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.
Movies 22
The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones
2012
The Devil Wears Prada
as James Holt
2006
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Brad
2009
Gone
as Det. Powers
2012
Bad Company
as Officer Carew
2002
One for the Money
as Ranger
2012
Noel
as Marco
2004
Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman
2018
Christmas...Again?!
as Mike
2021
Feast of All Saints
as Christophe Mercier
2001
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy
2004
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy Wheeler
2004
Generation Um...
as Charles
2012
Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez
2014
The Front
as Win Garano
2010
Weakness
as Alejandro
2010
At Risk
as Win Garano
2010
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
as Narrator
2009
Brother to Brother
as Langston
2004
Twelfth Night
as Valentine
1998
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Christian de Neuvillette
2008
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
2011TV Shows 26
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Burt Trevor
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bomb Squad Officer
1999
Grey's Anatomy
as Eli Lloyd
2005
Law & Order
as Kenny Tremont
1990
30 Rock
as Chris
2006
High Potential
as Adam Karadec
2024
Sex and the City
as Louis Leroy, USN
1998
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
Manifest
as Danny
2018
Rescue Me
as Franco Rivera
2004
Lie to Me
as Andrew Jenkins
2009
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
Power Book II: Ghost
as Mecca
2020
Echoes
as Charlie Davenport
2022
The Twilight Zone
2019
Ed
as Danny Martin
2000
Prodigal Son
as Quentin Vosler
2019
Smash
as Peter Gilman
2012
Graceland
as Paul Briggs
2013
The Stand
as Cobb
2020
The Company You Keep
as Robert Renway
2023
The Crew Has It
2022
The Bronx Is Burning
as Reggie Jackson
2007
Notorious
as Jake Gregorian
2016
Love Monkey
as Diego
2006
D.C.
as Lewis Freeman
2000