Daniel Sunjata
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.
Bad Company
(Officer Carew)
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
(Narrator)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
(Brad)
Brother to Brother
(Langston)
The Dark Knight Rises
(Captain Jones)
The Front
(Win Garano)
At Risk
(Win Garano)
One for the Money
(Ranger)
Gone
(Powers)
Generation Um...
(Charles)
Weakness
(Alejandro)
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
(Self)
The Devil Wears Prada
(James Holt)
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Christian de Neuvillette)
Noel
(Marco)
Melinda and Melinda
(Billy)
Lullaby
(Officer Ramirez)
Small Town Crime
(Detective Whitman)
Feast of All Saints
(Christophe Mercier)
Twelfth Night
(Valentine)
Christmas ...Again?!
(Mike)
Melinda and Melinda
(Billy Wheeler)
Law & Order
(Kenny Tremont)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
Ed
(Danny Martin)
The Stand
(Cobb)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Burt Trevor)
30 Rock
(Chris)
Rescue Me
(Franco Rivera)
The Bronx Is Burning
(Reggie Jackson)
Manifest
(Danny)
Lie to Me
(Andrew Jenkins)
D.C.
(Lewis Freeman)
The Company You Keep
(Robert Renway)
Graceland
(Paul Briggs)
High Potential
(Adam Karadec)
Power Book II: Ghost
(Mecca)
Notorious
(Jake Gregorian)
Echoes
(Charlie Davenport)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Bomb Squad Officer)
Grey's Anatomy
(Eli Lloyd)
The Crew Has It
Smash
(Peter Gilman)
Sex and the City
(Louis Leroy, USN)
Prodigal Son
(Quentin Vosler)
The Twilight Zone
Love Monkey
(Diego)