Jeffrey Donovan

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Jeffrey Donovan

Born	May 11, 1968 (1968-05-11) (age 40) United States

Jeffrey Donovan (born May 11, 1968) is an American television and film actor.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Donovan was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) with a B.A. in Theater, he went on to study at New York University, from which he earned an Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in acting. Prior to attending UMass Amherst, Donovan studied at Bridgewater State College, also in Massachusetts.

After earning his MFA, Donovan made his film debut in Throwing Down. The film took the top jury prize at The Hamptons Film Festival. Since then, Donovan has been seen in television show guest appearances, such as Homicide: Life on the Street, The Pretender, Witchblade, Monk, CSI: Miami and Law & Order. He has also been in made-for-television movies and the lead in the cancelled USA Network television drama series Touching Evil also starring Vera Farmiga. A role as the murderous Dr. Sloan in the short-lived TV series Threshold followed. He has also had roles in several major motion pictures. Donovan appeared in the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch starring Will Smith and Kevin James. He also starred as Cal in the 2006 film Come Early Morning opposite Ashley Judd. Also in 2006, he starred in the film Believe in Me, in which he played the coach of a women's basketball team from Middleton, OK, that went on to win the state basketball tournament in 1964.

Donovan was cast as a supporting role in the hit series Crossing Jordan as William Ivers. He is currently starring in Burn Notice on the USA Network as Michael Westen, a secret agent who has been "burned" — cast away from the government — and is trying to get his life back. He completed filming as a police captain in Changeling in December 2007.^[1]