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Martin Donovan
Donovan in 2011
Born	Martin Paul Smith (1957-08-19) August 19, 1957 (age 67) Reseda, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	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 also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series Weeds. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film Collaborator (2011). Donovan played Detective Hap Eckhart in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Insomnia (2002) and the Protagonist's CIA handler, Fay, in Nolan's science fiction action thriller film Tenet (2020).

Early life

Donovan was born Martin Paul Smith in Reseda, California.

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 future wife, Vivian, moved to New York City. He joined the off-off-Broadway Cucaracha Theater on Greenwich Street.

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.

Personal life

Donovan married actress Vivian Lanko in 1984; they have two sons. They lived in New York City for many years before relocating to Vancouver.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. Brooks, Brian (2012-02-28). "Tribeca Film Takes U.S. Rights To 'Collaborator'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
2. ^ "For an Art-House Regular, a Wider World". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
3. Levy, Emanuel (1997-01-06). "U.S. crix make 'Waves' best pic, Murphy actor Crix awards to 'Waves'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
4. Goldberg, Lesley (2018-04-10). "'Big Little Lies' Books Martin Donovan for Key Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

External links

• Martin Donovan at IMDb 

• 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