John Doman
| John Doman | |
|---|---|
 Doman in 2013 | |
| Born |
January 9, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Lee Rudloff (m. 1981; d. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner/ Major William Rawls on HBO series The Wire from 2002 to 2008, Colonel Edward Galson on Oz in 2001 and Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series Borgia from 2011 to 2014. John Doman is currently starring as Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's show Gotham (2014–present).
Doman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School.[1] He is a 1962 graduate of North, an All-Catholic League football player and a member of the school's Hall of Fame. He is a 1966 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in English Literature and played varsity football.
Prior to embarking on a successful acting career, he spent 20 years in the advertising business. He was an officer in the Marine Corps with service in the Vietnam War.
Acting career
Doman had cameos in the 1997 film Cop Land and the film 2003 Mystic River. He also had a role on the film The Opponent. Doman also had a small part in the 2010 film Blue Valentine.
On television, Doman has guest-starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shakaar". He also portrayed Dr. Carl Deraad on Seasons 5 and 6 of ER, and bad-guy CEO Walter Kendrick on Season 2 of Damages. He provided the voice of Don Morello in the video game Mafia: City of Lost Heaven. Doman also provided the voice of Caesar in the video game Fallout New Vegas. He also played a small role in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance, as one of the site managers for the construction of a tunnel featured in the film. Doman starred as Rodrigo Borgia in the 2011 historical drama series Borgia by the French premium-pay TV Canal+ and the German ZDF and starred in director Pieter Gaspersz' AFTER opposite Kathleen Quinlan.
During his career, Doman has portrayed several different characters in numerous episodes of Law & Order: Bailiff, in "The Blue Wall" (Season 1, Episode 22); Sgt. Frank Gottlieb, in "We Like Mike" (Season 7, Episode 20); Mr. Stephens, in 'True North' (Season 9, Episode 9); Howard Ridgeway in 'Maritime' (Season 13, Episode 18); and Jim Gilles, in "Political Animal" (Season 18, Episode 6). He also appears in several roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dan Latimer, in 'Limitations' (Season 1, Episode 14); Munch's informant, in 'Wrong is Right' (Season 2, Episode 1); Special Agent Rod Franklin, in 'Wrath' (Season 3, Episode 2); Mike Mollinax, in 'Scheherade' (Season 8, Episode 10); William Rand, CEO of Battle Tested in "Official Story" (Season 13, Episode 12). He also guest starred as Tim Grace, in 'Blue Wall' (Season 1, Episode 10), in Law & Order: Trial by Jury; and Roy Markham, in 'The Extra Man' (Season 1, Episode 6), in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In total, he plays eleven different characters in the Law & Order franchise.
From 2010 to 2011, Doman appeared in three episodes of Rizzoli & Isles as a mob enforcer, reuniting him with Sasha Alexander. The two had previously appeared in NCIS in the Season 2 episode "Doppelganger", where Doman played Lt. Cheney, the head of a local civilian law enforcement while Alexander played Special Agent Kate Todd.
Doman has also appeared in promotional advertisements for Versus television.[2] [3]
John Doman has been the voice for Michelin tires and Home Depot and in 2013 began narrating videos for the Philadelphia Eagles.[4] He currently plays the Mafia Don known as Carmine Falcone in the series Gotham,[5] and Senator Ross Garrison in Person of Interest.[6] He also played Helen’s (Maura Tierney) father Bruce in the Showtime drama The Affair.[7] He most recently appears in Season 3 of the Netflix show House of Cards as Bishop Charles Eddis.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ultimate Taboo | N/A | |
| 1995 | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Foreman | |
| 1995 | Stonewall | Plainclothes Cop | |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | Bolton | |
| 1996 | Beavis & Butt-Head Do America | Airplane Captain, White House Representative | Voice |
| 1997 | Little Boy Blue | Andy Berg | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Lassaro's Aide | |
| 1997 | Fool's Paradise | U.S. Senator | |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising | Supervisor Hartley | |
| 1998 | Claire Dolan | Cain's friend | |
| 1999 | Giving It Up | Ralph Gigante, Sr. | |
| 1999 | Loving Jezebel | Pop Melville | |
| 1999 | Wirey Spindell | Wirey's father | |
| 1999 | Puppet | Russian Godfather | |
| 2000 | Interstate 84 | Montaldo | |
| 2000 | The Opponent | Fred | |
| 2001 | Besotted | Cap'n Dave | |
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark | Capt. Berman | |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Henderson | |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Driver | |
| 2004 | The Kings of Brooklyn | Dad | |
| 2004 | Noel | Dr. Baron | |
| 2005 | Rock the Paint | Father Pete | |
| 2005 | Dawn's Early Light | Sheriff Clayton | Short film |
| 2006 | Fatwa | John Davidson | |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Chief MacSwain | |
| 2007 | Gracie | Coach Colasanti | |
