- Jeffrey Donovan
Infobox actor
name = Jeffrey Donovan
imagesize = 180px
birthname = Jeffrey T. Donovan
birthdate = birth date and age|1968|05|11
birthplace =Amesbury, Massachusetts , USA
website =Jeffrey T. Donovan (born
May 11 ,1968 ) is an Americantelevision andfilm actor .Biography
Early life
Donovan was born in
Amesbury, Massachusetts . After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) with a B.A. in Theater, he went on to study atNew York University , from which he earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in acting. Prior to attending UMass Amherst, Donovan studied atBridgewater State College , also inMassachusetts .Career
After earning his MFA, Donovan made his film debut in "Inside Out". His next film, "Throwing Down", took the top jury prize at The Hamptons Film Festival. Donovan also played Jeffrey Patterson in '. Since then, Donovan has been seen in television show guest appearances, such as ', "The Pretender", "
Spin City ", "Witchblade", "Monk", "",House MD , and "Law & Order ". He has also been in made-for-television movies and the lead in the cancelledUSA Network television drama series "Touching Evil " (also starringVera Farmiga ). A role as the villainous Dr. Sloan in the short-lived TV series "Threshold" followed. He has also had roles in several major motion pictures. Donovan appeared in the 2005romantic comedy "Hitch" starringWill Smith andKevin James . He also starred as Cal in the 2006 film "Come Early Morning " oppositeAshley Judd . Also in 2006, he starred in the film "Believe in Me ", in which he played the coach of a women's basketball team fromMiddleton, Oklahoma .Donovan was cast as a supporting role in the hit series "
Crossing Jordan " as William Ivers. He is currently starring in "Burn Notice" on theUSA Network asMichael Westen , asecret agent who has been cast away from the government and is trying to get his life back. He is joined byGabrielle Anwar (Fiona Glenanne ),Bruce Campbell (Sam Axe ),Sharon Gless (Madeline Westen ), andSeth Peterson (Nate Westen ).Donovan also perfomed in many various stage productions such as
A View From The Bridge as Marco,An Inspector Calls as Inspector Goole,Twelfth Night as Sebastian and Off-Broadway inThings You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight as Gene,Hamlet as the title role,The Glory of Living as Clint,Toys in the Attic as Julian Berniers,On the Waterfront as Terry,Oedipus as Teiresias andFreedomland as Seth.He completed filming for the movie "Changeling" in December 2007. In Changeling (directed by
Clint Eastwood ) he is oppositeAngelina Jolie as a corrupt police chief. [cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff0e5ee8955eaff02ca7844bde8b90a8 | title=3 Join Jolie for 'Changeling' | accessdate=2007-11-25 | author=Kit, Borys | date=16 October 2007 | work=The Hollywood Reporter]References
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