Photo: Nick Step / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Martin Donovan is credited as a screenwriter, stage actor and television actor. Martin Donovan was born on August 19, 1957 in Reseda, California, United States. The age as of 2026 is 68.
My Take
Donovan is an actor's actor, and his long collaboration with Hal Hartley is the heart of why I respect him. Across Trust, Simple Men, Amateur and more, he mastered Hartley's deadpan, emotionally precise register, even playing Jesus in The Book of Life with remarkable restraint. That ability to anchor an auteur's vision matters more to me than blockbuster fame. His Peter Scottson on Weeds proved he could bring that same gravity to mainstream television. Born Martin Paul Smith in Reseda, he strikes me as a quietly indispensable craftsman, the kind directors build whole films around.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Donovan
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・ドノヴァン
- Reading
- まーてぃん・どのゔぁん
- Born
- August 19, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Reseda, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Links
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Martin Donovan born?
Born August 19, 1957 (age 68).
Where is Martin Donovan from?
Martin Donovan is from Reseda, California, United States.
What does Martin Donovan do?
Martin Donovan works as actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
Actor — see all → · Screenwriter — see all → · More people from the United States →