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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648565
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Filmography (Movies)
Christmas...Again?!
Character:Mike
Release Date:03/12/2021
Small Town Crime
Character:Detective Whitman
Release Date:19/01/2018
Lullaby
Character:Officer Ramirez
Release Date:13/06/2014
The Dark Knight Rises
Character:Captain Jones
Release Date:17/07/2012
Generation Um...
Character:Charles
Release Date:11/07/2012
Gone
Character:Powers
Release Date:23/02/2012
One for the Money
Character:Ranger
Release Date:26/01/2012
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/2011
Weakness
Character:Alejandro
Release Date:24/10/2010
The Front
Character:Win Garano
Release Date:26/05/2010
At Risk
Character:Win Garano
Release Date:19/05/2010
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/09/2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Character:Brad
Release Date:01/05/2009
Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:Christian de Neuvillette
Release Date:26/12/2008
The Devil Wears Prada
Character:James Holt
Release Date:29/06/2006
Melinda and Melinda
Character:Billy
Release Date:22/12/2004
Melinda and Melinda
Character:Billy Wheeler
Release Date:22/12/2004
Noel
Character:Marco
Release Date:12/11/2004
Brother to Brother
Character:Langston
Release Date:17/01/2004
Bad Company
Character:Officer Carew
Release Date:07/06/2002
Feast of All Saints
Character:Christophe Mercier
Release Date:11/11/2001
Twelfth Night
Character:Valentine
Release Date:30/08/1998
Television Appearances
High Potential
Character:Adam Karadec
The Company You Keep
Character:Robert Renway
Echoes
Character:Charlie Davenport
The Crew Has It
Character:
The Stand
Character:Cobb
Power Book II: Ghost
Character:Mecca
Prodigal Son
Character:Quentin Vosler
The Twilight Zone
Character:
Manifest
Character:Danny
Notorious
Character:Jake Gregorian
Graceland
Character:Paul Briggs
Smash
Character:Peter Gilman
Lie to Me
Character:Andrew Jenkins
The Bronx Is Burning
Character:Reggie Jackson
30 Rock
Character:Chris
Love Monkey
Character:Diego
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Eli Lloyd
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Rescue Me
Character:Franco Rivera
Ed
Character:Danny Martin
D.C.
Character:Lewis Freeman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Burt Trevor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Bomb Squad Officer
Sex and the City
Character:Louis Leroy, USN
Law & Order
Character:Kenny Tremont
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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