| 2008 | Sympathetic Details | Phillips | |
| 2010 | The Company Men | Dysert | |
| 2010 | Blue Valentine | Jerry | |
| 2014 | After | Mitch Valentino | |
| 2016 | Ordinary World | Walt | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | Bailiff | Episode: "The Blue Wall" |
| 1993 | Empty Cradle | Mr. Lee | Television movie |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Lenaris Holem | Episode: "Shakaar" |
| 1995 | New York News | N/A | Episode: "Cost of Living" |
| 1995 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Mr. Riggs | Episode: "Hell on Wheels" |
| 1995 | Doctor Unknown | Dr. Bochman | Television movie |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Sgt. Frank Gottlieb | Episode: "We Like Mike" |
| 1997 | New York Undercover | Richard Croates | Episode: "Is It a Crime?" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Mr. Stephens | Episode: "True North" |
| 1999–2003 | ER | Dr. Carl Deraad | 10 episodes |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | Frank DiNovi | Episode: "Don't Meth with Me" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Officer Finlay | Episode: "Life Sentence" |
| 2000 | The Sopranos | District Attorney | Episode: "Full Leather Jacket" |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dan Latimer | Episode: "Limitations" |
| 2000 | Martial Law | Governor Marx | Episode: "Heartless" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Testifying Detective | Episode: "Mr. Hinks Goes to Town" |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Munch's Informant | Episode: "Wrong Is Right" |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | N/A | Episode: "Hostage" |
| 2001 | Oz | Edward Galson | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | The Practice | Detective | Episode: "What Child Is This?" |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Ralph | Episode: "Hold on Tight" |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Special Agent Rod Franklin | Episode: "Wrath" |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Roy Markham | Episode: "The Extra Man" |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | Admiral Langlett | Television movie |
| 2001 | Three Blind Mice | Stephen Leeds | Television movie |
| 2002–2008 | The Wire | William A. Rawls | 60 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Howard Ridgeway | Episode: "Maritime" |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | N/A | Episode: "One Angry Man" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Judge Slater | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Hack | Hanratty | Episode: "Dial 'O' for Murder" |
| 2005 | NCIS | Lt. Cheney | Episode: "Doppelgänger" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Tim Grace | Episode: "Blue Wall" |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Eugene Kale | Episode: "Deacon" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mike Mollinax | Episode: "Scheherazade" |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Hayden Mills | Episode: "Deep Water" |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Jim Gilles | Episode: "Political Animal" |
| 2009 | Damages | Walter Kendrick | 10 episodes |
| 2010–2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Patrick "Paddy" Doyle | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Bill Cowley | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2014 | Borgia | Rodrigo Borgia | 36 episodes |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Oliver Cardiff | Episode: "The Death Zone" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | William Rand | Episode: "Official Story" |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Coach | Episode: "In Case of Blind Spots" |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Detective Collins | Episode: "Playing God" |
| 2014–2015 | Person of Interest | Senator Ross Garrison | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Vincent Quinn | Episode: "Stray Bullet" |
| 2014–2015 | The Affair | Bruce Butler | 8 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Gotham | Carmine Falcone | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | House of Cards | Bishop Charles Eddis | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Madam Secretary | CIA Director Dennis Ellerman | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Feed the Beast | Aidan Moran | 10 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mafia | Morello |
| 2003 | Midnight Club II | Diego |
| 2003 | Manhunt | Hoods |
| 2008 | Need for Speed: Undercover | FBI #1 |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Caesar |
References
- ↑ "1962 Northeast Catholic High School Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ " "Versus Momentum Promo". Versus. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ " "Versus "2nd place" promo". Versus. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/09/09/awesome-eagles-commercial/
- ↑ Verne Gay, "A chat with 'Gotham's' John Doman" from Newsday, 3 November 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015
- ↑ Shant Istamboulian, "'Person of Interest' returns after a season of change" from Entertainment Weekly, 24 September 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015
- ↑ http://tvhackr.com/2014/06/09/affair-damages-alum-john-doman-set-recur/