54
Years
22
Movies
26
TV Shows
6.5
Rating
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.
54
Years Old
22
Movies
26
TV Shows
6.5
Avg Rating
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.
Grey's Anatomy
2005
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 30, 1971
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
Generation Um...
2012
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011
Noel
2004
Melinda and Melinda
2004
Melinda and Melinda
2004
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Gone
2012
Bad Company
2002
One for the Money
2012
Feast of All Saints
2001
Small Town Crime
2018
Christmas...Again?!
2021
Weakness
2010
Twelfth Night
1998
Lullaby
2014
At Risk
2010
The Front
2010
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008
+ 2 more movies
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order
1990
High Potential
2024
30 Rock
2006
Sex and the City
1998
Tony Awards
1956
Manifest
2018
Lie to Me
2009
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
Prodigal Son
2019
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Rescue Me
2004
Ed
2000
Smash
2012
The Twilight Zone
2019
Graceland
2013
The Stand
2020
The Company You Keep
2023
+ 6 more TV shows