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'' (1994), '' Flirt'' (1995), and '' The Book of Life'' (1998), starring as

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in the latter. Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series ''

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''. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film '' Collaborator'' (2011). Donovan played Detective Hap Eckhart in

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's psychological thriller ''

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'' (2002) and the Protagonist's CIA handler, Fay, in Nolan's science-fiction action thriller film '' Tenet'' (2020).

Early life

Donovan was born Martin Paul Smith in Reseda, California. He graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School and attended Pierce College for two years. He attended American Theater Arts, a combined conservatory and theater company in Los Angeles, where he appeared in the plays ''Richard's Cork Leg'' by Brendan Behan and ''Private Life of the Master Race'' by Bertold Brecht. In 1983, his future wife, Vivian, and he moved to New York City. He joined the

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Cucaracha Theater on

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Career

Donovan has appeared in 14 episodes of the Showtime television series ''

'', which stars Mary-Louise Parker, for which he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He has also acted with Parker in '' Saved!'', '' Pipe Dream'', and '' The Portrait of a Lady''. For the last film, he won the National Society of Film Critics' Award for best supporting actor.

Personal life

Donovan married actress Vivian Lanko in 1984; they have two sons. They lived in New York City for many years before relocating to

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donovan, Martin 1957 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American emigrants to Canada American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors living people male actors from Los Angeles people from Reseda, Los Angeles