An avid Boston Red Sox fan raised in poverty, Jeffrey Donovan has long made his way to Hollywood. He is best known for playing Michael Western in the series Black Label.
early years
Jeffrey Donovan was born on May 11, 1968 in the town of Amesbury in northeastern Massachusetts. He has Irish and American roots. Jeffrey and his two brothers (Michael and Sean) were raised by their mother alone. The family lived on benefits. Money was sorely lacking. And they often had to move because they could not pay the electricity bills.
The dream to star in films Jeffrey Donovanu helped fulfill his teacher Patricia Hoyt. Despite the fact that the boy was brought up in poverty, with his help he was able to organize a drama circle at school. Jeffrey received his secondary education at Amesbury, and then entered Bridgewater State University. He later transferred to the University of Massachusetts with a specialization in drama. Here he received a bachelor of arts degree. After that, he decided to continue his education and received a master's degree at New York University with a degree in Fine Arts.
Career start and filmography
Jeffrey Donovan has been actively involved in his acting career since 1995. His debut took place in the detective series "The Slaughter Department", where he played the roles of Miles and Newton Dell. In the same year, Donovan starred in the television series "Law and Order", as well as in the film "Toss". The following year brought him the role of Henry Addison in the movie Sleepers. The first fame came to the actor after playing the role of Vence Manson in the comedy "The Rules of Removal: The Hitch Method".
After this film, Jeffrey began to receive offers of the main roles. A truly breakthrough role for him was the role of Michael Western in the drama television series Black Mark. Acting in this series, he received 135 thousand dollars in only one episode. Donovan also directed the spin-off of this series, titled Black Label: The Fall of Sam Ax.
Currently, the actor continues to act in successful television and film projects, such as the post-apocalyptic film "Welcome to Harmony", the biographical film "J. Edgar" and the thriller "Substitution". Since 2016, he has been playing the main role in the television series Clairvoyant, where he plays Charlie Haverford, a former illusionist-loser who now works as a clairvoyant. In the spring of 2017, the series was extended for the second season.
