Martin Donovan
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Most recognizable as a Hal Hartley regular, tall, lanky Martin Donovan has made an indelible impression, gaining widespread respect as one of the more underrated figures in the film industry.Born August 19, 1957, in Reseda, CA, Donovan attended the American Theater of Arts in Los Angeles before working for a number of theaters in Los Angeles and New York. Donovan's first starring role came in the 1984 drama Hard Choices, which also starred John Sayles and J.T. Walsh. 1991 marked his first collaboration with Hartley, as he starred in both Surviving Desire (made for PBS' American Playhouse) and Trust. The latter became an art house favorite, helping to establish Hartley's reputation. The following year, Donovan made his next film with Hartley, 1992's Simple Men.Following his role in Hartley's critically acclaimed Amateur (1994), Donovan performed in a steady number of films throughout the rest of the decade. For Hartley, he appeared in Flirt (1995) and The Book of Life (1999), in which he played a modern-day Christ opposite PJ Harvey's Magdalena. Other notable work for the versatile actor included his role as Nicole Kidman's consumptive confidant in The Portrait of a Lady (1996); a turn as a divorced gay father in the unsettling Hollow Reed (1996); the part of Holly Hunter's philandering husband in Living Out Loud (1998); and his triumphantly understated portrayal of Christina Ricci's too-tolerant half-brother in Don Roos' black comedy The Opposite of Sex (1998). It was this last role, in particular, that helped to thrust Donovan a little further into the spotlight, introducing him to an audience that was eager to learn more about this multi-talented, multifaceted actor.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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14% | Redemption Day |
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— | 2021 |
89% | Percy vs Goliath |
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— | 2020 |
70% | Tenet |
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— | 2020 |
86% | Come to Daddy |
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— | 2020 |
43% | The Art of Racing in the Rain |
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— | 2019 |
33% | Fahrenheit 451 |
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— | 2018 |
25% | Rememory |
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— | 2017 |
42% | Aftermath |
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— | 2017 |
82% | Ant-Man |
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$138.1M | 2015 |
78% | Ned Rifle |
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— | 2015 |
73% | Inherent Vice |
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$6.2M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Unthinkable |
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— | 2014 |
22% | Sabotage |
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$8.2M | 2014 |
61% | Nurse |
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— | 2014 |
57% | The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
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$0.6M | 2013 |
10% | Silent Hill: Revelation |
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$17.6M | 2012 |
73% | Collaborator |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | In Praise of Shadows |
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— | 2010 |
0% | Shadows & Lies |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Duress |
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— | 2009 |
17% | The Haunting in Connecticut |
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$55.4M | 2009 |
13% | The Alphabet Killer |
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— | 2008 |
46% | Wind Chill |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Masters of Horror |
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— | 2007 |
22% | The Quiet |
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$0.3M | 2006 |
35% | The Sentinel |
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$36.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | The Visitation |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | The Garage |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Day On Fire |
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— | 2006 |
0% | At Last |
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— | 2005 |
61% | Saved! |
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$8.8M | 2004 |
34% | The United States of Leland |
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$0.3M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | The Pornographer: A Love Story |
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— | 2004 |
38% | Agent Cody Banks |
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$47.3M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | RFK |
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— | 2002 |
92% | Insomnia |
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$67.3M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy & Isabelle |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | The Great Gatsby |
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— | 2001 |
72% | Pipe Dream |
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— | 2001 |
48% | Onegin |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Spanish Fly |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | In a Savage Land |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Rook |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer |
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— | 1999 |
60% | Heaven |
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— | 1999 |
59% | Living Out Loud |
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— | 1998 |
89% | The Book of Life |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | When Trumpets Fade |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Somebody Is Waiting |
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— | 1998 |
80% | The Opposite of Sex |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Rescuers: Stories of Courage---Two Couples |
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— | 1998 |
45% | The Portrait of a Lady |
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— | 1996 |
80% | Flirt |
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— | 1996 |
83% | Hollow Reed |
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— | 1996 |
60% | Nadja |
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— | 1995 |
78% | Amateur |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | American Playhouse |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Scam |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Quick |
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— | 1993 |
89% | Malcolm X |
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— | 1992 |
55% | Death Becomes Her |
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— | 1992 |
91% | Simple Men |
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— | 1992 |
83% | Trust |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Death Dreams |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Julia Has Two Lovers |
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— | 1991 |
74% | Apartment Zero |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Hard Choices |
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— | 1986 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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89% |
Dead Still
2020
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89% |
Lethal Weapon
2016-2019
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78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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No Score Yet |
Rogue
2013-2017
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30% |
Second Chance
2016
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53% |
The Lottery
2014
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85% |
Homeland
2011-2020
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39% |
The Firm
2012
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81% |
Boss
2011-2012
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80% |
Unnatural History
2010
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No Score Yet |
Ghost Whisperer
2005-2010
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63% |
Masters of Horror
2005-2007
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No Score Yet |
The Dead Zone
2002-2007
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70% |
Weeds
2005-2012
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No Score Yet |
Pasadena
2001-2002
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Quotes from Martin Donovan's Characters
Douglas Cartland: | Everything your father ever told you is a lie! |