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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

5.51

Bad Company
2002-06-07

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup

6.258

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

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

5.96

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009-05-01

Brother to Brother

4.778

Brother to Brother
2004-01-17

The Dark Knight Rises

7.8

The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17

5.6

The Front
2010-05-26

4.4

At Risk
2010-05-19

One for the Money

5.555

One for the Money
2012-01-26

6.231

Gone
2012-02-23

Generation Um...

3.917

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

7.39

The Devil Wears Prada
2006-06-29

Cyrano de Bergerac

6.4

Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-12-26

5.855

Noel
2004-11-12

Melinda and Melinda

6.2

Melinda and Melinda
2004-12-22

6.1

Lullaby
2014-06-13

Small Town Crime

6.4

Small Town Crime
2018-01-19

Feast of All Saints

4.4

Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11

1

Twelfth Night
1998-08-30

Christmas...Again?!

6.523

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

Melinda and Melinda

6.2

Melinda and Melinda
2004-12-22

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

7.7

Ed
2000-10-08

6.85

The Stand
2020-12-17

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.938

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

7.464

30 Rock
2006-10-11

7.624

Rescue Me
2004-07-21

The Bronx Is Burning

7.2

The Bronx Is Burning
2007-07-09

7.624

Manifest
2018-09-24

7.887

Lie to Me
2009-01-21

7

D.C.
2000-04-02

The Company You Keep

7.2

The Company You Keep
2023-02-19

7.164

Graceland
2013-06-06

8

High Potential
2024-09-17

Power Book II: Ghost

8.233

Power Book II: Ghost
2020-09-06

6.2

Notorious
2016-09-22

6.587

Echoes
2022-08-19

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.938

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

8.213

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

7.391

Sex and the City
1998-06-06

8.102

Prodigal Son
2019-09-23

The Twilight Zone

6.703

The Twilight Zone
2019-04-01

7.5

Love Monkey
2006-01-17