Martin Donovan

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Donovan in the movie "Pipe Dream"

Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957 in Reseda, California) is an American stage and movie 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). In Don Roos' The Opposite of Sex (1998), Donovan played Bill, a gay teacher. In the film, his boyfriend is seduced by Bill's half-sister. He played a fundamentalist pastor and school principal struggling with an attraction to the mother of one of his students in Saved! (2004). He also stars in The Quiet (2005).

[edit] Filmography

Hard Choices (1986)
At Mother's Request (1987)
Trust (1990)
Surviving Desire (1991)
Malcolm X (1992)
Simple Men (1986)
Quick (1993)
Scam (1993)
South Beach (TV - Episode #1.7) (1993)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV - "Apocalypse Pete" and "Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas") (1993)
The Rook (1994)
Nadja (1994)
Amateur (1994)
Flirt (1995)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Hollow Reed (1996)
Night Sins (1997)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples (1997)
When Trumpets Fade (1998)
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Heaven (1998)
Living Out Loud (1998)
The Book of Life (1998)
Spanish Fly (1998)
In a Savage Land (1998)
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (TV) (1999)
Onegin (1999)
Desire (2000)
The Great Gatsby (2000)
The Pornographer: A Love Story (2000)
Custody of the Heart (2000)
Wonderland (TV) (2000)
Amy and Isabelle (2001)
Pipe Dream (2001)
Pasadena (TV) (2001)
Insomnia (2002)
The United States of Leland (2002)
RFK (2002)
Saved! (2003)
Traffic (2003)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV - "After the Show") (2003)
White Like Me (2004)
Dark Shadows (TV) (2004)
At Last (2005)
The Quiet (2005)
The Visitation (2005)
The Dead Zone (TV - "Broken Circle", "Vanguard", and "Saved" (2005)
Weeds (TV - recurring cast member) (2005 - 2006)
The Garage (2006)
The Sentinel (2006)