Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Daniel Sunjata
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
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Movies: 20Series: 23
TMDB ID: 10582
IMDb ID: nm0839326
Known for: Acting
Born: December 30, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2024
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.89
Wikidata: Q648565
Also 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Daniel Sunjata.
6.5
Christmas...Again?!
as Mike
2021 Movie
6.4
Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman
2018 Movie
6.1
Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez
2014 Movie
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones
2012 Movie
3.9
Generation Um...
as Charles
2012 Movie
6.2
Gone
as Powers
2012 Movie
5.6
One for the Money
as Ranger
2012 Movie
4.6
Weakness
as Alejandro
2010 Movie
5.6
The Front
as Win Garano
2010 Movie
4.4
At Risk
as Win Garano
2010 Movie
6.3
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
as Narrator
2009 Movie
6.0
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Brad
2009 Movie
6.4
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Christian de Neuvillette
2008 Movie
7.4
The Devil Wears Prada
as James Holt
2006 Movie
6.2
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy
2004 Movie
5.9
Noel
as Marco
2004 Movie
4.8
Brother to Brother
as Langston
2004 Movie
5.5
Bad Company
as Officer Carew
2002 Movie
4.4
Feast of All Saints
as Christophe Mercier
2001 Movie
1.0
Twelfth Night
as Valentine
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Daniel Sunjata.
8.0
High Potential
as Adam Karadec • 31 eps
2024 Series
7.2
The Company You Keep
as Robert Renway • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Echoes
as Charlie Davenport • 7 eps
2022 Series
10.0
The Crew Has It
1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
The Stand
as Cobb • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
as Mecca • 10 eps
2020 Series
8.1
Prodigal Son
as Quentin Vosler • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.7
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Manifest
as Danny • 5 eps
2018 Series
6.2
Notorious
as Jake Gregorian • 10 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Graceland
as Paul Briggs • 38 eps
2013 Series
6.4
Smash
as Peter Gilman • 4 eps
2012 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Andrew Jenkins • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.2
The Bronx Is Burning
as Reggie Jackson • 8 eps
2007 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Chris • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Love Monkey
as Diego • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Eli Lloyd • 8 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Rescue Me
as Franco Rivera • 93 eps
2004 Series
7.7
Ed
as Danny Martin • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
D.C.
as Lewis Freeman • 5 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Burt Trevor • 15 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
as Louis Leroy, USN • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Kenny Tremont • 1 eps
1990 Series