Daniel Sunjata
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1971 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biography
Daniel Sunjata, born Daniel Sunjata Condon on December 30, 1971, in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actor acclaimed for his work in television, film, and theater. Adopted by white parents of Irish and Italian-German descent, Sunjata's name honors the Mandinka king Sundiata Keita, meaning "hungry lion." He grew up in the Chicago area, excelling in football at Mount Carmel High School before pursuing higher education at Florida A&M University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and ultimately earning a Master of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His breakthrough came with a Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway play Take Me Out where he portrayed a gay Major League Baseball player. Sunjata is widely recognized for his role as firefighter Franco Rivera in the FX series Rescue Me, as well as appearances in films like The Devil Wears Prada and The Dark Knight Rises. His television work includes roles on Grey's Anatomy, Graceland, and the ABC/Hulu series High Potential.
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Filmography
High Potential
TV · as Adam Karadec · 32 eps
The Company You Keep
TV · as Robert Renway · 1 ep
Echoes
TV · as Charlie Davenport · 7 eps
The Crew Has It
TV · 1 ep
Christmas...Again?!
Movie · as Mike
The Stand
TV · as Cobb · 1 ep
Power Book II: Ghost
TV · as Mecca · 10 eps
Prodigal Son
TV · as Quentin Vosler · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
Small Town Crime
Movie · as Detective Whitman
Manifest
TV · as Danny · 5 eps
Notorious
TV · as Jake Gregorian · 10 eps
Lullaby
Movie · as Officer Ramirez
Graceland
TV · as Paul Briggs · 38 eps
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie · as Captain Jones
One for the Money
Movie · as Ranger
Gone
Movie · as Det. Powers
Generation Um...
Movie · as Charles
Smash
TV · as Peter Gilman · 4 eps
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Movie · as Self
The Front
Movie · as Win Garano
At Risk
Movie · as Win Garano
Weakness
Movie · as Alejandro
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Movie · as Narrator
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Movie · as Brad
Lie to Me
TV · as Andrew Jenkins · 1 ep
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Christian de Neuvillette
The Bronx Is Burning
TV · as Reggie Jackson · 8 eps
The Devil Wears Prada
Movie · as James Holt
30 Rock
TV · as Chris · 1 ep
Love Monkey
TV · as Diego · 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Eli Lloyd · 8 eps
Brother to Brother
Movie · as Langston
Noel
Movie · as Marco
Melinda and Melinda
Movie · as Billy, Billy Wheeler
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rescue Me
TV · as Franco Rivera · 93 eps
Bad Company
Movie · as Officer Carew
Feast of All Saints
Movie · as Christophe Mercier
Ed
TV · as Danny Martin · 1 ep
D.C.
TV · as Lewis Freeman · 5 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Burt Trevor, Bomb Squad Officer · 15 eps
Twelfth Night
Movie · as Valentine
Sex and the City
TV · as Louis Leroy, USN · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Kenny Tremont · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep