Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Known for
Acting
Born
August 19, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Reseda, California, USA

Biography

Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957) is an American stage and film actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Flirt (1993), Amateur (1994), and The Book of Life (1998) (in which he played Jesus). He is best known as Peter Scottson, the DEA agent on Showtime's Weeds. He made his Writing and Directorial debut in 2011 with the film Collaborator, which he stars in with David Morse.

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Filmography

2026
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Mr. Ingalls · 1 ep

2024
The Apprentice poster

The Apprentice

Movie · as Fred Trump

2024
Earth Abides poster

Earth Abides

TV · as Milton · 1 ep

2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

TV · as Charles Graff · 1 ep

2023
BlackBerry poster

BlackBerry

Movie · as Rick Brock

2023
Sealed with a List poster

Sealed with a List

Movie · as Silas Redmond

2023
Lioness poster

Lioness

TV · as Errol Meade · 12 eps

2022
Archive 81 poster

Archive 81

TV · as Virgil Davenport · 8 eps

2021
Crisis poster

Crisis

Movie · as Lawrence Morgan

2021
Redemption Day poster

Redemption Day

Movie · as Tom Fitzgerald

2021
Firefly Lane poster

Firefly Lane

TV · as Wilson King · 3 eps

2020
Percy poster

Percy

Movie · as Rick Aarons

2020
Tenet poster

Tenet

Movie · as Fay

2020
Dead Still poster

Dead Still

TV · as Bushrod Whacker · 6 eps

2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain poster

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Movie · as Maxwell

2019
White Lie poster

White Lie

Movie · as Doug Arneson

2019
Come to Daddy poster

Come to Daddy

Movie · as Brian

2019
Nancy Drew poster

Nancy Drew

TV · as Everett Hudson · 3 eps

2018
Indian Horse poster

Indian Horse

Movie · as Jack Lanahan

2018
Status Update poster

Status Update

Movie · as Dutch Alden

2018
Fahrenheit 451 poster

Fahrenheit 451

Movie · as Commissioner Nyari

2018
Carter poster

Carter

TV · as Hamilton Gerard · 1 ep

2017
Rememory poster

Rememory

Movie · as Gordon Dunn

2017
Aftermath poster

Aftermath

Movie · as Robert

2017
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst poster

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

Movie · as Detective Struk

2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams poster

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

TV · as Odin · 1 ep

2017
Big Little Lies poster

Big Little Lies

TV · as Martin Howard · 5 eps

2016
All at Once poster

All at Once

Movie · as Giovanni Sacco

2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

TV · as Zaman Druce · 4 eps

2016
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

TV · as Grant Davenport · 2 eps

2016
Conviction poster

Conviction

TV · as President Theodore 'Ted' Morrison · 1 ep

2015
Ned Rifle poster

Ned Rifle

Movie · as Rev. Daniel Gardner

2015
Ant-Man poster

Ant-Man

Movie · as Mitchell Carson

2014
Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice

Movie · as Crocker Fenway

2014
Amnesia: Who Are You?

Amnesia: Who Are You?

