Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 30, 1971
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Credits
47 titles
Daniel Sunjata
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
Filmography
High Potential
Adam Karadec
The Company You Keep
Robert Renway
Echoes
Charlie Davenport
The Crew Has It
Christmas...Again?!
Mike
The Stand
Cobb
Power Book II: Ghost
Mecca
Prodigal Son
Quentin Vosler
The Twilight Zone
Manifest
Danny
Small Town Crime
Detective Whitman
Notorious
Jake Gregorian
Lullaby
Officer Ramirez
Graceland
Paul Briggs
The Dark Knight Rises
Captain Jones
Generation Um...
Charles
Gone
Det. Powers
Smash
Peter Gilman
One for the Money
Ranger
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Self
Weakness
Alejandro
The Front
Win Garano
At Risk
Win Garano
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Narrator
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Brad
Lie to Me
Andrew Jenkins
Cyrano de Bergerac
Christian de Neuvillette
Cyrano de Bergerac
Christian
The Bronx Is Burning
Reggie Jackson
30 Rock
Chris
The Devil Wears Prada
James Holt
Love Monkey
Diego
Grey's Anatomy
Eli Lloyd
Melinda and Melinda
Billy
Noel
Marco
The Tony Danza Show
Self
Rescue Me
Franco Rivera
Brother to Brother
Langston
Bad Company
Officer Carew
Feast of All Saints
Christophe Mercier
Ed
Danny Martin
D.C.
Lewis Freeman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Burt Trevor
Twelfth Night
Valentine
Sex and the City
Louis Leroy, USN
Law & Order
Kenny Tremont
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee