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Donovan, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York City, New York, the son of Eileen Frances (née McAllister) and John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon. He is of Irish Catholic background. Donovan attended Dwight-Englewood School, in Englewood, New Jersey (graduates of which include actors Brooke Shields and Mira Sorvino, and chef Anthony Bourdain), before transferring to a public high school in Tenafly, New Jersey. He has been appearing on television since his teens. He attended the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, where he met his now long-time friends, actors Grant Heslov and George Clooney. |
Donovan, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York City, New York, the son of Eileen Frances (née McAllister) and John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon. He is of Irish Catholic background. Donovan attended Dwight-Englewood School, in Englewood, New Jersey (graduates of which include actors Brooke Shields and Mira Sorvino, and chef Anthony Bourdain), before transferring to a public high school in Tenafly, New Jersey. He has been appearing on television since his teens. He attended the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, where he met his now long-time friends, actors Grant Heslov and George Clooney. |
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| − | Donovan has acted in numerous shows and TV movies since the mid-1980s, appearing in ''Partners'' (1995-1996, with [[Xander Berkeley]], [[Scotch Ellis Loring]], [[J. Patrick McCormack]], and [[Simon Templeman]]), ''Ally McBeal'' (1997, with [[Gil Bellows]] and [[Peter MacNicol]]), ''Friends'' (1998), and starring in ''The O.C.'' (2003-2006, with [[Eric Balfour]], [[Alan Dale]], [[Gregory Itzin]], [[Logan Marshall-Green]], and [[Navi Rawat]]) and ''Damages'' (2007-2010, with [[Gbenga Akinnagbe]], [[Reiko Aylesworth]], [[Julie Claire]], [[Michael Gaston]], [[Zeljko Ivanek]], and [[Donnie Keshawarz]]). He is also known as the voice of the title character in Disney's ''Hercules'' (1997), also voicing the character in the related animated series and the video game ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (with [[David Dayan Fisher]], [[James Horan]], and [[Gwendoline Yeo]]), among other media. In the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' game, he was replaced in the role by [[Sean Astin]]. |
+ | Donovan has acted in numerous shows and TV movies since the mid-1980s, appearing in ''Partners'' (1995-1996, with [[Xander Berkeley]], [[Scotch Ellis Loring]], [[J. Patrick McCormack]], and [[Simon Templeman]]), ''Ally McBeal'' (1997, with [[Gil Bellows]] and [[Peter MacNicol]]), ''Friends'' (1998), and starring in ''The O.C.'' (2003-2006, with [[Eric Balfour]], [[Alan Dale]], [[ [[Gregory Itzin]], [[Logan Marshall-Green]], and [[Navi Rawat]]) and ''Damages'' (2007-2010, with [[Gbenga Akinnagbe]], [[Reiko Aylesworth]], [[Julie Claire]], [[Michael Gaston]], [[Zeljko Ivanek]], and [[Donnie Keshawarz]]). He is also known as the voice of the title character in Disney's ''Hercules'' (1997), also voicing the character in the related animated series and the video game ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (with [[David Dayan Fisher]], [[James Horan]], and [[Gwendoline Yeo]]), among other media. In the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' game, he was replaced in the role by [[Sean Astin]]. |
Donovan's film roles include parts in ''Good Night, and Good Luck.'' (2005, with [[JD Cullum]], [[Reed Diamond]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Ray Wise]]), ''The Lather Effect'' (2006, with [[Connie Britton]] and [[Sarah Clarke]]), and ''Shooter'' (2007, with [[Kate Mara]] and [[Rade Serbedzija]]). He appeared in ''Below the Beltway'' (2010 with [[Sarah Clarke]], [[Annie Wersching]], [[Xander Berkeley]] and [[Spencer Garrett]]). In 2012, he starred as Bob Anders in Best Picture winner ''Argo'', also starring [[Omid Abtahi]], [[Cas Anvar]], [[John Boyd]], [[Fahim Fazli]], [[Bob Gunton]], [[Zeljko Ivanek]], [[Jamie McShane]], [[Keith Szarabajka]], and [[Sheila Vand]]. Since 2013, he stars in the CBS thriller ''Hostages'', also featuring [[Nick Chinlund]], [[Rhys Coiro]], [[Sandrine Holt]], and [[Tonya Pinkins]]. Donovan is also an occasional television director, helming episodes of ''The O.C.'', ''Damages'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Weeds'', and ''Gossip Girl''. |
Donovan's film roles include parts in ''Good Night, and Good Luck.'' (2005, with [[JD Cullum]], [[Reed Diamond]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Ray Wise]]), ''The Lather Effect'' (2006, with [[Connie Britton]] and [[Sarah Clarke]]), and ''Shooter'' (2007, with [[Kate Mara]] and [[Rade Serbedzija]]). He appeared in ''Below the Beltway'' (2010 with [[Sarah Clarke]], [[Annie Wersching]], [[Xander Berkeley]] and [[Spencer Garrett]]). In 2012, he starred as Bob Anders in Best Picture winner ''Argo'', also starring [[Omid Abtahi]], [[Cas Anvar]], [[John Boyd]], [[Fahim Fazli]], [[Bob Gunton]], [[Zeljko Ivanek]], [[Jamie McShane]], [[Keith Szarabajka]], and [[Sheila Vand]]. Since 2013, he stars in the CBS thriller ''Hostages'', also featuring [[Nick Chinlund]], [[Rhys Coiro]], [[Sandrine Holt]], and [[Tonya Pinkins]]. Donovan is also an occasional television director, helming episodes of ''The O.C.'', ''Damages'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Weeds'', and ''Gossip Girl''. |
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