Jeffrey Donovan
Also Known As: Jeff Donovan, Jeffrey T. Donovan, 제프리 도노반, جفری داناوان
Biography: Jeffrey Donovan, born on May 11, 1968, is an American actor and director known for his compelling performances across film, television, and stage. With his versatility, nuanced portrayals, and commanding screen presence, Donovan has established himself as a highly respected and sought-after talent in the entertainment industry. Born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Jeffrey Donovan developed an early passion for acting and storytelling. He honed his craft at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied drama and performed in various theater productions. After graduation, he furthered his training at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Donovan began his acting career in the late 1990s, making appearances in television shows such as "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Order." However, it was his breakthrough role as Michael Westen in the hit USA Network series "Burn Notice" (2007-2013) that brought him widespread recognition and a dedicated fan base. Donovan's portrayal of a former spy navigating the world of covert operations captivated audiences and showcased his talent for blending action, drama, and dry humor. In addition to his television success, Jeffrey Donovan has made notable contributions to film. He has appeared in a range of genres, from crime dramas to comedies. Some of his notable film credits include "Changeling" (2008), directed by Clint Eastwood, "Hitch" (2005), "J. Edgar" (2011), and "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" (2018). Donovan's ability to bring depth and complexity to his characters has earned him critical acclaim and made him a sought-after actor in the industry. Jeffrey Donovan has also ventured into directing, further showcasing his talents behind the camera. He made his directorial debut with the film "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" (2018), where he helmed the short film "La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus" (2012). Beyond his acting and directing pursuits, Jeffrey Donovan has been involved in philanthropy, supporting various charitable causes. He has participated in fundraising events and campaigns to raise awareness and funds for organizations dedicated to causes such as cancer research and supporting veterans.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Birthday: May 11, 1968
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Gender: Male
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Changeling
Overview: Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-24
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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Overview: Young adults become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in Maryland, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-27
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Come Early Morning
Overview: A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-10
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Hitch
Overview: Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-11
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Vegas Vacation
Overview: The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-13
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Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Overview: Before Sam Axe teamed up with Michael and Fiona, he was Commander Axe, U.S. Navy SEAL. The Fall of Sam Axe tells the story of how Sam went from respected Naval Commander to the man of mystery we've come to know on Burn Notice. On what will turn out to be Sam's last military mission, he is sent to the jungles of Colombia to investigate claims of a vicious terrorist organization known only as the "Espada Ardiente" (Flaming Sword). His mission: to determine whether U.S. military aid is necessary to deal with the threat. But when he arrives, things are more complicated than he'd imagined. He receives word that the rebels have targeted a small civilian clinic deep in the jungle. Sam must now save the clinic's doctors and patients from certain death. However, nothing is as it seems and the Espada Ardiente may not be the biggest threat Sam Axe faces.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-17
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Believe in Me
Overview: In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-07
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Breaking
Overview: Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-25
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Catherine's Grove
Overview: Undercover cop Doyle is working on a serial killer case that's left a trail of dead transvestites. Then, moonlighting as a private eye, Doyle and his girlfriend are hired by a rich young man to find his sister. The search leads to her mysterious uncle, and the possibility of becoming the killer's next victim.
Genres: Thriller Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-05
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R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
Overview: When Sheriff Roy Pulsipher finds himself in the afterlife, he joins a special police force and returns to Earth to save humanity from the undead.
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-15
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Critical Choices
Overview: A Milwaukee Women's Health Clinic becomes the battleground between pro-choice activists and right-to-life demonstrators over and Easter Sunday weekend and involves three different women, each representing different sides of the issue.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-08
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Extinction
Overview: And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-07
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Shot Caller
Overview: A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-13
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Surrounded
Overview: After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-02
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Sicario
Overview: An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-17
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LBJ
Overview: The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-03
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Wardriver
Overview: A brilliant, tech-savvy thief called Cole has a highly specialized skillset and uses it to commit robberies from his laptop. When Oscar, a criminal with a dangerous past, discovers Cole’s unique talents, he forces him to hack into the bank account of the young, seemingly wealthy Sarah and empty it of nearly a million dollars. Cole soon discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer has been using Sarah to hide his money. Seeking to bail her out of danger, Cole initiates a plan to replace the stolen money and begins to fall for Sarah. Ignoring warning signs that something greater is amiss, Cole soon finds himself pulled into an elaborate web of lies, deceit and betrayal.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
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Sleepers
Overview: Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-18
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Overview: Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-27
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J. Edgar
Overview: As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-09
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Hindsight
Overview: Unexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they've chosen, Paul and Maria, turn out to have an agenda of their own.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Villains
Overview: When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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Final Draft
Overview: Marty, an anti-social realist, and Harry, a passionate ideologist, are two young writers who have come to Hollywood to make it as successful screenwriters.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-10
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Honest Thief
Overview: A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-03
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Let Him Go
Overview: Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
Genres: Thriller Crime Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-05
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Overview: A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-02
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Overview: Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman as she fights for good with her sword and magic lasso. Equally strong in body, heart and will, she makes it her mission to help a troubled young girl enlisted by a deadly organization known as Villainy, Inc., whose criminal members have their sights set on invading Themyscira, Wonder Woman’s paradise home. The battle will be epic, because if there's one thing an Amazon knows, it’s war!
Genres: Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-04
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Wrath of Man
Overview: A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-22
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Lucy in the Sky
Overview: Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-20
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Bait
Overview: Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-15
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Throwing Down
Overview: Pete (Jeffrey Donovan) and A.J. (Kevin Pinassi) are a pair of low-level criminals who make their money selling fake cocaine to unsuspecting customers, but when they stumble upon one of their peers trying to send real drugs through the mail, they swap boxes with him in hopes of increasing their cash flow in a big way. After they go to pick up the stolen box at its destination, however, they run into merciless femme fatale Lynn (Colleen Werthmann), who also has eyes for the incoming drugs.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-01
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When Trumpets Fade
Overview: In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-27
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Sam & Joe
Overview: "Sam and Joe" tells the story of an abusive relationship that refuses to end. Eventually, they do find the strength to separate and Sam is given the perfect opportunity to start again with her boss, Eric. But ultimately, her deep feelings for Joe and his efforts to win her back succeed. Soon the violent, alcohol ridden pattern of their love re-emerges and as is so often the case, the story ends tragically.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-10
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Purpose
Overview: A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeover.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-21
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First Love
Overview: A young man’s difficult entry into adulthood, who experiences the highs and lows of his first love, while dealing with the familial fallout spurred by the financial crisis of 2008.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-17
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National Champions
Overview: A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-10
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Witness to the Mob
Overview: Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-10
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