Donnie Keshawarz
Donnie Keshawarz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1969 |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University (BA) University of Missouri–Kansas City (MA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Donnie Keshawarz (born July 30, 1969)[1][2] is a Canadian-born American stage, film and television actor.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Donnie Keshawarz was born on July 30, 1969, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada[4] to Afghan parents. He grew up in Jonesboro, Arkansas and attended Jonesboro High School.[5] He earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a master's degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[1] He also studied acting under Herbert Berghof.[1]
Career
[edit]Since 1987, Keshawarz has appeared in numerous television roles, most notably in a recurring role in 2003 as Yusuf Auda on the television series 24 as well as a recurring role in the HBO series The Sopranos. He has also made guest appearances on Law & Order, Lost, Sex and the City, Hack, Blue Bloods, and Homeland.
Keshawarz also starred in the ABC television series Forever and in 2013 he made a brief appearance in The Wolf of Wall Street.
He has also appeared in several films, including Loving Leah (2009), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Experimenter (2015) and Ad Astra (2019).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Growing Down in Brooklyn | John 'Pip' Pipitone | |
| 2004 | Tony & Tina's Wedding | Donnie Dulce | |
| 2006 | Drifting Elegant | Victor Saad | |
| 2008 | The Collective | Rost | |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Donaldson | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Stratton Broker #3 | |
| 2014 | The Cobbler | Pinchas Simkin | |
| 2015 | Experimenter | Bruno | |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | Captain Lawrence Tanner | |
| 2020 | Tesla | J. P. Morgan |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | As the World Turns | Gary Rady | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Greg Miller | Episode: "Politically Erect" |
| 2002 | Hack | Cop | Episode: "All Night Long" |
| 2003 | 24 | Yusuf Auda | 6 episodes |
| 2004, 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Pure 24 | Yusuf | Episode #1.18 |
| 2005 | Lost | Essam Tasir | Episode: "The Greater Good" |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Clete | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | The Sopranos | Muhammed | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Damages | Andrew Vida | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Nazir | Episode: "Reclassified" |
| 2008 | Fringe | Gerard | Episode: "The Ghost Network" |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Raj | Television film |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Mr. Nozari | Episode: "Rapture" |
| 2009 | Ugly Betty | Detective | Episode: "The Born Identity" |
| 2009 | White Collar | Dmitri | Episode: "Threads" |
| 2011 | One Life to Live | Kahlid | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Johnny Vega | Episode: "Little Fish" |
| 2012 | Elementary | Earl Wheeler | Episode: "The Long Fuse" |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Nick Breckenridge | Episode: "Mors Praematura" |
| 2013 | Homeland | Hafez 'A-Z' Azizi | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Forever | Mike Hanson | 22 episodes |
| 2016 | Shades of Blue | Nate | Episode: "What Devil Do" |
| 2016 | Beauty & the Beast | Agent Morgan | Episode: "Point of No Return" |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Agent Lamb | Episode: "Whitehall: Conclusion" |
| 2017, 2021 | Bull | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | Republican Fixer | Episode: "Day 485" |
| 2019 | FBI | Yousef | Episode: "Undisclosed" |
| 2020 | Tommy | Simmons | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | New Amsterdam | Dominic Mancini | Episode: "Death Is the Rule. Life Is the Exception" |
| 2023 | The Blacklist | Rod Thieman | Episode: "The Troll Farmer (No. 38): Pt. 2" |
| 2024 | True Detective | Adam Bryce | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Keshawarz, Donnie 1969–". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ Riggs, Thomas (May 2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Cengage Gale. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-7876-9048-9.
- ^ "Donnie R. Keshawarz". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "Donnie Keshawarz". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ Davis, Diana (May 8, 2015). "Star of ABC's "Forever" and Jonesboro High School graduate gives first scholarships in memory of his sister". KAIT 8 news. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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