Martin Donovan
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1957-08-19 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Reseda, California, USA
- Also known as
- 마틴 도노반 · مارتین داناوان
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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Archibald Newlands / Logan Carter
Law & Order
1990
as Robert White
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Howard Delhomme
Homeland
2011
as Leland Bennett
Lioness
2023
as Errol Meade
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Tom Gordon
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Zaman Druce
Little House on the Prairie
2026
as Mr. Ingalls
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Grant Davenport
Weeds
2005
as Peter Scottson / Lieutenant Peter Scottson
Unforgettable
2011
as William Houston
American Playhouse
1982
as Jude / Martin
The Dead Zone
2002
as Malcolm Janus
The Listener
2009
as Michael Morrissey
Motive
2013
as Miles Balfour
Big Little Lies
2017
as Martin Howard
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Charles Graff
Masters of Horror
2005
as Cliff Addison
Earth Abides
2024
as Milton
Firefly Lane
2021
as Wilson King
Nancy Drew
2019
as Everett Hudson
The Firm
2012
as Kevin Stack
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Odin
Boss
2011
as Ezra Stone
Conviction
2016
as President Theodore 'Ted' Morrison
Carter
2018
as Hamilton Gerard
Fear Itself
2008
as Officer Dan Johnson
Archive 81
2022
as Virgil Davenport
King & Maxwell
2013
as Bob Scott
The Lottery
2014
as Darius Hayes
Pasadena
2001
as Will McAllister
Traffic
2004
as Brent Delaney
Wonderland
2000
as Neil Harrison
Leg Work
1987
Unnatural History
2010
as Martin Donovan
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999
as Richard DiBenedetto
Everything She Ever Wanted
2009
as Charles
Movies (79)
Tenet
2020
as Fay
Ant-Man
2015
as Mitchell Carson
Insomnia
2002
as Hap Eckhart
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
as Douglas Cartland
Status Update
2018
as Dutch Alden
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
as Maxwell
The Apprentice
2024
as Fred Trump
Inherent Vice
2014
as Crocker Fenway
BlackBerry
2023
as Rick Brock
Malcolm X
1992
as FBI Agent
Unthinkable
2010
as Jack Saunders
Agent Cody Banks
2003
as Dr. Connors
Aftermath
2017
as Robert
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Ralph Touchett
The Sentinel
2006
as William Montrose
Quick
1993
as Herschel Brewer
Sabotage
2014
as Floyd Demel
Crisis
2021
as Lawrence Morgan
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
as Peter Campbell
Wind Chill
2007
as Highway Patrolman
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Ludlow Cooper
Fahrenheit 451
2018
as Commissioner Nyari
Nurse 3-D
2013
as Larry Cook
Onegin
1999
as Prince Nikitin
Night Sins
1997
as Paul Garrison
Scam
1993
as Gordon Wexler
Redemption Day
2021
as Tom Fitzgerald
The Quiet
2005
as Paul Deer
Rememory
2017
as Gordon Dunn
Saved!
2004
as Pastor Skip
Flirt
1995
as Walter
When Trumpets Fade
1998
as Captain Pritchett
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Jim Walsh
Percy
2020
as Rick Aarons
Custody of the Heart
2000
as Dennis Raphael
Indian Horse
2018
as Jack Lanahan
The Spirit Box
2009
as Officer Dan Johnson
Amateur
1994
as Thomas Ludens
Nadja
1995
as Jim
Come to Daddy
2019
as Brian
Flirt
1993
as Walter
RFK
2002
as John F. Kennedy
Living Out Loud
1998
as Robert Nelson
The Rook
1994
as John Abbott
Trust
1990
as Matthew Slaughter
The Great Gatsby
2000
as Tom Buchanan
Dark Shadows
2005
as Roger Collins
Amy & Isabelle
2001
as Peter Robertson
White Lie
2019
as Doug Arneson
The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Michael
Shadows & Lies
2010
as Victor
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2017
as Detective Struk
The Visitation
2006
as Travis Jordan
In a Savage Land
1999
as Dr. Phillip Spence
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
as Richard DiBenedetto
The Opposite of Sex
1998
as Bill Truitt
Collaborator
2011
as Robert Longfellow
Simple Men
1992
as Martin
Ned Rifle
2015
as Rev. Daniel Gardner
Remember Back, Remember When
2008
as Dad
Desire
2000
as (uncredited)
Hollow Reed
1996
as Martyn Wyatt
Day On Fire
2006
as Walter Evering
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
as Aart Vos
Heaven
1999
as Robert Marling
The Book of Life
1998
as Jesus Christ
Surviving Desire
1992
as Jude
The United States of Leland
2003
as Harry Pollard
Right to Die
2007
as Cliff Addison
Amnesia: Who Are You?
2014
as Internet Submission 6
Pipe Dream
2002
as David Kulovic
Spanish Fly
1998
as Carl
All at Once
2016
as Giovanni Sacco
The Garage
2006
as Adult Matt
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
2010
as Himself
Sealed with a List
2023
as Silas Redmond
Hard Choices
1985
as Josh
Duress
2009
as Richard Barnett
Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust
2005
as Self
About Martin Donovan
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. With 116 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Martin Donovan has appeared in 79 films and 37 TV shows.
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- Tenet (2020) — as Fay
- Ant-Man (2015) — as Mitchell Carson
- Insomnia (2002) — as Hap Eckhart
- Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) — as Douglas Cartland
- Status Update (2018) — as Dutch Alden
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