Daniel Sunjata

Acting · Born 1971-12-30 in Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

Daniel Sunjata, born Daniel Sunjata Condon on December 30, 1971, in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actor acclaimed for his work in television, film, and theater. Adopted by white parents of Irish and Italian-German descent, Sunjata's name honors the Mandinka king Sundiata Keita, meaning "hungry lion." He grew up in the Chicago area, excelling in football at Mount Carmel High School before pursuing higher education at Florida A&M University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and ultimately earning a Master of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His breakthrough came with a Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway play Take Me Out where he portrayed a gay Major League Baseball player. Sunjata is widely recognized for his role as firefighter Franco Rivera in the FX…

Filmography

• Bad Company as Officer Carew
• Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup as Narrator
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Brad
• Brother to Brother as Langston
• The Dark Knight Rises as Captain Jones
• The Front as Win Garano
• At Risk as Win Garano
• One for the Money as Ranger
• Gone as Powers
• Generation Um... as Charles