Movie · as Internet Submission 6

2014
Sabotage poster

Sabotage

Movie · as Floyd Demel

2014
The Lottery poster

The Lottery

TV · as Darius Hayes · 10 eps

2013
Nurse 3-D poster

Nurse 3-D

Movie · as Larry Cook

2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist poster

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Movie · as Ludlow Cooper

2013
Motive poster

Motive

TV · as Miles Balfour · 1 ep

2013
King & Maxwell poster

King & Maxwell

TV · as Bob Scott · 4 eps

2012
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D poster

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Movie · as Douglas Cartland

2012
The Firm poster

The Firm

TV · as Kevin Stack · 9 eps

2011
Collaborator poster

Collaborator

Movie · as Robert Longfellow

2011
Boss poster

Boss

TV · as Ezra Stone · 14 eps

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as William Houston · 1 ep

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Leland Bennett · 2 eps

2010
Unthinkable poster

Unthinkable

Movie · as Jack Saunders

2010
Shadows & Lies poster

Shadows & Lies

Movie · as Victor

2010
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences

Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences

Movie · as Himself

2010
Unnatural History poster

Unnatural History

TV · as Martin Donovan · 13 eps

2009
Duress poster

Duress

Movie · as Richard Barnett

2009
The Haunting in Connecticut poster

The Haunting in Connecticut

Movie · as Peter Campbell

2009
Everything She Ever Wanted poster

Everything She Ever Wanted

TV · as Charles · 4 eps

2009
The Listener poster

The Listener

TV · as Michael Morrissey · 1 ep

2008
The Alphabet Killer poster

The Alphabet Killer

Movie · as Jim Walsh

2008
Remember Back, Remember When poster

Remember Back, Remember When

Movie · as Dad

2008
Fear Itself poster

Fear Itself

TV · as Officer Dan Johnson · 1 ep

2007
Wind Chill poster

Wind Chill

Movie · as Highway Patrolman

2007
Right to Die poster

Right to Die

Movie · as Cliff Addison

2006
The Visitation poster

The Visitation

Movie · as Travis Jordan

2006
The Quiet poster

The Quiet

Movie · as Paul Deer

2006
The Garage

The Garage

Movie · as Adult Matt

2006
Day On Fire poster

Day On Fire

Movie · as Walter Evering

2006
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

Movie · as William Montrose

2005
Dark Shadows poster

Dark Shadows

Movie · as Roger Collins

2005
Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust poster

Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust

Movie · as Self

2005
At Last poster

At Last

Movie · as Mark Singleton

2005
Weeds poster

Weeds

TV · as Peter Scottson, Lieutenant Peter Scottson · 2 eps

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Tom Gordon · 4 eps

2005
Masters of Horror poster

Masters of Horror

TV · as Cliff Addison · 1 ep

2004
Saved! poster

Saved!

Movie · as Pastor Skip

2004
The Pornographer: A Love Story poster

The Pornographer: A Love Story

Movie · as Michael

2004
Traffic poster

Traffic

TV · as Brent Delaney · 3 eps

2003
The United States of Leland poster

The United States of Leland

Movie · as Harry Pollard

2003
Agent Cody Banks poster

Agent Cody Banks

Movie · as Dr. Connors

2002
Insomnia poster

Insomnia

Movie · as Hap Eckhart

2002
RFK poster

RFK

Movie · as John F. Kennedy

2002
Pipe Dream poster

Pipe Dream

Movie · as David Kulovic

2002
The Dead Zone poster

The Dead Zone

TV · as Malcolm Janus · 6 eps

2001
Amy & Isabelle poster

Amy & Isabelle

Movie · as Peter Robertson

2001
Pasadena poster

Pasadena

TV · as Will McAllister · 4 eps

2000
Custody of the Heart poster

Custody of the Heart

Movie · as Dennis Raphael

2000
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as (uncredited)

2000
The Great Gatsby poster

The Great Gatsby

Movie · as Tom Buchanan

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Howard Delhomme · 1 ep

2000
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

TV · as Neil Harrison · 8 eps

1999
Onegin poster

Onegin

Movie · as Prince Nikitin

1999
In a Savage Land poster

In a Savage Land

Movie · as Dr. Phillip Spence

1999
Heaven poster

Heaven

Movie · as Robert Marling

1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer poster

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

Movie · as Richard DiBenedetto

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Archibald Newlands, Logan Carter · 1 ep

1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer poster

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

TV · as Richard DiBenedetto · 2 eps

1998
The Book of Life poster

The Book of Life

Movie · as Jesus Christ

1998
The Opposite of Sex poster

The Opposite of Sex

Movie · as Bill Truitt

1998
Living Out Loud poster

Living Out Loud

Movie · as Robert Nelson

1998
Spanish Fly poster

Spanish Fly

Movie · as Carl

1998
When Trumpets Fade poster

When Trumpets Fade

Movie · as Captain Pritchett

1998
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples poster

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

Movie · as Aart Vos

1997
Night Sins poster

Night Sins

Movie · as Paul Garrison

1997
Night Sins

Night Sins

TV · as Paul Garrison · 2 eps

1996
Flirt poster

Flirt

Movie · as Walter

1996
Hollow Reed poster

Hollow Reed

Movie · as Martyn Wyatt

1996
The Portrait of a Lady poster

The Portrait of a Lady

Movie · as Ralph Touchett

1995
Nadja poster

Nadja

Movie · as Jim

1994
Amateur poster

Amateur

Movie · as Thomas Ludens

1994
The Rook

The Rook

Movie · as John Abbott

1993
Flirt poster

Flirt

Movie · as Walter

1993
Quick poster

Quick

Movie · as Herschel Brewer

1993
Scam poster

Scam

Movie · as Gordon Wexler

1992
Simple Men poster

Simple Men

Movie · as Martin

1992
Surviving Desire poster

Surviving Desire

Movie · as Jude

1992
Malcolm X poster

Malcolm X

Movie · as FBI Agent

1990
Trust poster

Trust

Movie · as Matthew Slaughter

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Robert White · 1 ep

1987
Leg Work poster

Leg Work

TV · 1 ep

1985
Hard Choices poster

Hard Choices

Movie · as Josh

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Jude, Martin · 1 ep