Daniel Sunjata

Known for ActingBorn 1971-12-30 (age 54)Evanston, Illinois, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Crew Has It

Power Book II: Ghost

High Potential

Prodigal Son

Grey's Anatomy

D.C.

Lie to Me

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Dark Knight Rises

Manifest

Love Monkey

Ed

Rescue Me

30 Rock

The Company You Keep

The Devil Wears Prada

Sex and the City

Graceland

The Bronx Is Burning

Law & Order

The Stand

The Twilight Zone

Christmas...Again?!

Echoes

Small Town Crime

Smash

Cyrano de Bergerac

The Tony Danza Show

Gone

Notorious

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup

Melinda and Melinda

Lullaby

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

Noel

The Front

One for the Money

Bad Company

Brother to Brother

Twelfth Night

Feast of All Saints

At Risk

Weakness

Generation Um...

Cyrano de Bergerac

Tony Awards