Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan
Donovan in 2024
Born
Martin Paul Smith

(1957-08-19) August 19, 1957
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Vivian Lanko
(m. 1984)
Children2

Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994), Flirt (1995), and The Book of Life (1998), starring as Jesus Christ in the latter. Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series Weeds. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film Collaborator (2011). Donovan played Detective Hap Eckhart in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Insomnia (2002) and the Protagonist's CIA handler, Fay, in Nolan's science-fiction action thriller film Tenet (2020).