Portrait of Martin Donovan

Acting

Martin Donovan

Career

Active from 1985 to 2024, busiest in 1998 and 2006 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Simple Men
Simple Men
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Donovan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Social Satire 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 68
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mr. Ingalls

The Apprentice
The Apprentice (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fred Trump

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Charles Graff

Earth Abides
Earth Abides (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Milton

Lioness
Lioness (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Errol Meade

Sealed with a List
Sealed with a List (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Silas Redmond

BlackBerry
BlackBerry (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

as Rick Brock

Archive 81
Archive 81 (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Virgil Davenport

Redemption Day
Redemption Day (2021)
GoodWatch score 35

as Tom Fitzgerald

Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Wilson King

Crisis
Crisis (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lawrence Morgan

Tenet
Tenet (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fay

2010s

36 titles · average score 59
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Maxwell

White Lie
White Lie (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Doug Arneson

Come to Daddy
Come to Daddy (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Brian

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
GoodWatch score 36

as Commissioner Nyari

Rememory
Rememory (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gordon Dunn

Sabotage
Sabotage (2014)
GoodWatch score 40

as Floyd Demel

The Lottery
The Lottery (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Darius Hayes

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ludlow Cooper

Collaborator
Collaborator (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as Robert Longfellow

Homeland
Homeland (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Leland Bennett

Unthinkable
Unthinkable (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jack Saunders

Unnatural History
Unnatural History (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Martin Donovan

2000s

36 titles · average score 56
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

as Peter Campbell

The Spirit Box
The Spirit Box (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

as Officer Dan Johnson

Wind Chill
Wind Chill (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

as Highway Patrolman

Right to Die
Right to Die (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cliff Addison

The Quiet
The Quiet (2006)
GoodWatch score 43

as Paul Deer

The Sentinel
The Sentinel (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

as William Montrose

Traffic
Traffic (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Brent Delaney

Saved!
Saved! (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Pastor Skip

Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Connors

Insomnia
Insomnia (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hap Eckhart

Pasadena
Pasadena (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Will McAllister

Custody of the Heart
Custody of the Heart (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dennis Raphael

1990s

28 titles · average score 64
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dr. Archibald Newlands / Logan Carter

In a Savage Land
In a Savage Land (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Phillip Spence

The Opposite of Sex
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bill Truitt

The Book of Life
The Book of Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jesus Christ

Hollow Reed
Hollow Reed (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Martyn Wyatt

Nadja
Nadja (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jim

Amateur
Amateur (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

as Thomas Ludens

The Rook
The Rook (1994)

as John Abbott

Quick
Quick (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

as Herschel Brewer

Flirt
Flirt (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Walter

Surviving Desire
Surviving Desire (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jude

Trust
Trust (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

as Matthew Slaughter

1980s

3 titles · average score 69
Leg Work
Leg Work (1987)

TV show

Hard Choices
Hard Choices (1985)

as Josh

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Martin / Jude