Daniel Sunjata
Acting
Born 1971-12-30
Evanston, Illinois, USA
47 credits
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 1
Theatre World Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Tony Award
Tony Awards 1 nominated
- 2003 Best Featured Actor in a Play Nominated
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 1 won
- 2003 Outstanding Lead Actor Won
Theatre World Award 1 won
- 2003 Theatre World Award Won
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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
Acting
45 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
Law & Order
High Potential
Sex and the City
30 Rock
The Devil Wears Prada
Manifest
Tony Awards
Rescue Me
Lie to Me
The Dark Knight Rises
Smash
Power Book II: Ghost
Prodigal Son
The Tony Danza Show
Ed
The Stand
Graceland
The Company You Keep
Bad Company
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Echoes
Gone
Love Monkey
Noel
One for the Money
Notorious
The Bronx Is Burning
Melinda and Melinda
Christmas...Again?!
Generation Um...
Small Town Crime
Feast of All Saints
D.C.
Lullaby
The Front
At Risk
Twelfth Night
Brother to Brother
Cyrano de Bergerac
Weakness
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Cyrano de Bergerac
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Other credits
2 credits
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