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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 30, 1971
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- دنیل سانجاتا
- دانیل سونجاتا
- Дэниэл Санжата
Daniel Sunjata
2.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
High Potential
as Adam Karadec
2024
8.0
The Company You Keep
as Robert Renway
2023
7.2
Echoes
as Charlie Davenport
2022
6.6
The Crew Has It
2022
10.0
Christmas...Again?!
as Mike
2021
6.5
The Stand
as Cobb
2020
6.9
Power Book II: Ghost
as Mecca
2020
8.2
Prodigal Son
as Quentin Vosler
2019
8.1
The Twilight Zone
2019
6.7
Manifest
as Danny
2018
7.6
Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman
2018
6.4
Notorious
as Jake Gregorian
2016
6.2
Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez
2014
6.1
Graceland
as Paul Briggs
2013
7.2
The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones
2012
7.8
Generation Um...
as Charles
2012
3.9
Gone
as Powers
2012
6.2
Smash
as Peter Gilman
2012
6.4
One for the Money
as Ranger
2012
5.6
🎬
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
2011
5.8
Weakness
as Alejandro
2010
4.6
The Front
as Win Garano
2010
5.6
At Risk
as Win Garano
2010
4.4
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
as Narrator
2009
6.3
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Brad
2009
6.0
Lie to Me
as Andrew Jenkins
2009
7.9
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Christian de Neuvillette
2008
6.4
The Bronx Is Burning
as Reggie Jackson
2007
7.2
30 Rock
as Chris
2006
7.5
The Devil Wears Prada
as James Holt
2006
7.4
Love Monkey
as Diego
2006
7.5
Grey's Anatomy
as Eli Lloyd
2005
8.2
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy
2004
6.2
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy Wheeler
2004
6.2
Noel
as Marco
2004
5.8
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
Rescue Me
as Franco Rivera
2004
7.6
Brother to Brother
as Langston
2004
4.8
Bad Company
as Officer Carew
2002
5.5
Feast of All Saints
as Christophe Mercier
2001
4.4
Ed
as Danny Martin
2000
7.7
D.C.
as Lewis Freeman
2000
7.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Burt Trevor
1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bomb Squad Officer
1999
7.9
Twelfth Night
as Valentine
1998
1.0
Sex and the City
as Louis Leroy, USN
1998
7.4
Law & Order
as Kenny Tremont
1990
7.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.9