Daniel Sunjata
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 30, 1971 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 47
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
2012Movie
Captain Jones
The Devil Wears Prada
2006Movie
James Holt
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Eli Lloyd
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Burt Trevor, Bomb Squad Officer
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009Movie
Brad
Sex and the City
1998TV
Louis Leroy, USN
Filmography
High Potential
2024TV
Adam Karadec
The Company You Keep
2023TV
Robert Renway
Echoes
2022TV
Charlie Davenport
The Crew Has It
2022TV
Christmas...Again?!
2021Movie
Mike
The Stand
2020TV
Cobb
Power Book II: Ghost
2020TV
Mecca
Prodigal Son
2019TV
Quentin Vosler
The Twilight Zone
2019TV
Manifest
2018TV
Danny
Small Town Crime
2018Movie
Detective Whitman
Notorious
2016TV
Jake Gregorian
Lullaby
2014Movie
Officer Ramirez
Graceland
2013TV
Paul Briggs
The Dark Knight Rises
2012Movie
Captain Jones
Generation Um...
2012Movie
Charles
Gone
2012Movie
Det. Powers
Smash
2012TV
Peter Gilman
One for the Money
2012Movie
Ranger
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011Movie
Self
Weakness
2010Movie
Alejandro
The Front
2010Movie
Win Garano
At Risk
2010Movie
Win Garano
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
2009Movie
Narrator
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009Movie
Brad
Lie to Me
2009TV
Andrew Jenkins
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008Movie
Christian de Neuvillette
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008Movie
Christian
The Bronx Is Burning
2007TV
Reggie Jackson
30 Rock
2006TV
Chris
The Devil Wears Prada
2006Movie
James Holt
Love Monkey
2006TV
Diego
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Eli Lloyd
Melinda and Melinda
2004Movie
Billy, Billy Wheeler
Noel
2004Movie
Marco
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self
Rescue Me
2004TV
Franco Rivera
Brother to Brother
2004Movie
Langston
Bad Company
2002Movie
Officer Carew
Feast of All Saints
2001Movie
Christophe Mercier
Ed
2000TV
Danny Martin
D.C.
2000TV
Lewis Freeman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Burt Trevor, Bomb Squad Officer
Twelfth Night
1998Movie
Valentine
Sex and the City
1998TV
Louis Leroy, USN
Law & Order
1990TV
Kenny Tremont
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee