Daniel Sunjata is an American actor who performs in film, television and theater. He is best known for his role as "Franco Rivera" in the FX television series "Rescue Me" and as "Paul Briggs" in USA Network's series "Graceland."

Sunjata played the role of a sailor on shore leave on the first post-9/11 themed episode of "Sex and The City." He has portrayed Langston Hughes in the film "Brother to Brother" and James Holt, a fashion designer in "The Devil Wears Prada." He starred as firefighter Franco Rivera on the television program "Rescue Me." During the summer of 2007, he also starred in the ESPN miniseries "The Bronx is Burning as Reggie Jackson. He appeared as a Special Forces Operative in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises." In 2016 he starred in the 10 episode mini-series, Notorious, on ABC.

In 2003, he won a Theatre World Award for his breakout Broadway performance as a gay Major League Baseball player who comes out to the public in "Take Me Out," the Tony award-winning play which also earned him nominations for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.

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