
Acting
Daniel Sunjata, born Daniel Sunjata Condon on December 30, 1971, in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actor acclaimed for his work in television, film, and theater. Adopted by white parents of Irish and Italian-German descent, Sunjata's name honors the Mandinka king Sundiata Keita, meaning "hungry lion." He grew up in the Chicago area, excelling in football at Mount Carmel High School before pursuing higher education at Florida A&M University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and ultimately earning a Master of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His breakthrough came with …

Christmas...Again?!
as Mike

Small Town Crime
as Detective Whitman

Lullaby
as Officer Ramirez

The Dark Knight Rises
as Captain Jones

Gone
as Det. Powers

One for the Money
as Ranger

Generation Um...
as Charles
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self

At Risk
as Win Garano

The Front
as Win Garano

High Potential
as Adam Karadec · 31 ep.

The Company You Keep
as Robert Renway · 1 ep.

The Crew Has It
1 ep.

Echoes
as Charlie Davenport · 7 ep.

Power Book II: Ghost
as Mecca · 10 ep.

The Stand
as Cobb · 1 ep.

Prodigal Son
as Quentin Vosler · 1 ep.

The Twilight Zone
1 ep.

Manifest
as Danny · 5 ep.

Notorious
as Jake Gregorian · 10 ep.
High Potential
2024