Book II: Ghost | Dante "Mecca" Spears
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Main cast: Season 2 |
| 2022 | Echoes | Charles "Charlie" Davenport | Main cast, mini-series |
| TBA | Untitled HPI Remake | Karadec | Main cast |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TOCA Race Driver | Nick Landers/James Randall | Voice |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Twelfth Night | Valentine | |
| 2003 | Take Me Out | Darren Lemming | Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play |
| 2007 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Christian De Neuvillette | |
| 2013 | Macbeth | Macduff | |
| 2014 | The Country House
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Michael Astor | |
| 2018 | Saint Joan | Dunois, Bastard of Orleans |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Satellite Award
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Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series | "Rescue Me" | Won |
| 2008 | NAACP Image Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | "The Bronx Is Burning" | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata profile". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ "Thanks to his darker side, Sunjata shines in 'Rescue Me' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata". www.skiddnet.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Finn, Robin (May 28, 2003). "PUBLIC LIVES; Such a Realistic Portrayal, the Guys Ask Him Out". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu. 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata: 'My Ambiguous Ethnicity has Helped Me' | EURweb". EURweb. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata biography and filmography | Daniel Sunjata movies". Tribute.ca. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "31 Famous Actors Who've Guest-Starred on 'Sex and the City'". www.backstage.com. October 6, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Daniel Sunjata to Join Cast of ABC's Grey's Anatomy | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Truth About Daniel Sunjata's Truther-ism". The Chicagoist. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Gil, Billy. "Microcinema Gets Rights to 'Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup'" (Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine), Home Media Magazine, May 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Stelter, Brian. "The Political Suspicions of 9/11", The New York Times, February 1, 2009.
External links
- Daniel Sunjata at IMDb
- Daniel Sunjata at the Internet Broadway Database
- Daniel Sunjata at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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