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Martin Donovan(II)

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  • Director
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Martin Donovan
A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.
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Collaborator (2011)
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Martin Donovan was born in Reseda, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Tenet (2020), Big Little Lies (2017) and Inherent Vice (2014). He has been married to Vivian Lanko since 1984. They have two children.
BornAugust 19
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BornAugust 19
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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Martin Donovan
Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Donovan in Inherent Vice (2014)
Mary-Louise Parker and Martin Donovan in Weeds (2005)
Edie Falco, Chris Cooke, Bea Delizio, Martin Donovan, Nick Gomez, The Great Outdoors, Jeff Howard, Matt Malloy, Pathena Parish, Bill Sage, Gary Sauer, Adrienne Shelly, Jean Kay Sifford, Michael Spiller, Bruce Weiss, and Scott Robinson in Trust (1990)
Martin Donovan in The Lottery (2014)
Martin Donovan in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan, Joanna Going, and Michael Langley in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan and Joanna Going in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan and Daniel Edwards in Heaven (1998)
Martin Donovan and Daniel Edwards in Heaven (1998)

Known for

Dimple Kapadia, John David Washington, and Robert Pattinson in Tenet (2020)
Tenet
7.3
  • Fay
  • 2020
Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz in Big Little Lies (2017)
Big Little Lies
8.5
TV Series
  • Martin Howard
Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice
6.6
  • Crocker Fenway
  • 2014
Mary-Louise Parker in Weeds (2005)
Weeds
7.9
TV Series
  • Peter Scottson

Credits

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Actor

  • Special Ops: Lioness
    • Errol Meade
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton in BlackBerry (2023)
    BlackBerry
    • Rick Brock
    • 2023
  • Katherine Heigl, Sarah Chalke, Roan Curtis, and Ali Skovbye in Firefly Lane (2021)
    Firefly Lane
    • Wilson King
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Dina Shihabi and Mamoudou Athie in Archive 81 (2022)
    Archive 81
    • Virgil Davenport
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, and Armie Hammer in Crisis (2021)
    Crisis
    • Lawrence Morgan
    • 2021
  • Gary Dourdan in Redemption Day (2021)
    Redemption Day
    • Tom Fitzgerald
    • 2021
  • Christopher Walken in Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
    Percy Vs Goliath
    • Rick Aarons
    • 2020
  • Dimple Kapadia, John David Washington, and Robert Pattinson in Tenet (2020)
    Tenet
    • Fay
    • 2020
  • Dead Still (2020)
    Dead Still
    • Bushrod Whacker
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Maddison Jaizani, and Kennedy McMann in Nancy Drew (2019)
    Nancy Drew
    • Everett Hudson
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Kacey Rohl in White Lie (2019)
    White Lie
    • Doug Arneson
    • 2019
  • Milo Ventimiglia and Butler in The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
    The Art of Racing in the Rain
    • Maxwell
    • 2019
  • Katee Sackhoff in Another Life (2019)
    Another Life
    • Egan Harrison
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz in Big Little Lies (2017)
    Big Little Lies
    • Martin Howard
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Elijah Wood and Stephen McHattie in Come to Daddy (2019)
    Come to Daddy
    • Brian
    • 2019
  • Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Kristian Bruun in Carter (2018)
    Carter
    • Hamilton Gerard
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Director

  • Rogue (2013)
    Rogue
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • Collaborator (2011)
    Collaborator
    • Director
    • 2011

Writer

  • Collaborator (2011)
    Collaborator
    • written by
    • 2011

Videos43

The Haunting in Connecticut
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The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut: "Ghost Lights"
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The Haunting in Connecticut: "Ghost Lights"
The Haunting in Connecticut: "Shower"
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The Haunting in Connecticut: "Shower"
The Haunting in Connecticut: "Birds"
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The Haunting in Connecticut: "Birds"
Shadows & Lies
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Shadows & Lies
Peter Dinklage and Cast Remember 'Rememory'
Interview 4:31
Peter Dinklage and Cast Remember 'Rememory'
The Haunting in Connecticut
Interview 3:51
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
Interview 2:21
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
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The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
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The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
Interview 0:53
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut
Interview 1:00
The Haunting in Connecticut

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • August 19
    • Reseda, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Vivian Lanko1984 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Austin Donovan
  • Parents
      Gayne Paul Smith
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    Has collaborated twice with director Christopher Nolan, in Insomnia (2002) and Tenet (2020).
  • Quotes
    Hal and I are close friends. I understand his language, his humor, his film language, what he is trying to say. I tell actors who are new to Hal--this is more like dance. It's not acting naturalistically, it's carefully choreographed. Gestures are important and specific gestures are very important. -- On Writer/Director Hal Hartley
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