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Daniel Sunjata
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Daniel Sunjata
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-12-30,Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

5.521

Bad Company
2002-06-07

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup

6.215

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
2009-09-22

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

5.955

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009-05-01

Brother to Brother

5.053

Brother to Brother
2004-01-17

The Dark Knight Rises

7.796

The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17

5.6

The Front
2010-05-26

4.643

At Risk
2010-05-19

One for the Money

5.554

One for the Money
2012-01-26

6.239

Gone
2012-02-23

Generation Um...

3.98

Generation Um...
2012-07-11

4.6

Weakness
2010-10-24

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

5.8

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011-06-10

The Devil Wears Prada

7.428

The Devil Wears Prada
2006-06-29

Cyrano de Bergerac

6.4

Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-12-26

5.852

Noel
2004-11-12

Melinda and Melinda

6.207

Melinda and Melinda
2004-12-22

6.1

Lullaby
2014-06-13

Small Town Crime

6.371

Small Town Crime
2018-01-19

Feast of All Saints

4.792

Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11

5

Twelfth Night
1998-08-30

Christmas...Again?!

6.578

Christmas...Again?!
2021-12-03

Melinda and Melinda

6.207

Melinda and Melinda
2004-12-22

Cyrano de Bergerac

0

Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-01-07

7.311

Law & Order
1990-09-13

The Tony Danza Show

6.375

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

7.673

Ed
2000-10-08

6.815

The Stand
2020-12-17

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.947

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

7.484

30 Rock
2006-10-11

7.535

Rescue Me
2004-07-21

The Bronx Is Burning

7.2

The Bronx Is Burning
2007-07-09

7.632

Manifest
2018-09-24

7.881

Lie to Me
2009-01-21

8

D.C.
2000-04-02

The Company You Keep

7.258

The Company You Keep
2023-02-19

7.155

Graceland
2013-06-06

8.053

High Potential
2024-09-17

Power Book II: Ghost

8.209

Power Book II: Ghost
2020-09-06

6.182

Notorious
2016-09-22

6.556

Echoes
2022-08-19

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.947

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

8.209

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

The Crew Has It

10

The Crew Has It
2022-05-04

6.4

Smash
2012-02-06

Sex and the City

7.4

Sex and the City
1998-06-06

8.1

Prodigal Son
2019-09-23

The Twilight Zone

6.7

The Twilight Zone
2019-04-01

7.667

Love Monkey
2006-01-17

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01