Daniel Sunjata
ActingAlso Known As
دنیل سانجاتا, دانیل سونجاتا, Дэниэл Санжата
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.
Movies
(23 total)
The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones
The Devil Wears Prada
as James Holt
Gone
as Det. Powers
One for the Money
as Ranger
Bad Company
as Officer Carew
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy Wheeler
Noel
as Marco
Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman
Christmas...Again?!
as Mike
Generation Um...
as Charles
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
as Narrator
Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez
At Risk
as Win Garano
Brother to Brother
as Langston
The Front
as Win Garano
Feast of All Saints
as Christophe Mercier
Weakness
as Alejandro
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Christian de Neuvillette
TV Shows
(25 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Eli Lloyd
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Burt Trevor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bomb Squad Officer
Sex and the City
as Louis Leroy, USN
Manifest
as Danny
Lie to Me
as Andrew Jenkins
30 Rock
as Chris
The Stand
as Cobb
Law & Order
as Kenny Tremont
Prodigal Son
as Quentin Vosler
High Potential
as Adam Karadec
Power Book II: Ghost
as Mecca
Echoes
as Charlie Davenport
Rescue Me
as Franco Rivera
Graceland
as Paul Briggs
Smash
as Peter Gilman
The Company You Keep
as Robert Renway
Notorious
as Jake Gregorian
Ed
as Danny Martin