Donovan, Martin 1957–

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DONOVAN, Martin 1957


PERSONAL


Original name, Martin Smith; born August 19, 1957, in Reseda, CA; married Vivian Lanko (an actress), 1984; children: two. Education: Studied at American Theatre Arts, Los Angeles. Religion: Roman Catholic.


Addresses: Agent Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager Marc Epstein, Personal Management Co., 425 North Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.


Career: Actor. Cucuracha Theatre Company, New York City, member of company, mid1980s1994.

Awards, Honors: National Society of Film Critics Award, best supporting actor, 1997, for The Portrait of a Lady.


CREDITS


Film Appearances:

Josh, Hard Choices, Lorimar, 1986.

Matthew Slaughter, Trust, Fine Line/Republic, 1990.

Martin, Simple Men (also known as Uomini semplici ), Fine Line, 1992.

FBI agent, Malcolm X (also known as X ), Warner Bros., 1992.

Herschel Brewer, Quick (also known as Crossfire ), Academy, 1993.

John Abbott, The Rook, 1994, Phaedra Cinema, 1999.

Jim, Nadja, October Films, 1994.

Thomas Ludens, Amateur, 1994.

Partygoer, French Exit, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1995.

Walter, Flirt, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1995.

Martyn Wyatt, Hollow Reed (also known as Believe Me, Lautlose Schreie, and Tras el silencio ), Cinepix Film Properties, 1996.

Ralph Touchett, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy, 1996.

Robert "Bob" Nelson, Living Out Loud (also known as The Kiss ), New Line Cinema, 1998.

Dr. Phillip Spence, In a Savage Land, Universal, 1998.

Robert Marling, Heaven, Miramax, 1998.

Jesus Christ, The Book of Life, True Fiction Pictures, 1998.

Bill Truitt, The Opposite of Sex, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

Carl Livingston, Spanish Fly, Miramax, 1999.

Prince Nikitin, Onegin (also known as Eugene Onegin ), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1999.

Desire (also known as Fatale Sehnsucht ), Remstar Distribution, 2000.

The Pornographer: A Love Story, Blow Up Pictures, 2000.

Ulysses, Cuba libre, 2000.

David Kulovic, Pipe Dream, Castle Hill, 2002.

Detective Hap Eckhart, Insomnia, Warner Bros., 2002.

Harry Pollard, The United States of Leland, Paramount, 2003.

Dr. Connors, Agent Cody Banks, MetroGoldwynMayer, 2003.

Pastor Skip, Saved, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 2004.


Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Neil Harrison, Wonderland, ABC, 2000.

Will McAllister, Pasadena, Fox, 2001.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Detective Regan (some sources cite Rogen), At Mother's Request, CBS, 1987.

Paul Garrison, Night Sins, CBS, 1997.

Richard DiBenedetto, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, NBC, 1999.

Mike, Traffic, USA Network, 2004.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Jude, "Surviving Desire," American Playhouse, PBS, 1991.

Gordon Wexler, Scam, Showtime, 1993.

Aart Vos, "Aart and Johte Vos," Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples, Showtime, 1997.

Captain Roy Pritchett, When Trumpets Fade (also known as Hamburger Hill 2 ), HBO, 1998.

Dennis Raphael, Custody of the Heart, Lifetime, 2000.

Tom Buchanan, The Great Gatsby, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Peter Robertson, Amy & Isabelle (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy and Isabelle ), ABC, 2001.

John F. Kennedy, RFK, FX Channel, 2002.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Spencer Robinson, "School for Scandal," South Beach, c. 1993.

Dr. Archibald Newlands, "Serendipity," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC and USA Network, 2003.


Appeared as Louis, The Woman in White.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Crossing guard, The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Apocalypse Pete (also known as Pete and Pete ), Nickelodeon, 1992.

Security guard, The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas (also known as Pete and Pete ), Nickelodeon, 1992.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby ": The Making of a Classic, 2000.


Stage Appearances:

Richard's Cork Leg, American Theatre Arts, Hollywood, CA, 19801981.

Winesburg, Ohio, American Theatre Arts, 1981.

Craven, Homo Sapien Shuffle, New York Shakespeare Festival, Susan Stein Shiva Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1992.


Also appeared in Famine Plays.


OTHER SOURCES


Periodicals:

Premiere, January, 1997, p. 38.