Jeffrey Donovan

Infobox actor
name = Jeffrey Donovan

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birthname = Jeffrey T. Donovan
birthdate = birth date and age|1968|05|11
birthplace = Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
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Jeffrey T. Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American television and film 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 at New York University, from which he earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in acting. Prior to attending UMass Amherst, Donovan studied at Bridgewater State College, also in Massachusetts.

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 cancelled USA Network television drama series "Touching Evil" (also starring Vera 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 2005 romantic comedy "Hitch" starring Will Smith and Kevin James. He also starred as Cal in the 2006 film "Come Early Morning" opposite Ashley Judd. Also in 2006, he starred in the film "Believe in Me", in which he played the coach of a women's basketball team from Middleton, 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 the USA Network as Michael Westen, a secret agent who has been cast away from the government and is trying to get his life back. He is joined by Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona Glenanne), Bruce Campbell (Sam Axe), Sharon Gless (Madeline Westen), and Seth 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 in Things 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 and Freedomland as Seth.

He completed filming for the movie "Changeling" in December 2007. In Changeling (directed by Clint Eastwood) he is opposite Angelina 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]

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