Daniel Sunjata is an American actor who performs in film, television and theater. He is best known for his role as Franco Rivera in the FX television series Rescue Me. Sunjata currently stars as Paul Briggs in USA Network's series Graceland.
One for the Money, The Dark Knight Rises, The Devil Wears Prada, Gone, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Brother to Brother, Melinda and Melinda, Bad Company, Noel, Generation Um..., At Risk, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Front, Lullaby, Weakness, Twelfth Night, or What You Will
TV Shows
Graceland, Rescue Me, The Bronx Is Burning, Love Monkey, D.C.
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Star of the TV show, Rescue Me (2004). [September 2007]
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On Broadway, second male lead (Christian de Neuvillette), in "Cyrano de Bergerac", with Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner, at the Richard Rodgers Theater. Ends 1/6/08). [December 2007]
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on Broadway, as a gay baseball player, in "Take Me Out" [November 2002]
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Daniel is multi-ethnic being African-American, Irish and German.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out."
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Attended Florida A&M Unversity; attended University of Southwestern Louisiana (BFA); attended New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (MFA)
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Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003
$2 Million
