
Martin Donovan
Known for Acting · 114 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 (35)

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

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Tom Gordon

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Zaman Druce

Weeds
2005
as Peter Scottson / Lieutenant Peter Scottson

Unforgettable
2011
as William Houston

Lioness
2023
as Errol Meade

Lethal Weapon
2016
as Grant Davenport

The Dead Zone
2002
as Malcolm Janus

The Listener
2009
as Michael Morrissey

Motive
2013
as Miles Balfour

Masters of Horror
2005
as Cliff Addison

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Charles Graff

Nancy Drew
2019
as Everett Hudson

Big Little Lies
2017
as Martin Howard

Firefly Lane
2021
as Wilson King

Boss
2011
as Ezra Stone

The Firm
2012
as Kevin Stack

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Odin

Fear Itself
2008
as Officer Dan Johnson

Carter
2018
as Hamilton Gerard

Earth Abides
2024
as Milton

Conviction
2016
as President Theodore 'Ted' Morrison

Archive 81
2022
as Virgil Davenport

King & Maxwell
2013
as Bob Scott

Wonderland
2000
as Neil Harrison

Leg Work
1987

Pasadena
2001
as Will McAllister

Unnatural History
2010
as Martin Donovan

Traffic
2004
as Brent Delaney

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999
as Richard DiBenedetto

The Lottery
2014
as Darius Hayes

Everything She Ever Wanted
2009
as Charles
Movies (79)

Ant-Man
2015
as Mitchell Carson

Tenet
2020
as Fay

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
as Douglas Cartland

Unthinkable
2010
as Jack Saunders

Insomnia
2002
as Hap Eckhart

Malcolm X
1992
as FBI Agent

Inherent Vice
2014
as Crocker Fenway

The Apprentice
2024
as Fred Trump

The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
as Maxwell

Aftermath
2017
as Robert

BlackBerry
2023
as Rick Brock

Status Update
2018
as Dutch Alden

Agent Cody Banks
2003
as Dr. Connors

Sabotage
2014
as Floyd Demel

Fahrenheit 451
2018
as Commissioner Nyari

Crisis
2021
as Lawrence Morgan

The Sentinel
2006
as William Montrose

The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Ralph Touchett

Nurse 3-D
2013
as Larry Cook

The Quiet
2005
as Paul Deer

Amateur
1994
as Thomas Ludens

The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
as Peter Campbell

Quick
1993
as Herschel Brewer

Rememory
2017
as Gordon Dunn

Saved!
2004
as Pastor Skip

Wind Chill
2007
as Highway Patrolman

The United States of Leland
2003
as Harry Pollard

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Ludlow Cooper

Scam
1993
as Gordon Wexler

Redemption Day
2021
as Tom Fitzgerald

The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Jim Walsh

Onegin
1999
as Prince Nikitin

When Trumpets Fade
1998
as Captain Pritchett

The Opposite of Sex
1998
as Bill Truitt

Come to Daddy
2019
as Brian

Trust
1990
as Matthew Slaughter

Pipe Dream
2002
as David Kulovic

Night Sins
1997
as Paul Garrison

Nadja
1995
as Jim

Living Out Loud
1998
as Robert Nelson

Percy
2020
as Rick Aarons

Flirt
1995
as Walter

Indian Horse
2018
as Jack Lanahan

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2017
as Detective Struk

Surviving Desire
1992
as Jude

Simple Men
1992
as Martin

The Great Gatsby
2000
as Tom Buchanan

Desire
2000
as (uncredited)

The Visitation
2006
as Travis Jordan

Hard Choices
1985
as Josh

Amy & Isabelle
2001
as Peter Robertson

White Lie
2019
as Doug Arneson

RFK
2002
as John F. Kennedy

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
as Richard DiBenedetto

Ned Rifle
2015
as Rev. Daniel Gardner

Shadows & Lies
2010
as Victor

The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Michael

Right to Die
2007
as Cliff Addison

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
1998
as Aart Vos

Custody of the Heart
2000
as Dennis Raphael

All at Once
2016
as Giovanni Sacco

Flirt
1993
as Walter

Dark Shadows
2005
as Roger Collins

Duress
2009
as Richard Barnett

Heaven
1999
as Robert Marling

Spanish Fly
1998
as Carl

Day On Fire
2006
as Walter Evering

Hollow Reed
1996
as Martyn Wyatt
The Garage
2006
as Adult Matt

In a Savage Land
1999
as Dr. Phillip Spence

Sealed with a List
2023
as Silas Redmond

Collaborator
2011
as Robert Longfellow
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
2010
as Himself
Amnesia: Who Are You?
2014
as Internet Submission 6

The Book of Life
1998
as Jesus Christ

Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust
2005
as Self
The Rook
1994
as John Abbott

Remember Back, Remember When
2008
as Dad

Fear Itself: The Spirit Box
2009
as Officer Dan Johnson
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 114 credits spanning from 1985 to 2024, Martin Donovan has appeared in 79 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Ant-Man (2015) — as Mitchell Carson
- Tenet (2020) — as Fay
- Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) — as Douglas Cartland
- Unthinkable (2010) — as Jack Saunders
- Insomnia (2002) — as Hap Eckhart
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