Martin Donovan
Martin Donovan | |
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 Donovan in 2011 | |
| Born | Martin Paul Smith August 19, 1957 Reseda, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Lanko (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994), Flirt (1995), and The Book of Life (1998), starring as Jesus Christ in the latter. Donovan played Tom Gordon on Ghost Whisperer. Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series Weeds. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film Collaborator (2011). Donovan played the Protagonist's CIA handler, Fay, in Christopher Nolan's science fiction action thriller film Tenet (2020).
Personal life[]
Donovan was born Martin Paul Smith in Reseda, California.[citation needed]
He graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School and attended Pierce College for two years. He attended American Theater Arts, a combined conservatory and theater company in Los Angeles, where he appeared in the plays Richard's Cork Leg by Brendan Behan and Private Life of the Master Race by Bertold Brecht. In 1983, he and his wife, Vivian, moved to New York City, where he took odd jobs like installing drapery to support his family. He joined the off-off-Broadway Cucaracha Theater on Greenwich Street.[1]
Donovan married actress Vivian Lanko in 1984; they have two sons. They lived in New York City for many years before relocating to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Career[]
Donovan has appeared in fourteen episodes of the Showtime television series Weeds, which stars Mary-Louise Parker, for which he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He has also acted with Parker in Saved!, Pipe Dream and The Portrait of a Lady. For the latter film, he won the National Society of Film Critics' Award for best supporting actor.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "For an Art-House Regular, a Wider World". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Levy, Emanuel (1997-01-06). "U.S. crix make 'Waves' best pic, Murphy actor Crix awards to 'Waves'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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- 1957 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American emigrants to Canada
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- People from Reseda, Los Angeles