Donnie Keshawarz

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Donnie Keshawarz
Born (1969-07-30) 30 July 1969 (age 54)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Alma materRutgers University (BA)
University of Missouri–Kansas City (MA)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Donnie Keshawarz (born July 30, 1969)[1][2] is a Canadian-born American stage, film and television actor.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on July 30, 1969, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada[4] to Afghan parents. Keshawarz grew up in Jonesboro, Arkansas and attended Jonesboro High School.[5] He earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a master's degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[1] He also studied acting under Herbert Berghof.[1]

Career[edit]

Since 1987, Keshawarz has appeared in numerous television roles, most notably in a recurring role in 2003 as Yusuf Auda on the television series 24 as well as a recurring role in the HBO series The Sopranos. He has also made guest appearances on Law & Order, Lost, Sex and the City, Hack, Blue Bloods, and Homeland.

Keshawarz also starred in the ABC television series Forever and in 2013 he made a brief appearance in The Wolf of Wall Street.

He has also appeared in several films, including Loving Leah (2009), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Experimenter (2015) and Ad Astra (2019).

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Growing Down in Brooklyn John 'Pip' Pipitone
2004 Tony & Tina's Wedding Donnie Dulce
2006 Drifting Elegant Victor Saad
2008 The Collective Rost
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Donaldson
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Stratton Broker #3
2014 The Cobbler Pinchas Simkin
2015 Experimenter Bruno
2019 Ad Astra Captain Lawrence Tanner
2020 Tesla J. P. Morgan

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 As the World Turns Gary Rady 2 episodes
2000 Sex and the City Greg Miller Episode: "Politically Erect"
2002 Hacks Cop Episode: "All Night Long"
2003 24 Yusuf Auda 6 episodes
2004, 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Various roles 2 episodes
2003 Pure 24 Yusuf Episode #1.18
2005 Lost Essam Tasir Episode: "The Greater Good"
2006 Love Monkey Clete 2 episodes
2006–2007 The Sopranos Muhammed 6 episodes
2007 Damages Andrew Vida 9 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Nazir Episode: "Reclassified"
2008 Fringe Gerard Episode: "The Ghost Network"
2009 Loving Leah Raj Television film
2009 Law & Order Mr. Nozari Episode: "Rapture"
2009 Ugly Betty Detective Episode: "The Born Identity"
2009 White Collar Dmitri Episode: "Threads"
2011 One Life to Live Kahlid 3 episodes
2011 Blue Bloods Johnny Vega Episode: "Little Fish"
2012 Elementary Earl Wheeler Episode: "The Long Fuse"
2013 Person of Interest Nick Breckenridge Episode: "Mors Praematura"
2013 Homeland Hafez 'A-Z' Azizi 2 episodes
2014–2015 Forever Mike Hanson 22 episodes
2016 Shades of Blue Nate Episode: "What Devil Do"
2016 Beauty & the Beast Agent Morgan Episode: "Point of No Return"
2017 The Blacklist: Redemption Agent Lamb Episode: "Whitehall: Conclusion"
2017, 2021 Bull Various roles 2 episodes
2018 The Good Fight Republican Fixer Episode: "Day 485"
2019 FBI Yousef Episode: "Undisclosed"
2020 Tommy Simmons 2 episodes
2021 New Amsterdam Dominic Mancini Episode: "Death Is the Rule. Life Is the Exception"
2023 The Blacklist Rod Thieman Episode: "The Troll Farmer (No. 38): Pt. 2"
2024 True Detective Adam Bryce 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Keshawarz, Donnie 1969–". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas (May 2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Cengage Gale. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-7876-9048-9.
  3. ^ "Donnie R. Keshawarz". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ "Donnie Keshawarz". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. ^ Davis, Diana (May 8, 2015). "Star of ABC's "Forever" and Jonesboro High School graduate gives first scholarships in memory of his sister". KAIT 8 news. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

External links[edit]

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