Daniel Sunjata
Acting
Born: December 30, 1971 (age 54) · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Sex and the City
1998
Manifest
2018
Lie to Me
2009
Gone
2012
One for the Money
2012
Bad Company
2002
30 Rock
2006
Photos (2)
Movies (21)
The Dark Knight Rises
Captain Jones
The Devil Wears Prada
James Holt
One for the Money
Ranger
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Brad
Bad Company
Officer Carew
Gone
Det. Powers
Melinda and Melinda
Billy
Melinda and Melinda
Billy Wheeler
Christmas...Again?!
Mike
Noel
Marco
Generation Um...
Charles
Feast of All Saints
Christophe Mercier
Small Town Crime
Detective Whitman
Twelfth Night
Valentine
Lullaby
Officer Ramirez
The Front
Win Garano
Brother to Brother
Langston
At Risk
Win Garano
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
Narrator
Weakness
Alejandro
Cyrano de Bergerac
Christian de Neuvillette
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Burt Trevor · 15 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bomb Squad Officer · 1 eps
Law & Order
Kenny Tremont · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Eli Lloyd · 8 eps
30 Rock
Chris · 1 eps
High Potential
Adam Karadec · 32 eps
Sex and the City
Louis Leroy, USN · 1 eps
Lie to Me
Andrew Jenkins · 1 eps
Rescue Me
Franco Rivera · 93 eps
Manifest
Danny · 5 eps
Power Book II: Ghost
Mecca · 10 eps
Ed
Danny Martin · 1 eps
Prodigal Son
Quentin Vosler · 1 eps
Smash
Peter Gilman · 4 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Graceland
Paul Briggs · 38 eps
The Company You Keep
Robert Renway · 1 eps
The Stand
Cobb · 1 eps
The Bronx Is Burning
Reggie Jackson · 8 eps
Echoes
Charlie Davenport · 7 eps
The Crew Has It
1 eps
Love Monkey
Diego · 2 eps
Notorious
Jake Gregorian · 10 eps
D.C.
Lewis Freeman · 5 eps
