Martin Donovan

Acting · Born 1957-08-19 in Reseda, California, USA

Biography

Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957) is an American stage and film actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Flirt (1993), Amateur (1994), and The Book of Life (1998) (in which he played Jesus). He is best known as Peter Scottson, the DEA agent on Showtime's Weeds. He made his Writing and Directorial debut in 2011 with the film Collaborator, which he stars in with David Morse.

Filmography

• Insomnia as Hap Eckhart
• Dark Shadows as Roger Collins
• Amateur as Thomas Ludens
• Onegin as Prince Nikitin
• The Book of Life as Jesus Christ
• The Visitation as Travis Jordan
• Saved! as Pastor Skip
• The Quiet as Paul Deer
• Duress as Richard Barnett
• The Opposite of Sex as Bill Truitt