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Daniel Sunjata
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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 …
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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.
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Daniel Sunjata's Filmography
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Christmas...Again?!
as Mike
Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman
Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez
The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones
Generation Um...
as Charles
Gone
as Det. Powers
One for the Money
as Ranger
No Poster
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
Weakness
as Alejandro
The Front
as Win Garano
At Risk
as Win Garano
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup
as Narrator
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Brad
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Christian de Neuvillette
The Devil Wears Prada
as James Holt
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy
Melinda and Melinda
as Billy Wheeler
Noel
as Marco
Brother to Brother
as Langston
Bad Company
as Officer Carew
Feast of All Saints
as Christophe Mercier
Twelfth Night
as Valentine