Edmund Donovan | |
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Born | August 24, 1990 |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Edmund Donovan is an American theater, film, and television actor.
Donovan won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Lucille Lortel Award, and Obie Award in 2020 for his role as Joe in Greater Clements by Samuel D. Hunter. [1] [2] He received a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2019 for his role in Lewiston/Clarkston, another play by Hunter. [3] His television credits include Hightown , Betty , High Fidelity , and Orange Is the New Black. He played Christopher in the 2015 film Akron , which won a number of awards at LGBT film festivals in 2015. [4]
In 2021, Donovan played Jason in Second Stage Theatre's production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's . [1] [5]
He graduated from Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 2012 with a BFA in acting. In 2017 he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. [6]
Donovan lives in New York City. He is in a relationship with actress Juliana Canfield.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Akron | Christopher | |
The Inhabitants | Eric | ||
2021 | Glob Lessons | Doug | |
2024 | Your Monster | Jacob | |
Civil War | Eddie | ||
TBA | The Vizitant | Jeff Jeckle | Post-production |
Echo Valley | Ryan | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Orange Is the New Black | Roger | Episode: "You Also Have a Pizza" |
Unforgettable | Derrick Hibbert | Episode: "Admissions" | |
2018 | Blue Bloods | Evan Walker | Episode: "Blackout" |
2019 | The Blacklist | Tobias Carlyle | Episode: "The Brockton College Killer (No. 92)" |
2020 | High Fidelity | Blake | 5 episodes |
Betty | Bambi | 6 episodes | |
Hightown | Kizzle | 4 episodes | |
2021–2023 | Gossip Girl | Scott Kovacs | 4 episodes |
2022 - 2024 | Tell Me Lies | Max | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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2013 | The Snow Geese | Duncan Gaesling / Arnold Gaesling (understudy) | Samuel J. Friedman Theater | Broadway |
2018 | Lewiston/Clarkston | Chris | Rattlestick Playwrights Theater | Off-Broadway |
2019–2020 | Greater Clements | Joe | Lincoln Center Theater | |
2021–2022 | Clyde's | Jason | Hayes Theatre | Broadway |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2019 | Clive Barnes Award | Theater Artist Award | Lewiston/Clarkston | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nominated | ||
2020 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play | Greater Clements | Won |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Won | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Won | ||
Obie Award | Performance | Won |
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