Donnie Keshawarz Explained

Donnie Keshawarz
Birth Date:30 July 1969
Birth Place:Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:Rutgers University (BA)
University of Missouri–Kansas City (MA)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1987–present

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

Early life and education

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. He also studied acting under Herbert Berghof.

Career

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

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2000Growing Down in BrooklynJohn 'Pip' Pipitone
2004Tony & Tina's WeddingDonnie Dulce
2006Drifting ElegantVictor Saad
2008The CollectiveRost
2011The Adjustment BureauDonaldson
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetStratton Broker #3
2014The CobblerPinchas Simkin
2015ExperimenterBruno
2019Ad AstraCaptain Lawrence Tanner
2020TeslaJ. P. Morgan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999As the World TurnsGary Rady2 episodes
2000Sex and the CityGreg MillerEpisode: "Politically Erect"
2002HackCopEpisode: "All Night Long"
200324Yusuf Auda6 episodes
2004, 2011Various roles2 episodes
2003Pure 24YusufEpisode #1.18
2005LostEssam TasirEpisode: "The Greater Good"
2006Love MonkeyClete2 episodes
2006–2007The SopranosMuhammed6 episodes
2007DamagesAndrew Vida9 episodes
2008New AmsterdamNazirEpisode: "Reclassified"
2008FringeGerardEpisode: "The Ghost Network"
2009Loving LeahRajTelevision film
2009Law & OrderMr. NozariEpisode: "Rapture"
2009Ugly BettyDetectiveEpisode: "The Born Identity"
2009White CollarDmitriEpisode: "Threads"
2011One Life to LiveKahlid3 episodes
2011Blue BloodsJohnny VegaEpisode: "Little Fish"
2012ElementaryEarl WheelerEpisode: "The Long Fuse"
2013Person of InterestNick BreckenridgeEpisode: "Mors Praematura"
2013HomelandHafez 'A-Z' Azizi2 episodes
2014–2015ForeverMike Hanson22 episodes
2016Shades of BlueNateEpisode: "What Devil Do"
2016Beauty & the BeastAgent MorganEpisode: "Point of No Return"
2017Agent LambEpisode: "Whitehall: Conclusion"
2017, 2021BullVarious roles2 episodes
2018The Good FightRepublican FixerEpisode: "Day 485"
2019FBIYousefEpisode: "Undisclosed"
2020TommySimmons2 episodes
2021New AmsterdamDominic ManciniEpisode: "Death Is the Rule. Life Is the Exception"
2023The BlacklistRod ThiemanEpisode: "The Troll Farmer (No. 38): Pt. 2"
2024True DetectiveAdam Bryce2 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keshawarz, Donnie 1969–. live. 2021-05-12. www.encyclopedia.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512185939/https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/keshawarz-donnie-1969 . 2021-05-12 .
  2. Book: Riggs, Thomas. Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. May 2007. Cengage Gale. 978-0-7876-9048-9. 430. en.
  3. Web site: Donnie R. Keshawarz. 2021-05-12. Playbill. en.
  4. Web site: Donnie Keshawarz. 2021-05-12. TVGuide.com. en.
  5. Web site: Davis. Diana. May 8, 2015. Star of ABC's "Forever" and Jonesboro High School graduate gives first scholarships in memory of his sister. live. 2021-05-12. KAIT 8 news. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20150515005130/http://www.kait8.com:80/story/29016626/star-of-abcs-forever-and-jonesboro-high-school-graduate-gives-first-scholarships-in-memory-of-his-sister . 2015-05-15 .